Pulling Hair out ( not that i have much left)

[griffin247]

I am trying to launch a stayputnik probe in career mode but, it wont launch or anything. in the top left hand window it says its not connected.

What is it not connected to and how do i fix please chaps

[blizzy78]

Please provide a screenshot.

[griffin247]

ok as u can see top left it says no connection and i cant do a thing with it

[Superfluous J]

I think that's a mod doing that. My screen has never had anything under the MET time display.

[Traches]

... Are you running the remotetech mod?

[Ravenchant]

Couldn't RemoteTech or something similar cause this?

[astropapi1]

Yep, that's a mod-related thing.

If it's RT, try adding an antena/receiver/whatever.

[Tydeth]

Ah, you are running the RemoteTech mod.

You have to have an antenna attached, extended, and linked to mission control/Kerbin via its modded menu. There is just one issue: Deployed antennas will break in the air like deployed solar panels with that mod. Your ship will have to be manned during launch, then have an antenna on the probe deployed and linked to mission control or Kerbin prior to decoupling the probe once it's in space. I am unsure at this time if there is an antenna high on the tech tree that wont break.

[griffin247]

Ah, you are running the RemoteTech mod.

You have to have an antenna attached, extended, and linked to mission control/Kerbin via its modded menu. There is just one issue: Deployed antennas will break in the air like deployed solar panels with that mod. Your ship will have to be manned during launch, then have an antenna on the probe deployed and linked to mission control or Kerbin prior to decoupling the probe once it's in space. I am unsure at this time if there is an antenna high on the tech tree that wont break.

ok so if i understand i need to have a probe attached to a manned flight then decoupled and antanna extened etc to get probes to work ........mmmm ok i go delete the remote tech mod .

Thanks chaps very helpfull Happy flying

[Tydeth]

Before you nuke the mod, if you like the antenna options it gives you could keep those parts and config-edit them so they don't call on the mod stuff and can act like extra options for stock antenna use.

[Sirrobert]

The breaking of antennas wouldn't change anything anyway, cause that rocket will crash and be completly destroyd. You are not going to get any science from it

[Vrana]

Ah, you are running the RemoteTech mod.

You have to have an antenna attached, extended, and linked to mission control/Kerbin via its modded menu. There is just one issue: Deployed antennas will break in the air like deployed solar panels with that mod. Your ship will have to be manned during launch, then have an antenna on the probe deployed and linked to mission control or Kerbin prior to decoupling the probe once it's in space. I am unsure at this time if there is an antenna high on the tech tree that wont break.

This is false. There is an antenna which will not break and its farily low in tech (FlightControl). The small dipole antenna (Reflectron DP-10) wont break in atmo and is activated by deafult but it only has 500km range so use it exit atmo and then activate a proper antenna. Also keep in mind antennas need electricity not mention range and line-of sight to KSC or a comms relay (satellite or similar). Your craft will become uncontrollabe if any of the former is missing.

RT makes the game quite a bit more complicated when it comes to probes i would suggest to the OP to explore it a bit more and then decide if its his "thing" or not.

Edited November 9, 2013 by Vrana

[Superfluous J]

The breaking of antennas wouldn't change anything anyway, cause that rocket will crash and be completly destroyd. You are not going to get any science from it

I'm assuming he simplified the rocket down to its barest essentials to see if he could figure out the problem.

[Tydeth]

This is false. There is an antenna which will not break and its farily low in tech (FlightControl). The small dipole antenna (Reflectron DP-10) wont break in atmo and is activated by deafult but it only has 500km range so use it exit atmo and then activate a proper antenna. Also keep in mind antennas need electricity not mention range and line-of sight to KSC or a comms relay (satellite or similar). Your craft will become uncontrollabe if any of the former is missing.

RT makes the game quite a bit more complicated when it comes to probes i would suggest to the OP to explore it a bit more and then decide if its his "thing" or not.

Ah, I see. Thanks for that correction; I see the Dipole now. I had looked in the science sections where the stock antennas were located before, hence my uncertainty stated in my original reply. Looks like manned missions might still be needed before really making a lot of use of the thing, so that the relays may be set up for communication/control once LOS to KSC is lost.

[SRV Ron]

ok as u can see top left it says no connection and i cant do a thing with it

Your staging is correct. The Stayputnik doesn't show up in the staging setup.

However;

Since the Stayputnik only has a tiny battery of 10 units of power and you have been setting on the pad for a while, chances are the on board battery is now dead. No battery power = no control.

[SRV Ron]

Just did the following experiment; Note, no antenna

Yes, it flies and can be steered.

However, near burnout:

Time to go back to the VAB and rethink the design.

[SRV Ron]

I couldn't figure out the flight log. Just did a second test. The booster had not completely overheated on failure. So, I added a decoupler under the Stayputnik. That fixed the problem which was caused by a compression failure. Note the G force at 10,000+ meters

Edited November 9, 2013 by SRV Ron