A question about fuel transfers!

[kiwi1960]

Fuel transfers... none of the mods work, so, taking the advice of a space cadet on these forums, I started using the ALT fuel tanks trick....

But here is the problem...

Firstly... DON'T tell me NOT to use mods... if you have nothing constructive to say, back out and post where it will be appreciated.

Using Mods is a personal preference, no one has the right to tell another how to play KSP.

Now.... the problem...

I use the fuel transfer and that is fine, till I undock and ... things vanish.... like MechJeb ....

is this a known bug, is there a fix? a work around?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[boomerdog2000]

Can you be more specific about which mods you are using, how it relates to fuel transfer, maybe post a few pics? The more information we have the better we can help you.

[kiwi1960]

Well, it doesn't matter what mods, because even with no mods except for mechjeb... it happens.

It happens no matter what type of craft is involved, rocket to rocket, station to rocket etc ... it happens... not immediately... but it does happen.

Mechjeb vanishes.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this happen with the ALT fuel transfer , if its a known bug.

if its not known, then its my side and I'll look for the answer.

[boomerdog2000]

Alright what about with no Mechjeb then?

[Nibb31]

Is it related to the fuel transfer or does is it just a matter of mechjeb disappearing after undocking. If seen this happen too, but it usually fixes itself if you save and load (F5 then F9) or leave to the Space Center and come back to the flight.

[UH60guy]

What is the physical location of the MechJeb module on your ship? If MechJeb is physically located on the component you are undocking from, it's no longer present on your space ship that you are controlling to do its thing (it's still working, but on the parent body).

[kiwi1960]

Nibb gave me the answer I was looking for, it is known, apparently, and can be fixed.

FYI to everyone else, the mechjeb was bulilt into the capsule, but on odd times, was also attached to the hull ... and no, it didn't get knocked off...

the mechjeb unit would vanish immediately after I un-docked from whatever I was attached to, mainly a refuelling station.

My fix was to immediately go back to the space centre and exit the game... then reload it... but sadly, once (and trust me, once was enough) doing that caused every single mechjeb on all my space ships, stations, probes, landers, rovers and .... whatever... to vanish.

The only saving grace was that I didn't have that much out there anyhow... and had only just reached the mun ... I wanted fuel transfers so i could go further... but this bug or glitch kind of kills the flow for me.

As I said, Nibb said it happened to others, so I'll try the F5 then F9 option rather than back out of the game totally!

Failing that, find another way to transfer fuel, or just keep launching what I need and docking with it rather than transfer it.

In the meantime, I'll consider this solved BUT... will leave it open in case someone has a real good fix for this bug.

Thanks everyone. I'm off to test this now.