How do I switch between space crafts while flying

[marigoldMoths]

I know how to change what craft i'm currently controlling through the tracking station but how do I do it while i'm actually piloting a craft? like without going to the tracking station.

[Ottomic]

While in flight go into the the map and click the ship you want to control and select "switch to". Otherwise you can use the bracket keys if both ships are very close. You can edit the bindings on the options menu.

[marigoldMoths]

okay thank you :D

[Zombo]

[ ] bracket keys switch you between craft, if they are within range of you. 2.5km, i think. Further away, you have to go to space center, then tracking station, and take over a craft from there.

The Bracket keys are handy when needing to adjust both craft so the docking ports face eachother, during docking maneuvers.

[Ottomic]

Originally posted by Zombo:

[ ] bracket keys switch you between craft, if they are within range of you. 2.5km, i think. Further away, you have to go to space center, then tracking station, and take over a craft from there.

...I think you can do it from the orbital map, as well. No need to leave to the space center.

[daniel]

Haystack (The mod) is also very useful. It allows you to switch to a ship anywhere in a matter of seconds.

[Junelicious]

also, Targetron mod.
Same premise as Haystack but looks (and works) better

[daniel]

Originally posted by LunarWave:

also, Targetron mod.
Same premise as Haystack but looks (and works) better

Yeah, I was using targetron, but it made docking more confusing. It worked really well, but when I was ~200m away from my space station, and my space station was targeted, it wouldn't tell me relative speed or distance, so I ended up blowing up my space station, so I decided to go back to Haystack and Docking allignment (Don't really need it, but its better than missing the docking port and spinning your station)

[Junelicious]

Originally posted by Comet (Away for a few):

Originally posted by LunarWave:

also, Targetron mod.
Same premise as Haystack but looks (and works) better

Yeah, I was using targetron, but it made docking more confusing. It worked really well, but when I was ~200m away from my space station, and my space station was targeted, it wouldn't tell me relative speed or distance, so I ended up blowing up my space station, so I decided to go back to Haystack and Docking allignment (Don't really need it, but its better than missing the docking port and spinning your station)

How is it making docking more confusing? It does not affects it at all.
All the speeds are already on navball.

[daniel]

Originally posted by LunarWave:

Originally posted by Comet (Away for a few):

Yeah, I was using targetron, but it made docking more confusing. It worked really well, but when I was ~200m away from my space station, and my space station was targeted, it wouldn't tell me relative speed or distance, so I ended up blowing up my space station, so I decided to go back to Haystack and Docking allignment (Don't really need it, but its better than missing the docking port and spinning your station)

How is it making docking more confusing? It does not affects it at all.
All the speeds are already on navball.

Then I must have installed it incorrectly...