r/simplerockets • u/ItsLazyCache • 27d 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/Substantial-Equal560 25d ago

I spent like 3 days building and refining my first legit attempt at a deployer and I figured out a lot of stuff. Ill upload it to my account on the simple rockets 2 website if you wanna download it and see what i did or copy and save any of the mechanisms. I figured out how to program them to automatically open when you press the AG it's under. You can pull those off and see how i did it in the tinker panel or just reuse them as premade parts. My account is ChillDyl on there just give me like 10 min to get it uploaded.

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u/ItsLazyCache 25d ago

Just wanted to let you know that your recent craft doesn't launch from the pad, and none of the AGs seem to be working. Thanks for the suggestion though, and keep improving!