Blashyrkh Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 HelloI've just recently downloaded this game, and I am impressed. It's a game with a lot of potential, and I look forward to playing it more and more as more features are released.I seem to be having some difficulty with rocket construction, though. Specifically, there seems to be a limit to how large I can make a rocket due to the camera. In this thread: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=78.0, I can see that some people have made some very large rockets. When I try to make a rocket that big, I move the command part to the top of my screen and attach parts beneath it, but after adding some parts, the last parts I can add seem to be going through the floor. No matter which angle I rotate the camera to, there are only so many parts I can fit on the screen at once. It seems that if I could zoom out or move the 'center' of the screen up, I could use more parts. Am I missing something here?I hope I've made sense in this post. Clearly this is a difficulty that others have not experienced or have found a way around. Someone please let me know what I can do to get around this camera problem.Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jangofett287 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 in VAB, scroll wheel moves the camera up and down. the middle mouse button (press scroll wheel) allows you to move the cam closer and farther away from the center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illectro Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 My laptop doesn't have scrollwheel functionality on the touchpad, instead I have to build big things by detaching lower stages and inserting new ones, the game needs some alternative camera controls. (Right clicking and dragging for rotation is also increadbly slow too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sordid Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Sheesh, don't be a cheapskate and buy a mouse. They're like ten bucks. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s20dan Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 My laptop doesn't have scrollwheel functionality on the touchpad, Hey that would be the first laptop I ever heard about that didnt have it. Normally the very right and very bottom lines of the pad are used as scroll wheel's however there isalmost never any indication or documentation telling you this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illectro Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 This is a thinkpad t510, whe I try to use the mousewheel functionality it's ignored by the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSA Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 My laptop doesn't have mousewheel functionality in the game, either. It would be great if there were buttons or a way to change the view which constructing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sordid Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 No, seriously, why don't you buy a mouse? Just a cheap one, that'll cost you less than a meal in a restaurant. And if you can't afford that, you should be doing other things than playing KSP anyway. Like looking for a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 No, seriously, why don't you buy a mouse? Just a cheap one, that'll cost you less than a meal in a restaurant. And if you can't afford that, you should be doing other things than playing KSP anyway. Like looking for a job.Maybe he can't have a mouse because of space issues ( ;P ) or simple doesn't like mouses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sordid Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Maybe he can't have a mouse because of space issues ( ;P ) or simple doesn't like mouses.I don't buy that either, they don't make tables that small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I don't buy that either, they don't make tables that small.And here goes our super-friendly community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntmoore19 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Some laptop touchpads use the far right of the pad as a scrollwheel. Mine does this, I'm not sure how I figured it out. ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frondo Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I have an HP DV7 and scrolling on it is tricky, I have to use two fingers and either pinch or un-pinch them to scroll. Zooming in is putting the fingers on opposite sides of the touchpad and sliding them together ???. I bought a mouse though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illectro Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Owning a mouse doesn't help if you want to play the game while sitting on a train or something...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringless Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 This is a thinkpad t510, whe I try to use the mousewheel functionality it's ignored by the game.I've got the same laptop and I was trying to play with it earlier today. It's either 'hey give us control customization' or 'welp'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Some laptop touchpads use the far right of the pad as a scrollwheel. Mine does this, I'm not sure how I figured it out. ;PIt's like common knowledge dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsPhil Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 This is a thinkpad t510, whe I try to use the mousewheel functionality it's ignored by the game.For some reason IBM like mucking about with normal scrolling (or middle mouse) events. If you go to your UltraNav settings and poke about a bit with toggling smooth/non-smooth scrolling you may find it starts working.But, yeah, more generally a PgUp/PgDn bind for panning the workshop view would be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokeDiamond Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Pressing Page Up and Page Down will also scroll up and down in VAB. All computers should have those buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olex Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Over a year old thread, not relevant anymore. Closing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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