Coordinates problem #2

[Stone Blue]

OK, so I was trying to put several satellites into geosync, as well as build a GPS contellation over Kerbin. I was hoping I could use surface coords to help place them, but, how do you end up with Longitudes of + & - FOUR HUNDRED and some odd degrees, AND if THAT wasnt bad enough how do you go from a -427.XXX° to a +187.XXX° within a second or two...The surface coords seem to jump ALL over the place from orbit... ???

I THOUGHT coords went East (+, positive), and West (-, negative), from 0° to 180° just like here on Earth... ????

HELP!!... ???

Edited September 11, 2013 by Stone Blue

[Stone Blue]

So 122 views, and no one else has seen this?

Can anyone at least answer whether the coords ARE supposed to be 0°-180° and E/W, +/-?

[Specialist290]

Do you think you could provide a few screenshots of the affected displays? That might help with diagnosing the behavior.

If you're using a mod to provide the information, you might also want to get in contact with its creator.

[PakledHostage]

I was hoping I could use surface coords to help place them, but, how do you end up with Longitudes of + & - FOUR HUNDRED and some odd degrees, AND if THAT wasnt bad enough how do you go from a -427.XXX° to a +187.XXX° within a second or two...The surface coords seem to jump ALL over the place from orbit.???

If you are talking about the "landed at" coordinates in the map view, then yes they leave a lot to be desired... I recall posting a bug report about them back when they were first added in some ancient version of the game, but nothing seems to have ever come of it or other such reports.

[Fatty-J]

I too have this problem I landed on Duna and it says I am at 330 degrees W on map info tab.