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9 hours ago, gsc said:

Haha...how do you pick up your laptop - lemme guess: right hand right edge fingers halfway under laptop towards center? Yeah...that causes hairline cracks over time in board, usually that area there around center is also where GPU is located ergo: hairline cracks/cracked solder joints around GPU, wont show up during normal operation, YET, but due to heat buildup they can expand hence flickering...i had the same a couple years back

 I honestly think that is the problem my laptop is starting to have. Very disappointing to learn about now, as my laptop is already about 2 years old. 

[[1.6.1] Reentry Particle Effect 1.4 (2019-02-12)]

On 12/29/2018 at 4:04 PM, MalevolentNinja said:

@taniwha @pizzaoverhead The mod does load and create the reentry tail effect, but there is a bug where the tail too big. The has been discussed a few times in this thread already (starting on page 6) but here's a comparison just to keep the details current:

KSP v1.3.1 with RPE v1.2

KSP v1.4 through v1.6 with RPE v1.3

 

I actually thought the reentry trail was meant to be this large after installing the mod. That first screenshot looks much better! I really hope this mod receives an update.

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19 hours ago, strudo76 said:

You can also try elevating the laptop so it's not sitting flat on the surface. Couple of bits of wood at each end does the trick. That way the underneath is clear for the air to move more heat away. Not exactly a comfortable to play on set up like that though.

That's exactly what I was doing haha. But instead I was balancing it on my knee so I wouldn't block any fans. I noticed it very much improved the cooling of my GPU. I am in the process of looking through the millions of laptop stands on Amazon right now.

 

I was playing some Career this morning and unfortunately the Flickering started again. I'm not sure if my GPU was the cause as its temperature was only 60 degrees C. I noticed a strange exception at the end of my Log this time. Maybe someone else can take a look?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w6pjtig1sc42ip5/output_log.txt?dl=0

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4 hours ago, blackrack said:

Thank you, I have managed to fix the tsunami bug as well (thanks to @damonvv for his reproduction method), more testing is necessary to verify it's gone for good however

Hmm, if it doesn't appear on the recording then it looks like it's an issue with your system and not the game itself or the mod. I suggest downvolting or downclocking your GPU, setting a more agressive fan profile, or setting a framerate limit, and verifying if it holds better when temps are lower.

 

40 minutes ago, stratvox said:

May also want to check out how dusty the heat sinks are on the video card... could be as simple as blowing some of it off with compressed air.

I've managed to get it working much better by changing a few settings. My GPU temp now sits between 60-70 while playing. This also stopped the screen flickering while using Scatterer. I'm beginning to notice this screen flickering problem occur more often when I pick up my laptop though. Maybe there is something wrong internally. I think I will go ahead and clean off the inside with some compressed air just in case.

 

Thanks for the support everyone!

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5 hours ago, blackrack said:

Would need to see a video of this

 

3 hours ago, gsc said:

Do it again - ie load KSP sit there, monitor RAM usage and GPU temps while waiting for flicker / during flicker - laptops arent the best w regards to GPU cooling considering scatterer can put a bit of load on the GPU

Considering here that KSP + scatterer works fine for a few mins before it happens ofc

 

I just attempted to record a video of the screen flickering but it looks like it does not appear on any recordings. I'll upload the video just in case it's of any use (the flickering starts around 2:30).

https://streamable.com/r41lm

I've also got RAM usage and GPU temps in the background. It looks like this flickering starts occurring when my GPU reaches around 80 degrees C. Think my GPU just isn't up to the task of handling this mod?

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KSP: 1.5.1 Windows 64bit

Problem: Flickering Screen

Mods installed:

Scatterer 0.0336

Reproduction steps:

All I need is to be in the game for about 3-5 minutes and no matter what I'm doing my entire monitor will start flickering. I am then forced to close KSP as the flickering gets worse and worse the longer I wait.

I've tried Scatterer with other mods and by itself and have narrowed down that it is definitely Scatterer causing this issue. I can uninstall Scatterer, install 50 other mods, and won't run into this problem. I'm worried that something may be wrong with my graphics card or something internal as I can not find any others experiencing this same issue.

This is my favorite graphics mod for KSP, I would be very disappointed if I am unable to run it on my Laptop.

Log:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bma6ck8ifdeudv6/output_log.txt?dl=0

Here is a link to my log. The last time I started the game I had uninstalled every Mod Except Scatterer, Scatterer default config, and Scatterer sunflare.  Then I simply loaded a ship onto the launchpad and sat there for a couple minutes until the screen began flickering.  I then force closed the game.  I install all of my mods via CKAN.