Opposing Forces [Which End Up?]

[SgìobairOg]

Hello all, first post here at the KSP forums. As the addiction took hold I figured I'd be here eventually.

So here's my first question. I'm using the Stock KSP Rover and Sky-Crane design as the basis for a Mün mission. I've added a small rocket to act as a remote-controlled orbiter and what is essentially a Delta IV to get the whole payload up into space. Like so...

RSD-Issue by Sgiobair Ã’g, on Flickr

On the trial flight everything was going well until I separated the orbiter package. Because the Probododyne OCTO was the first control pod on the build all of the guidance vectors were set to its orientation, in other words, the drive rocket on the payload was facing the wrong way. It was manageable for the simple orbital maneuvers I needed to accomplish but it was something I wanted to fix.

On the variant you see here I flipped the whole payload upside down. My thought was that the rocket motor would now be pushing "up" from the start. However the guidance was linked to the OCTO so now I started my mission with my guidance reversed.

What I am trying to sort out then, is how do I get control to switch from the OCTO to the Remote Control System on the Orbiter. "Control from Here" doesn't seem to do it. I can't remove the OCTO and make the RCS primary without having to re-create the rover and sky-crane. Any thoughts?

Edited August 30, 2013 by SgìobairOg
Problem solved!

[Supernovy]

What exactly happens when you hit 'Control From Here"? That should work, unless the remote guidance system is also upside-down.

[SgìobairOg]

I'm guessing it sees it as the guidance system being upside down. When I tried it on the first mission the vectors stayed the same. Is there some other visual indicator that your control point changed?

I'll test this one on the pad and see if it changes anything.

[Supernovy]

You can try using "Control From Here" on the docking ports, the lower one facing up should give you the right orientation.

[SgìobairOg]

Aha, that worked. The Guidance System was on upside down since I built the orbiter right side up then flipped it. Thank you Supernovy, don't know why I didn't think of that.