Problem Flight controls

[Formatge]

Hello,

I'm currently reading Orbiter's manual, and the controls indicated to fly the ship in space don't work. For example, 9 works for me as retro thrusters, but 6 doesn't as the main ones (it won't do anything). The engines are set as ROT mode, but they don't work in translation mode either, just one or two keys.

To play, I'm using a laptop, so I don't have a numpad per se, and I must have the "Bl Num" key activated for the row of numbers above the keyboard to work as such.

It's very frustrating, if I'm unable to use the most important controls... well. If there is any way to use all the "side" propellers with panel controls instead of the keyboard, that'd be great.

 

[liber]

Don't know is any other way too,but you can open file keymap with notepad and replace key.

Orginal:
...
RCSUp = NUMPAD2
RCSDown = NUMPAD8
RCSLeft = NUMPAD1
...

like:
...
RCSUp = W
RCSDown = U
RCSLeft = N
...

And don't double keys already in use...search for free or write your own keymap...
Well maybe someone know more option for laptop.

 

[Formatge]

Thanks, liber, I'm going to try that right now.

But why do some number keys work, while others just don't?

 

[Moach]

worse case scenario, those USB numpads are usually cheap as dirt

 

[TSPenguin]

But why do some number keys work, while others just don't?

It has something to do with the way orbiter gets keystrokes and mostly with how your laptop keyboard is sending keycodes.
There have been some discussions on how to better the situation. If you are really interested, you should be able to find the appropriate threads on here. (Also way better explanations than what I just wrote)

 

[n72.75]

http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Numeric-Keypad-USB-keys/dp/B001CSAC1Q

This one looks good.

 

[Formatge]

Thank you all, I ended up downloading "Virtual Numpad", which means I won't have to mess with the files. I'll get a real, external one whenever I can, but in the meantime, this module works wonderfully.