Manoeuvre Nodes

[Bilfr3d]

When you set out a manoeuvre node, are you able to set 'control from here' and have the kerbals do it for you . I'm to afraid to try for myself, because if the kerbals don't do it at all, or go the wrong way, end of mission

[Capt'n Skunky]

No, there is no automation built into the game that would execute a node maneuver.

Cheers!

Capt'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager

[jebster]

However if you press F5 you can quicksave. Hold down F9 at any point and you can load that quicksave back.

[mellojoe]

Control From Here just means it sets the nav-ball alignment to be as if looking from that perspective.

If you have two controlling modules (two command pods, lets say) facing back-to-back, it lets you pick the one that is facing forward as your refernce point. So you don't have all the controls backward.

[Tassyr]

*cough* Mechjeb *cough*

Seriously, you can create the node yourself and set it to follow it.

[Bilfr3d]

No' date=' there is no automation built into the game that would execute a node maneuver.

Cheers!

[b']Capt'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager

This might turn into a suggestion, but will there ever be any automation built in (I don't really like downloading plugins in-case it goes wrong (then I'll have to re-download the whole thing.))

[RoboRay]

There have been some past comments that kerbals might eventually possess (and improve over time) skills that will let you assign certain tasks to them. Perhaps there will be a Navigation skill that concerns how accurately they can perform a maneuver you planned. Bill might get the maneuver to within 0.1m/sec of the goal, for example, while Bob can only get to within 2m/sec. So, you'd let Bill handle the transfer burns. But Bob might be better at Piloting, so he can make gentler landings, or land closer to your desired touch-down point.

And you don't have to download KSP again if a plugin has problems... just delete that plugin from the Gamedata folder.

Edited August 20, 2013 by RoboRay

[Zeblote]

*cough* Mechjeb *cough*

Seriously, you can create the node yourself and set it to follow it.

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[wilt57]

Something I've learned in my 290 hours of KSP is:

We spend a lot of time doing the math and science behind a ship build and the course it's gonna take to get to its destination. We figure out the phase angle, the ejection angle, the D-V requirements, the TWR requirements, the burn time, and so on.

Then we do it. It's never perfect. It's only close enough and close enough is good enough. I was so nervous for my first interplanetary burn to Eve. Of course, I messed it up and ended up in a 180 degree orbit without enough fuel to get home. But I got there... that's the first step. I learned so much from that very first one. The second one sucked too, but it was better. Many burns later and I understand it to the point of it being just another burn.

Point is, if you stray a little from your blue node marker on the navball, close enough will be good enough. If you don't burn exactly the amount of D-V the node tells you, close enough is good enough. The more you do it the better you will become at it.

[SuperWeegee4000]

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Well... if you're a new player, it's better if you don't use it. *Maneuver nodes can get confusing - really, just playing around with one until you get the hang of things is the best way to go.