Docking for fuel transfer

[giddonah]

Ok. Another easy question for you guys. How in the hell do I transfer fuel from one ship to another???

I started reading MechJeb was messed up for the current version? I never used it in the first place. That would help me match orbits I think.

I have two ships in orbit a few km apart. I have no idea how to efficiently dock them. They both have the mini docks on the nose of each one.

Right now it's just an exercise in getting a fuel depot in orbit, but I'd like to launch a ship and refuel for a longer voyage.

I currently have no mods installed, since I don't have enough time to figure them all out before the next update and they all break anyway. Do I really need a mod? Can I do this with the unmodded game? I mean, I'm sure I can, but how?

Thanks in advance. You guys always steer me right.

Edited August 28, 2013 by giddonah

[Mr Shifty]

There are a bunch of tips in this forum post from yesterday:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/47563-Teaching-myself-to-dock-what-s-wrong-with-my-orbit

Scott Manley's tutorial is recommended:

http://youtu.be/AHkY3FusJIQ

As are pebblegarden's Phoenix Project tutorials:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQGc7qSICOQ&feature=share&list=PLoxIPm6osr67qkf6mWWaT6qQGwb1kQGHa

As are blizzy78's in-game tutorials:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/46232-0-21-1-Rendezvous-Tutorial-1-0-0

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/41851-0-21-0-Interactive-in-game-docking-tutorial

[astropapi1]

pebblegarden makes awesome tutorials.

When you finally get to dock, you can transfer fuel by Alt+clicking two tanks.

[giddonah]

I think every tutorial should be redone with a scottish voiceover.

Edit:

Thanks guys. I tried searching and found nothing helpful. This is awesome. I feel like I'm back in physics class though. Lots to learn!

I think this is exactly what I was needing.

Another Edit: I never figured out how to mark threads as answered. Help?

Edited August 28, 2013 by giddonah

[Specialist290]

As for how to transfer fuel from one tank to another: Right click on one tank, then hold Alt and click on another. That should bring up the options for transferring fuel and oxidizer between the two.

[tstehler1]

I never figured out how to mark threads as answered. Help?

Edit your original post, and go to "advanced" (bottom right). When you do so, at the top left (you may have to scroll up slightly), there will be a little "prefix selection" dropdown. Click on that and click "answered."

[giddonah]

How do you "Edit your original post"?? It all sounds simple unless you know where to start...

[Tripzter]

The top post, post #1... click edit, then click go advanced. Then you can change it to answered from there.

[giddonah]

Thanks. That was way easier than I should have had trouble with.