Hyperedit, ship in orbit, now what?

[Stone Blue]

OK, so I have some Kerbals in a MKO, about 800k, that are out of fuel...I've tried several refueling/rescue missions the traditional way, but cant get enough fuel to them that way. So I used Hyperedit to get an orange Rockomax near their orbit.

But now, since its completely stationary, I cant get it to rendevous with them. Burning at max thrust, it just stays in that spot. Also, since its not moving at true orbital speed, how does anything in the same orbit dock with it?

Thanx!

[Tw1]

What function of hyperedit did you use to get it there? The Orbit modifier? If so, it sounds like the error where the vessel's state stays at landed, despite it being launched. Is the vessel's orbit line showing up in the map? Maybe try modifying the orbit again?

[Stone Blue]

I use "Land" from the launch pad. Then when its in orbit, it shows orbit speed as approx 358m/s. It does show the orbit outline, with periapsis being the center of Kerbin...I cant seem to get the ship to move, or adjust the orbit at all. I guess thats where modifying orbit would come in?...Hmmm...I'll be right back...lol

[Stone Blue]

Well, I guess I need to learn how to "Edit" orbit....I somehow, with one mouse click, crashed my ship into Kerbin, and blew up Kerbin, and everything in orbit around it!!

Immediately just closed the KSP window, and luckily beat the autosave, so it didnt ruin my game!!

Wow! Hyperedit is DANGEROUS!!...lol

Edited August 26, 2013 by Stone Blue

[Tw1]

Well, I guess I need to learn how to "Edit" orbit....I somehow, with one mouse click, crashed my ship into Kerbin, and blew up Kerbin, and everything in orbit around it!!

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Yeah, don't do that. If you don't adjust settings it will try to put you into orbit at your current height, no matter the result....

You need the rendezvous button. That makes it dead easy. (And boring)

Or, type in a height that works for orbiting, beam it up, then learn to rendezvous for real! It's a great KSP skill to master.

The land option just holds your ship at a certain height, but if you click land again, it lets go of the ship. So, you could in theory lift yourself to orbital height, release, then burn to orbit.

Edited August 26, 2013 by Tw1

[Stone Blue]

The land option just holds your ship at a certain height, but if you click land again, it lets go of the ship. So, you could in theory lift yourself to orbital height, release, then burn to orbit.

Ahhh...OK...sounds like THATs what I've been looking for....Yeah, I want to do the rendevous and docking manually...Just got tired of going through about a dozen launches, adding more and more fuel tanks so I'd have enough left at rendevous to transfer to my stranded Kerbals. Each launch seemed to be more of a failure than the last, so yeah, I'm cheating by Hyperediting past the launch phase. But I want to do the rest manually, for sure.

Thanx TW1!

Also, I havent been able to find even a basic explanation of the "Edit" function of Hyperedit, even after a couple hours of Googling and watching various videos...Anyone have a link to instructions?

[Tw1]

First you'll have to learn what each number means. They are orbital parameters. Then it's reasonably straightforward. Scott manley's Video on save file editing gives some good info.