Second Stage engine is ineffectual?

[giddonah]

So I'm trying to get back into this after 10 months, so I'm not just rusty, but even then I was new. I built a rocket with 5 liquid engines for stage 1 with a bunch of fuel tanks. They run out around the point where I'm supposed to cut engines and coast to the orbital burn point (~70k-100k). All is fine, I'm at 80k, 1500m/s and I drop them and go for a state 2 burn. Except the engine provides zero thrust. My speed just keeps dropping slowly. I thought it was a staging thing, so I tried having the separation in one stage and the engine in another (so stage 1, all 5 ignite, stage 2 drops those 5, stage 3 engages the secondary engine) and both in the same stage (dropping the 5 also ignites the secondary engine). Zippo. If I go to stage 3, the capsule separates from the engine/tanks and it just drops away, with the engine at full power. It just drops off like I let go of a rock.

What in the hell? Does this need to be a bug report, or am I just missing something painfully obvious?

Edited July 28, 2014 by giddonah

[_jack]

It's either staging or a bug some pictures would help though.

[Vindelle_Sunveam]

Can you give a picture ? It will be easier than asking you a thousand questions.

Edited July 28, 2014 by Vindelle_Sunveam
Ninja'd

[giddonah]

So right. Sorry.

[_jack]

The middle top fuel tank is glitch Into the decuplar. Try moving it down

[Alshain]

The command pod is too. Move the decoupler below it down as well. May cause detachment issues.

[giddonah]

damn you have a good eye for that. I still don't see what you're looking at, but I'll try it.

[Alshain]

You just get used to looking at it. The fuel tank should have a black stripe and the command pod has a small ladder. It becomes second nature pretty quick.

[giddonah]

Nice. This guy is in orbit again. I never would have seen that. THANKS!!!

[_jack]

No problem happy to help

[Sirrobert]

For efficienty sake, you can probably ditch that reaction wheel below the command pod. At the 2nd stage, the command pod will provide more than enough torque to control the rocket.

If you do need it for the first stage, move it to below the first decoupler, so you have a little less weight to lift with your second stage

[giddonah]

That right there is a hot tip I'll take note of. Thanks!