first Orbit Tutorial keeps failing

[scarecrow]

Greetings,

I couldn't find topic regarding this on first try... google didn't help me, too. Only one guy having the problem, but verifying the game files seemed to help him, but not for me.

First, I am pretty new to this game and are playing on Win10.
I am going through the tutorials to get a hang on the mechanics. Worked pretty good for me until the first orbit-flight tutorial. After releasing the second stage, the tutorial keeps failing and failing because I get off course - but I am definetly still on track, it won't work mancual or with SAS autopilot. If I open the map right after removing the thruster, the tutorial guy says alright, it worked! And just a few seconds later (still right course), tutorial failed. I even reached the orbit a few times after the fail-message, but nothings happening.

Anybody got an idea? I really want to do the tutorials to not miss anything.
Thanks in advance guys

[GunsForBucks]

Tutorials are a bit of a mess. They don't seem to ever "end" you just have to leave them. I guess it's so you can play around but I always found it confusing. Gave up on the tutorials after attempting the mun landing one... just too broken.

I could probably figure them out now after 3000hrs in game but hardly the point of a tutorial. Just get what you can from them and play the game to figure it out. Any issues you can always ask here for help.

Good luck.

[idiotintraining]

yeah, the tutorials are utter garbage. your best bet is youtube vids sadly. in fact, i would recommend finding a youtuber that has heavily modded the game and has walk throughs on how to do things. then download all of their mods and do as they tell you to do. i know how negative that sounds. there is a lot to love about this game. but most of those things are so broken you virtually have not choice other than to utilize mods just to make them even semi functional.

[Andros]

https://youtu.be/PbMP0lo4A2o I actually prefer this guys tutorials over many many others

[Crusty Burgerhead]

I tried the first orbit tutorial about 20 times over the span of a week. I just got fed up and uninstalled.

[FlashBalash]

I'm having the exact same problem.. and can't find a solution anywhere. haalp

[scarecrow]

I followed the tips of the other commenters and watched for video tutorials and it worked fine for me for the beginning. I don't think there will be an Update for the Tutorials, maybe with KSP 2 :)

[tnt monty]

Old thread, but I've just hit this same issue, and this tutorial was going wrong in the same way, even if you set SAS to target. For me it knew it worked on a vanilla install as I'd just played it fine. Then I randomly tried it again after installing some mods to test the game was still working and it was broken. Uninstall the mods and it worked again. For me it turned out to be the waterfall mod, which I thought was a graphics only change, but obviously not.

It didn't seem to be actually effecting the performance the ship, as I could still make orbit it was just messing up the tutorial detection of whether you were flying correctly or not. Still a little concerning, and now I'm worried the mods are messing more things up.

[MechBFP]

Originally posted by tnt monty:

Old thread, but I've just hit this same issue, and this tutorial was going wrong in the same way, even if you set SAS to target. For me it knew it worked on a vanilla install as I'd just played it fine. Then I randomly tried it again after installing some mods to test the game was still working and it was broken. Uninstall the mods and it worked again. For me it turned out to be the waterfall mod, which I thought was a graphics only change, but obviously not.

It didn't seem to be actually effecting the performance the ship, as I could still make orbit it was just messing up the tutorial detection of whether you were flying correctly or not. Still a little concerning, and now I'm worried the mods are messing more things up.

Nah, the tutorials are very specific. If you having the making history DLC and you try those missions then they could be screwed up, but you will be fine otherwise. Any issues will be obvious.

[tnt monty]

Originally posted by MechBFP:

Nah, the tutorials are very specific. If you having the making history DLC and you try those missions then they could be screwed up, but you will be fine otherwise. Any issues will be obvious.

I don't have the DLC, so that's not the issue. The "go for orbit" tutorial was totally fine on clean install with no mods and no DLC. Install the stock waterfall mod using CKAN, and the tutorial didn't work as it quickly thought I was going off target, even if you let SAS follow the target. Uninstall the mod, and the tutorial was fine again.

[MechBFP]

Originally posted by tnt monty:

Originally posted by MechBFP:

Nah, the tutorials are very specific. If you having the making history DLC and you try those missions then they could be screwed up, but you will be fine otherwise. Any issues will be obvious.

I don't have the DLC, so that's not the issue. The "go for orbit" tutorial was totally fine on clean install with no mods and no DLC. Install the stock waterfall mod using CKAN, and the tutorial didn't work as it quickly thought I was going off target, even if you let SAS follow the target. Uninstall the mod, and the tutorial was fine again.

Yes I know, I read your post before.

[tnt monty]

Originally posted by MechBFP:

Originally posted by tnt monty:

I don't have the DLC, so that's not the issue. The "go for orbit" tutorial was totally fine on clean install with no mods and no DLC. Install the stock waterfall mod using CKAN, and the tutorial didn't work as it quickly thought I was going off target, even if you let SAS follow the target. Uninstall the mod, and the tutorial was fine again.

Yes I know, I read your post before.

Ahh, you mean in the game itself any issues will be obvious. Ok, good to know, I'll keep with the mods for now then and see how I get on, ta.