Can#t get into space..

[CrankyPoet]

Holding W and SPACE at the same time. I can sit for minutes watching the character slowly fly forward. Yes lvl 2 is unlocked.
It was with some difficulty i managed to lift from the start planet to go get some titanium, but i managed to get into space. Now, however, i am stuck on the other planet and can#t go back to the first one.
Is there a known bug or fix somewhere?

[robfilrhijar]

Unlock mecha cruise tech, then its double tap space bar to get off ground then continue holding space then hold shift to exit planets gravitational field, press alt to land the mecha. If you do not have enough energy (fuel bottom power bar) you can not fly.

[josmith7]

It can help to use shift to accelerate Icarus. Also use the mouse to make sure he's pointing well above the horizon of the planet. W just make him move towards the mouse cursor (unless you pressed tab to unlock the cursor), so if the cursor is pointing at or below the horizon he won't really climb into space

[CrankyPoet]

Originally posted by robfilrhijar:

Unlock mecha cruise tech, then its double tap space bar to get off ground then continue holding space then hold shift to exit planets gravitational field, press alt to land the mecha. If you do not have enough energy (fuel bottom power bar) you can not fly.

No no no. I am stuck on the planet. "Stuck" as in: No amount of tips on how to fly around in space will help. stuck on, ON, the planet. Can NOT get into space. Unable to enter spaceflight mode.

Double tapping space works and i can hold space and W to go up high around the planet. Nothing more. It's the second planet i am stuck on so i know flying since i got all the way to the second planet. The issue is leaving this second planet.

It's like ICARUS is slowed by something and can't get to the speed necessary to leave the planet and go to space.

I don't know. Maby i just restart without the mist, it's way too aggressive anyways

[robfilrhijar]

Yes but then you need to hold shift to leave planet to go in cruise mode.So double tap space then hold w then hold shift.

[josmith7]

If it never said "Cruise mode start" and so it's still in normal flying mode try releasing Shift and pressing it again. (Sometimes the game, especially when lagging, will miss keys and so it might not realized you're still trying to climb high enough to convert into sail mode)

[Bobucles]

W has 2 different control schemes. On the ground and in flight mode it walks towards the top of the screen. In cruise and space mode it rotates towards the center of the screen. It is a really, really bad control scheme with a constantly spinning camera and mega energy drain and the ground will become the ceiling for no reason. Your goal is to escape cruise mode's endless swirling nightmare and reach deep space as fast as possible.

Hold space, hold W, point the camera towards the sky. The camera will fight you and bay and buckle like a mad rodeo bull. Stay the course, hold W and shift after hitting orbit, and don't let go until you've reached deep space.

[dhitch89]

This is why I re-binded W to just be the Up arrow for this task; much easier to press it and Space together.

Also, important: when in space mode, your cursor determines which way your mech is gonna go. Ie, if you're trying to head straight to a planet but the cursor is pointing to an upward point 'above' said planet, it'll fly you above the planet if you don't course correct on the way - so ALWAYS aim it straight at where you're going, at every second in-flight.

[Nekogod]

Originally posted by dhitch89:

Also, important: when in space mode, your cursor determines which way your mech is gonna go. Ie, if you're trying to head straight to a planet but the cursor is pointing to an upward point 'above' said planet, it'll fly you above the planet if you don't course correct on the way - so ALWAYS aim it straight at where you're going, at every second in-flight.

That's only the case if you're holding W or the Up Arrow in your case. If you're not pressing anything Icarus will just fly in a straight line regardless of where you're looking.

If you target a planet or star and get the bias, yaw and pitch down to as close to 0 as possible and then don't touch the controls, you'll either hit it or get very close to.

[josmith7]

Also, I remembered if you have any pop-up windows open (inventory, fabricator, mech control, etc.) those cause the mouse cursor to move to freelook mode (just like hitting tab does) and freelook will prevent Icarus from following the pointer when you hold W.

Of course that only matters after you've managed to get out of normal flight and into sail mode

[shooter101141]

Did you ever figure this out? I have the same issue all of a sudden.

[⎛⎝Ancsur2002⎠⎞]

Same issue for me as well. I could leave the original planet, but got stuck on the second one.

[shooter101141]

Originally posted by ⎛⎝Ancsur2002⎠⎞:

Same issue for me as well. I could leave the original planet, but got stuck on the second one.

I had to restart to my game once or twice and it corrected itself

[Ryan]

If Icarus is out of power, I find he can't fly. May need to wait for his batteries to charge up.

[Atlessa]

To anyone who has trouble with getting into space, here's a tip I read a few days ago that helped me:

On the "borderline" between planetary and space flight the camera will buck and sway and try to push you back into the planet - RESIST IT and keep the camera pointing UP - away from the planet - and hold your W and Space (or whichever buttons you've bound to jump and forward) until the camera stops resisting you, then adjust your trajectory as needed.

Also: Shift to go faster, S to slow down, hold W to make Icarus turn towards the center of the screen (let go and you can look around while Icarus maintains course) and MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY FUEL IN RESERVE!!! (<- ask me how I know...)

[shooter101141]

Originally posted by Ryan:

If Icarus is out of power, I find he can't fly. May need to wait for his batteries to charge up.

anyone having this issue has fuel can't even take off without fuel.