You need to watch a guide. You aren't likely to figure it out without knowing orbital mechanics.apeman wrote:OK, gonna try this.
When you get closish, you set your target as your nav target on your nav ball, point retrograde, and lightly thrust until you and your target are at about zero in regards to your speed to each other. Then you turn towards the target and thrust lightly towards it.
It's difficult to explain, but the first step after getting close is to zero your thrust relative to your target, then slowly inch towards it. My first time trying I was going opposite of my target, and flew past that fucker at light speed. The second time, I just kept pointing towards it and chasing it, and never came close. Then I watched a guide and it was gravy after that. Get the docking addon. It doesn't automate anything, it just gives you a useable UI that actually lets you know what your approach looks like.
https://mods.curse.com/ksp-mods/kerbal/ ... sion-6-5-2
/edit. after zeroing relative velocity, point at the target, not prograde.