RedPikmin11 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I have absolutely no idea how to make them work. If I try to place them they are folded up (assuming they fold down when you start their stage) and when I make a stage for them and execute it they don\'t do anything. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ping111 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Welcome to the Forums!Arr!Cap\'n Ping111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterII Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Press G to activate them.Welcome to the Forums!Arr!Cap\'n Ping111This is in the How to forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ping111 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 This is in the How to forum... Look at his post count... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluejayek Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Press G to activate them.This is in the How to forum...However, it is Red\'s first post, so that was apropriate. AFAIK all landing legs activate regardless of stage when you hit g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaSilisko Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Look at his post count...You could have at least put 'Press G to toggle the landing legs' along with your greeting. Just saying the greeting makes you look like a bot ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPikmin11 Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 Thanks for the help and the warm welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ping111 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 You could have at least put 'Press G to toggle the landing legs' along with your greeting. Just saying the greeting makes you look like a bot ;P And you\'re saying Skunky doesn\'t?Also, to RP11: I LOVE PIKMIN! PM me and we\'ll discuss the finer manners of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterII Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Look at his post count...Still, like Nova said, you could have at least answered his question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. F. Kranz Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 'Look at his post count?'Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semininja Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 'Look at his post count?'Seriously?That was meant as an explanation of the greeting post. I\'m not sure what your point was in posting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexx32 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Question has been answered, I don\'t think a silly little argument such as whether or not to greet a new member really needs to go on.So, yes, lander legs are activated with the \'G\' key by default, and this can be changed in the Settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubbazoot Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 A little more 'in-depth' as to how they work:Yes, G will toggle the landing gear, but you want to be going SLOW when you deploy them, REALLY SLOW.The 'hardest' I\'ve come down on them was about 8m/s on Mun with a single fuel can lander, and they stretched quite a bit. I\'ve gotten some more skillz, and my touchdown speed is down to about 1m/s with 4 fuel cans, and even then they kinda warp, especially if I\'m on a hill. Usually, 3~4 legs will be plenty, depending on your weight tolerances, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephram Kerman Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I use at least four legs, because then losing one part is not catastrophic. Lately, I have a pretty good sized stack landing on six legs at up to 15 m/s without incident.By the way, you can deploy the legs at any time, any speed. It\'s just the touchdown 'collision' speed that is critical. Also, if you\'re very precise and patient, it\'s possible to add two struts to reinforce each leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girlinhat Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I can\'t seem to find an actual use for landing legs. They aren\'t telescopic, and if you\'re landing onto a liquid fuel tank (as you probably are, since you want to make a slow touchdown) then you land on your engine, not on your legs.Where do you put landing struts that\'s actually useful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC1062 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 The smaller engine...Or mod parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltesh Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I can\'t seem to find an actual use for landing legs. They aren\'t telescopic, and if you\'re landing onto a liquid fuel tank (as you probably are, since you want to make a slow touchdown) then you land on your engine, not on your legs.Where do you put landing struts that\'s actually useful?When using the small engine that came with v0.14, (LT-V909, or something like that) the landing legs are long enough to reach the surface without endagering the engine.Unless you\'re landing something big, you don\'t need the standard-size LFE\'s thrust for Munlanding, and the smaller one makes it a lot easier to find the neutral-lift sweet spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xivios Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Even the big engine will fit if you\'ve got the benefit of cleverness.Forgive the graphics, I\'ve yet to bother upgrading. Such a PITA. Anyways, you can see daylight under the big LFE here. Here it\'s side mounted tanks in a tricky spot where they attach lower than the central tank, thus lowering them enough for the legs to extend beyond the LFE. But this craft had a possibly related problem where the LFE would detach when resuming a previously started flight, even if it was already spaceborn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubbazoot Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Make sure to put them on a lower stage that doesn\'t have a booster on it, or use a very small engine and attach them right above that.For archiving purposes, here\'s an ascii version. E is for Engine, '[]' is a fuel pod, '|' is a landing strut. Landing struts are 'shown' in the closed position.Method 1: []|[]E[]|Method 2: [] |[]| e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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