Stage control

[Keymaster89]

*OOOOK , finally in orbit of Duna, now is just a matter of take this fuel and fill the lande-STUNK- ... ... ... NOOOOOOOO;.;!!!" 800 FLO float away in the debris...

How many times this happened to you? To irreparably stage in the middle of something else without the intention to do that? Just because u hit the spacebar by accident?

Losing a stage by accident is really bad... it seriously compromises the mission, the life of your kerbal and more important, the fun.

So i'm suggesting this, is a really simple thing that could save to all of us a lot of reverts and kerbal life: add another mode in stage control where if u want to stage u have to do that by rapidly double press the spacebar.

we'll then have:

green intermittent light: normal stage, stage allowed, 1 hit to stage

green fixed light: secure (or controlled) stage, stage allowed, 2 rapid hit to stage

red fixed light: locked stage, stage not allowed

In this way, single accidental spacebar press are avoided and u can still rapidly stage by double press it.

[11of10]

I'm not sure, but I think you can actually already lock the staging.

[shand]

YUP already a feature... i THINK its ALT-L or ALT-Space. its in the keybinds somewhere

a locked staging turns the staging light purple

EDIT: yup "mod" L (pc mod = alt), http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Key_bindings

[Keymaster89]

YUP already a feature... i THINK its ALT-L or ALT-Space. its in the keybinds somewhere

a locked staging turns the staging light purple

EDIT: yup "mod" L (pc mod = alt), http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Key_bindings

Guys, i know that there is a lock stage mode, what i'm suggesting is a different thing...

Here, read carefully:

we'll then have:

green intermittent light: normal stage, stage allowed, 1 hit to stage <-------------------stock

green fixed light: secure (or controlled) stage, stage allowed, 2 rapid hit to stage <----my suggestion

red fixed light: locked stage, stage not allowed <------------------------------------------stock

In this way, single accidental spacebar press are avoided and u can still rapidly stage by double press it.

[shand]

ah i see, sorry didn't quite understand.

personally i dont see the need, much prefered would be auto quicksaving just prior to staging i VERY rarely accidentally stage. i OFTEN accidentally stage the wrong thing.

[Tuareg]

far bigger issue if u change the stage order during flight, the entire staging gets messed up and the stages fire in "random" order. bug since i've tried this game the very first time and it still is in the game...