Royale37 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 I am doing an Elcano on Minmus currently, but I am experiencing something strange. My rover sometimes starts losing speed on seemingly downhill slopes. And if i accelerate while on 4x physics warp, after a while I also start losing speed. Additionally, the navball though t I was in orbit while going 2.1 m/s? Is this just a bug due to Minmus' small size/low gravity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow71 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Well, you can click on the Navball to get it back into Surface mode. As far as slowing down, my first ask would be what settings you have on your wheels. We all know that wheels and physics sometimes don't mesh well in this game, and they can seriously mess with your mind. Possibly too much or not enough traction, which would then cause you to stop rolling? I'm just spit-balling here, but it couldn't hurt to at least take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale37 Posted October 31 Author Share Posted October 31 47 minutes ago, Scarecrow71 said: Well, you can click on the Navball to get it back into Surface mode. Yes, I knew this, just weird that it switched is all. 48 minutes ago, Scarecrow71 said: As far as slowing down, my first ask would be what settings you have on your wheels. We all know that wheels and physics sometimes don't mesh well in this game, and they can seriously mess with your mind. Possibly too much or not enough traction, which would then cause you to stop rolling? I'm just spit-balling here, but it couldn't hurt to at least take a look. I looked, and it seems that too much traction makes me slow down, and too little makes me speed up. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow71 Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 On 10/31/2024 at 8:57 AM, Royale37 said: I looked, and it seems that too much traction makes me slow down, and too little makes me speed up. Thanks! You are welcome. There are so many different options and settings and tweakables that it is impossible to remember everything. I simply made a guess based on the number of threads that are out here complaining about wheels. But I am glad that I was able to help, and you are most welcome! Happy flying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoninFrog Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 (edited) The speed loss could also be because you seem to be driving west (orbital direction) on an equatorial route (about 30° N) at a high altitude (orbital navball). As you speed up, you negate more of your orbital speed so the NavBall reads a lower value. Just click it to switch to surface speed. Edited November 2 by RoninFrog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale37 Posted November 2 Author Share Posted November 2 11 hours ago, RoninFrog said: The speed loss could also be because you seem to be driving west (orbital direction) on an equatorial route (about 30° N) at a high altitude (orbital navball). As you speed up, you negate more of your orbital speed so the NavBall reads a lower value. Just click it to switch to surface speed. No, I was slowing down to quicksave, going around 2m/s surface speed. Then, the navball switched to orbit mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empiro Posted Sunday at 03:20 AM Share Posted Sunday at 03:20 AM The gravity there is low enough that I'm surprised you can get any sort of traction at all. Most likely, all your issues are due to the gravity there. Your wheels don't grip the surface properly and all sorts of weird things can happen at 4x physics warp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuropeanRat Posted Sunday at 01:50 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:50 PM 23 hours ago, Royale37 said: going around 2m/s surface speed. Then, the navball switched to orbit mode. This changes because of your sea-level height is large, thus thinking you are flying. I dunno why. I had this a while ago, when landing on Minmus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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