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[BenSisko]

Thanks for your interest in our re-imagined Moonbase Alpha. Gattispilot and I are aware of some bugs we've discovered since release. They should not diminish the simulation. Please post any problems with our add-on here so we can catalogue and address them. Thanks for your help.

Ben

 

[Stevodoran]

Please note they are aware about when the eagle jumps when releasing from the a-pad.

 

[BenSisko]

Yes, the first item on the Errata page of the manual. We don't have a fix for this as yet but still looking at it.

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New issue!
We've found a bug in the Silo and Receiving Well. When either are filled with waste canisters Shift-"C" results in the canisters being ejected into orbit. The Silo and Well can be filled with canisters as per the manual without problem. We are aware of this and are working the problem.

We also are aware of a camera view issue with the Waste Processor. A patch will be uploaded for this in 24-48 hrs. A workaround would be to hit the "Home" key when cycling views in the Waste Processor.

 

[BenSisko]

Update is at Orbit Hangar

 

[Polaris]

When I activate the winch, Orbiter freezes up.

 

[gattispilot]

When I activate the winch, Orbiter freezes up.

What do you mean by Activate? I tried it and it moves up and down but seems to freeze if you release the magnet and try to grap it again.

 

[BenSisko]

Just tried this with the Eagle Winch scenario. Launched to ~ 50 meters, extended winch, released the magnet. Re-grappled the magnet. No problems. No freeze. What scenario are you using?

 

[gattispilot]

Ben I tried it in the EagleWinch.scn. Released the Emagnet it flew up because it is below the ground when the Eagle is landed. But when it came back down and I attach it froze. I send a fix

 

[Polaris]

That's the scenario I was using. If you really want to be specific, when I hit "G", it froze up.

 

[BenSisko]

A fix in being worked on. We may wait a bit before releasing another update to see if any other issues arise. Curious, there's no "G" command for the Winch, just 5, 6, J, K,

 

[gattispilot]

Yes there is G turns on/off a beacon to let you know where the grapple area is. The beacon is the size of the grapple area. And the beacon part works. There will be another update that fixes the winch.

 

[BenSisko]

Oops!

 

[BenSisko]

Update at Orbit Hangar

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Among other things, this update adds the ability to grapple silo caps with the magnet. [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=2645"]CameraMFD 0.12 Beta[/ame] is a useful tool for grappling. With Surface MFD and Camera MFD active, approach the cap farm at an altitude of < 50 meters. Maintain a slow descent (< 0.3) m/s. Grappling is active at < 10 meters from the magnet's focus.

 

[BenSisko]

I'll be off for a week or two. My laptop crashed and I have to retrieve all the Moonbase Alpha work.

 

[Genesis27]

Hi...I was just wondering if it is possible to use the crane inside the Landing Pad with the XR2 Ravenstar instead of the Eagle....I've landed on Pad 2...I've lowered the landing pad...extended the crane rail..and when I press N, nothing happens...or does it just work with the Eagle?....thanks guys...

 

[gattispilot]

yes. You can/should be able to. In the newest release in the manual is a section on the attachments. I believe the attachment id must be EGLETOP. So you would need to make an attachment to the xr2.cfg.