Bug in Tracking Station? 1.05

[Waxing_Kibbous]

A picture tells all- Linux 64 bit. Kerbin isn't attached it would seem, zooming has issues

Edited November 9, 2015 by Waxing_Kibbous

[sal_vager]

Hi Waxing_Kibbous, what resolution are you using?

[Stone Blue]

Interesting... So is it correct at certain zoom levels, then orbits/markers shift to the left once you zoom out a couple levels?

If so, that is one of the same exact effects I got when i installed the multidisplay mod:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/126780

[sal_vager]

Unity doesn't really like multiple monitors or odd resolutions, so some smaller laptops can have issues like this one, especially with mobile GPU's.

I find the fix is to try another resolution, matching the monitor res or the aspect ratio will fix it.

Edited November 9, 2015 by sal_vager

[Waxing_Kibbous]

OK, I'll try another resolution, this is just the default- yep that fixed it, no need to panic haha

[sal_vager]

I still added it to my thread tracking new issues and credited you, thanks for posting it

[Stone Blue]

Well, thats good to know, since, Yes, i AM on a laptop, with a default 1600x900 display, which KSP does not seem to support...

I'd give you rep again for this tidbit, sal-vager, but you're the last person I gave some to, so it wont let me...lol

Edited November 9, 2015 by Stone Blue

[sal_vager]

If KSP/Unity fails to detect the resolution (it polls the driver) you can just force the resolution you want manually in the settings.cfg

SCREEN_RESOLUTION_WIDTH =

SCREEN_RESOLUTION_HEIGHT =

[Stone Blue]

^^

I was changing those in the .cfg, also, since it was suggested by the multimonitor mod author...Still had the issue, but i never tried any of the default KSP sizes...

[Waxing_Kibbous]

Actually, the issue persists at lower res settings at the same ratio, I have a 1680x1050 monitor, but man is the UI tiny at that size

[Stone Blue]

^^

LOL @Waxing... You should try it at the 1368x768, (which is the largest supported res that completely fits IN my screen), AND with the UI set to "Quite Small"..

[Waxing_Kibbous]

I think this is a legit issue, my 1.04 is set at 1280x768 and it works mostly, there is a minor map issue there though with a flying AP arrow haha. Time to bust out the reading glasses I guess!

[sal_vager]

It is a legit issue, and one that will hopefully be gone with 1.1 and Unity5.

[Stone Blue]

^^

That would be sweet... I hate starting and waiting thru load-time, when running KSP for the 1st time after every fresh install I do (I do ALOT, since I heavily mod), only to have to immediately exit, edit the settings.cfg for this, and restart, because i keep forgetting to edit BEFORE starting a new install... (Even though my computer has a default 1600x900 display, i have to use 1595x870 in the settings to get KSP fitted within the screen... )

[Sheppard]

Had the same bug, but I'm running Windows, Steam version of KSP. It also has a few mods installed.

As advised here, after the update, I changed the resolution from the native 1920x1080 to 1600x900 (I think). Problem was that after that I could revert back to the native resolution, as I only got a black screen when going to "Settings" from the Main Menu. So I changed back to the native resolution using Nvidia GeForce Experience. After that, the bug was gone and all objects where correctly aligned again in the tracking station.

[sal_vager]

Hi Sheppard, WinkAllKerb'' mentioned he had this as well, but it went away after restarting KSP with the Steam overlay off, then back on.

I'll add it to the list

[ExtremeSquared]

This is a 1.05 regression. Steam overlay remains off, changing resolution does not fix.

http://imgur.com/a/kb4L2

It's not a 100% graphics bug either. You can see that between one zoom level and the next, the orbits and bodies re-align.

[depeje]

I believe this thread is a duplicate of this one: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/139047-Tracking-Station-has-graphical-error

I also see this issue when starting KSP without steam. Furthermore, SCREEN_RESOLUTION_WIDTH and SCREEN_RESOLUTION_HEIGHT are already filled in in my settings.cfg. The resolution in here, which is the one I chose manually, is not the native resolution of my screen (2560x1440 set, 3840x2160 native). This is an MST screen, so it acts as if it were 2 screens.

[EmilMorris]

Hello

I have this same issue. Looks the pretty much the same but mine is offset a bit more. Probably because of different resolutions

After a few tests i have come to the conclusion that tabbing out of the game is what breaks my game, not steam overlay.

1.Steam overlay on. Starting game and opening tracking station without ever tabbing out. Tracking station works fine

2.Steam overlay off. Starting game and opening tracking station without ever tabbing out. Tracking station works fine

3.Steam overlay on. Starting game and opening tracking station and tabbing out at anytime breaks the game.

4.Steam overlay off. Starting game and opening tracking station and tabbing out at anytime breaks the game.

At least in my case the overlay makes no difference. I did tinker with the resolution at first but i had a few minor mods installed and did not get it work at that time. My guess is resolution wont change things either.

I have two monitors and like to multitask so i tab out often My computer runs on windows but i found no threads for windows users. game is 1028 build

Please do tell if this matches your experience

edit: Tested my modded install in windowed mode and it has kept this bug away so far

Morris

Edited November 12, 2015 by EmilMorris

[Waxing_Kibbous]

Hi, I just want to add for the purpose of bug hunting that I am using the version from the ksp store, not steam.

[Wild Cobra]

Well, thats good to know, since, Yes, i AM on a laptop, with a default 1600x900 display, which KSP does not seem to support...

I'd give you rep again for this tidbit, sal-vager, but you're the last person I gave some to, so it wont let me...lol

My Tower us attached to a 1920 x 1200 monitor, and I use a window accepted by KSP rather full screen. Same with my laptop, which is 1920 x 1080. I think I am using 1600 x 900 on both.

[Stone Blue]

^^

If it matters, I am also using KSP from the store, NOT Steam... (Though I am still on KSP 1.0.4...Lubuntu 15.04 64bit)

I also always play windowed, NEVER fullscreen.

[Fido488]

Happening on OSX as well: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/139247-Tracking-Center-Visual-Bug-FULLSCREEN

[Yaivenov]

I am experiencing this bug, but only when I boot the game in OpenGL mode  ("-force-OpenGL") When I boot the game without the OpenGL option I do not experience this bug in the tracking station. I didn't see OpenGL mentioned in this thread so I hope this helps you guys track down the offending piece of code.

 

Other germane information: Game resolution is same as desktop: 1920x1080.  Running on an AMD Phenom II (Quad core, 3.4GHz), 8GB DDR3, and Win7.

[RA3236]

On 26 March 2016 at 10:10 PM, Yaivenov said:

I am experiencing this bug, but only when I boot the game in OpenGL mode  ("-force-OpenGL") When I boot the game without the OpenGL option I do not experience this bug in the tracking station. I didn't see OpenGL mentioned in this thread so I hope this helps you guys track down the offending piece of code.

 

Other germane information: Game resolution is same as desktop: 1920x1080.  Running on an AMD Phenom II (Quad core, 3.4GHz), 8GB DDR3, and Win7.

If it is happening with OGL, try -force-d3d11.