How do I complete a rescue contract?

[cdgarren]

So I just got into orbit to rescue Danfred Kerman, I'm right up next to him, but I can't take control of him to get him into my ship. Anyone else have this issue or know what I am doing wrong?

Thanks

Edited July 18, 2014 by cdgarren

[EliteAnax17]

Uh oh, I have this issue. Cant rescue Edbald Kerman.

I can confirm this isnt a user-specific issue.

Edited July 18, 2014 by EliteAnax17

[Roastduck]

Yep, I'm in the same rut. Went into the quicksave file, but he's listed properly as type=EVA, so I don't know what the problem is

[Dave Kerbin]

Just to be sure, you are using the [ and ] keys to try switching and nothing is happening?

[Sirine]

Press "[" or "]" to switch to near by object?

Edited July 18, 2014 by Sirine
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[EliteAnax17]

That's the issue: [ and ] only switches, Tracking Center cannot switch to the EVA pilot. Can't do it from orbit either.

[Sirine]

Well, in this case. You will have to build a cage, cage him, and bring him back to Kerbin surface?

However, I don't think SQUAD will did this kind of stupid bug. I'm pretty confident that you can have the EVA Kerbal to enter your ship, somehow...maybe, get very very very near to him?

AND please confirm that you install 0 mod. If you are moded some how it affect the game play, thats your problem.

Edited July 18, 2014 by Sirine

[Roastduck]

Just to be sure, you are using the [ and ] keys to try switching and nothing is happening?

man, I didn't even know that control existed, but I just tried it and it worked perfectly

[Sirine]

Case close.

[qazsedcft]

I saw this question several times already. For people who already know all the controls it seems obvious but for new players it isn't. I think there should be a message when you get close to press [ to switch, or just auto-switch when you get really close.

[Claw]

Perhaps this will help the new players for the time being:

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Key_bindings

[majNUN]

Just to be sure, you are using the [ and ] keys to try switching and nothing is happening?

Thanks. That helped me save Burby Kerman.

[m00n]

Thx! Never used the Bracket key..

[cdgarren]

Huh. I've been playing for a while now, never knew those controls existed. Thanks everyone.

[Sidneyia]

I have to clarify that the use of keys "[" and "]" to switch to the nearby object just work in us/english-like keyboards. It is not my case, for example. In my keyboard is the button right next to the zero button.

[teser]

I tried using the brackets to switch to the other kerbal but I can't move or control him to get in to the ship. Anyone know how to make him get in to my ship, I'm just 5m away this is frustrating.

EDIT: Nevermind just had to press R to enable his jetpack.

Edited July 18, 2014 by teser

[Exel]

I saw this question several times already. For people who already know all the controls it seems obvious but for new players it isn't. I think there should be a message when you get close to press [ to switch, or just auto-switch when you get really close.

Yeah, and there should be an option to switch to the EVA kerbal from the mouse right-click menu. I mean we already have the "control from here" function, so it just needs to be extended to EVAs. Far more intuitive than a keyboard binding for new players.

[Osprey]

Try using the Klaw?

[Anizer]

How close do you have to be in order to use the [ or ] key to switch to the Kerbal? I have no monopropellant on my rocket and the closest I can get is 10km.

[sal_vager]

You need to get within physics range, so that's 2.5km :/

[Curveball Anders]

I have to clarify that the use of keys "[" and "]" to switch to the nearby object just work in us/english-like keyboards. It is not my case, for example. In my keyboard is the button right next to the zero button.

It's a classic issue for us superior beings not condemned to use US/UK keyboards.

We learn to remap 'silly keys' (as in those who is in the wrong place on a US/UK keyboard) to our personal preferences

ps.

As I have the bad habit of using both Swedish and UK/US keyboards, I just remapped 'em back to where they are on the inferior keyboard.

ds.

Edited July 19, 2014 by Curveball Anders

[m00nchile]

How close do you have to be in order to use the [ or ] key to switch to the Kerbal? I have no monopropellant on my rocket and the closest I can get is 10km.

Monopropellant is only "needed" for docking (some people dock with solid fuel ), rendezvous shouldn't be a problem. I also use a ship with no monoprop for rescue missions and don't have trouble getting within 300m of the EVA Kerbal, then I switch and bring him on board with his jetpack.

[Sky_walker]

Perhaps this will help the new players for the time being:

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Key_bindings

It says:

Cycle through active ships (forwards)

Not "Kerbals in proximity" or anything that would suggest that it will work.

At least - not from a perspective of a new player.

[JimeoWan]

Just adding one more voice to say how unintuitive this is, if it weren't for this thread I don't think I'd ever have found out!

I get KSP is not really known for it's accessible controls but it's the first time I got this frustrated by not knowing what I'm doing wrong. Well, maybe since my first docking.

[Sky_walker]

Just adding one more voice to say how unintuitive this is, if it weren't for this thread I don't think I'd ever have found out!

Same here.

I get KSP is not really known for it's accessible controls but it's the first time I got this frustrated by not knowing what I'm doing wrong. Well, maybe since my first docking.

Docking is more intuitive. The only thing I had to do for it is to find the RCS controls - everything else went fine (though it took few attempts).

IMHO the best way to fix it would be by adding right-click menu to Kerbals with "switch to" option (that's the first thing I looked for, but there was nothing) - alternative would be to add "grab" option while in EVA close to another Kerbal - it'll hold him and then, when you are close enough to the ship doors, it'd automatically put Kerbal in the capsule.