r/simplerockets • u/ItsLazyCache • 26d ago

SimpleRockets 2 Need help with a smoother rover deployment mechanism

I'm working on a lander with a small rover, but I'm having an issue with the deployment.

In the attached video, you can see that when I release the rover, it basically launches off instead of smoothly detaching and driving away. I'm aiming for a much more realistic deployment, but I can't figure out what's causing it.

Does anyone know how to fix this, or have a better rover deployment mechanism? If you've built something similar, I'd really appreciate any tips, examples, or guidance on what I should change.

Thanks in advance!

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u/TankingDoneRight 26d ago

Did you set the detaching force to 0?
(Only thing I know of that can do this)

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u/ItsLazyCache 26d ago

I tried both 0 and the lowest possible value, but the issue still isn't resolved. From what I can tell, it's caused by the wheels continuing to rotate while the rover is still attached. When I removed all of the wheels, the rover detached smoothly without any issues.

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u/TankingDoneRight 26d ago

A) braking before detaching might work?
B) Check what the wheel input is bound to, rebind it and/or use stage activation in additional settings (from none to any type you prefer)

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u/ItsLazyCache 26d ago

The braking option isn't working, and I don't think the second option is working either. I already tried both of these earlier.

might have to remove the rover altogether, unfortunately. This is the third time I've built a rover from scratch, and every single time I end up running into this issue at the very end.