scythist

I recently posted for the first time a few days back about an expanding kethane overlay problem. I received a moderate amount of help but in the end wound up going through my game save code section by section until i found the problem. This is the first time ive logged back into forums since i got the problem fixed... i never posted what i did to fix it due to such little input. Well now it seems im not the only person with this problem so i will post what i did and hopefully this will help others. in the end it was so simple it hurt. Basically i started removing sections of code from my save file looking for perhaps SOMETHING I DID to cause this kethane overlay expansion problem. I narrowed it down to flight status (things i have in game going) and on a whim the first thing i removed out to test was the flag i had planted on both minmus and mun. WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL holy ***** my fellow kerbals that was the issue. FOR SOME MESSED UP REASON?!?!?! planting a flag on a planet caused my overlay for that given body to mess up and expand. I deleted the code for the flags and loaded game and things were fixed. I also tested that this could be done from the tracking center, it can. So try this on for size Step 1. Remove flags planted on bodies from flight center Step 2. Close game Step 3. Open game Step 4. Profit Also: I had custom flags in just standard .png flags of the international flag pack. I havent tried to see if this is modded flags causing problem or both stock and modded. Frankly i believe its the planting of the flag itself that causes this issue. I hope this helps others cause it took me 5 hours of screwin with code to narrow it down myself (im noob on code)

if im posting all this in the wrong place can someone at least tell me where to go?

More info: It appears to be just the save file itself.... if i remove the save files from that game and start a new game then the problem is gone.... but what the hell makes the problem in the first place and why on earth would a save mess up all other saves... also if this helps i tried to launch the quick-save as the persistent for the game in question and it told me the save file was incompatible. I literally had reinstalled and started that game why would a persistent be compatible but not a quick-save. Edited more info: Removed the quicksave and just left in persistent for game in question. Went into game and loaded a new game and had no problems... Then loaded my other game and persistent and encountered problem... THEN WENT BACK to new game and the problem had appeared there as well. wtf is going on? i guess this is my problem "Fixed the scan overlay disappearing when the center moves out of the camera view." i am using most recent version of kethane

Well im back, i thought i solved my problem as stated on previous page but i have not.... i woke up loaded into game and literally encountered the same overlay issue with minmus and mun that i was having before the complete reinstall dear god if anyone has any idea why its doing this? or why the hell closing and reopening the game would cause this please clue me in. I'm assuming this is all related to mechjeb but i just cant figure it out. Why would closing down the game and reopening cause such an issue and only with mun and minmus. please help a kerbal out

I fixed the problem I shall explain in case anyone encounters this. Went ahead and did a full reinstall. Then started dropping in mods one by one. Sure enough i got all the mods in and no problems were to be had. I then dropped in my save file because i did not really wanna restart that career. I loaded my save and the problem was still there... Then i loaded a fresh save from this install and strangely enough the problem was there as well now. I removed my old save files loaded back in and loaded the fresh save. No problems. So I'm to understand i guess that old save files from old mod versions can corrupt new save files? I had no idea saves interacted with each other like that. If I'm off the ball here someone fill me in.

I tried to upload an image of problem to album but for some reason it wont allow me to upload. I am not sure if i can post an imgur link here? http://imgur.com/3xFnqrI

i kind of like the tech tree disbursement of the mechjeb options. Is that suppose to allow me to use MJ without the overlay problem im having? I have a screenie of the issue itself but i cant post it here...

hmmm i never dled or dropped it in before :edit: ahh i see it comes with the zip yes yes.... but i pulled the most recent MJ version from that link dropped it in and still i have the same issue.

well i got the latest mechjeb from kerbal spaceport... on that link i see a mechjeb2.dll that is separate from the 147build zip.... do i need the dll as well? or what

Ok apparently i thought i had updated mechjeb but all i did was dl the file and snooze. I updated mechjeb went into game encountered same problem. I then tried the next recommendation, removed mechjeb entirely and sure enough that SOLVED the problem. now the question is why? How can i fix it? because i really want my kethane mining station for rocket refueling to be on and at minmus.

What do you mean by number 147. Also has mechjeb updated since newest kerbal release?

when i post a reply and refresh page.... does that delete my post from waiting to be approved by moderator? holy cow im always so nub on forums

Hmmm i think my posts arent going through or something....

And to better describe my problem it goes like this... I go to my ship around mun or minmus... i go to solar system map. as soon as i do the sphere of hex representing potential kethane deposits around the moon expands and expands (within 2 seconds) until it is lost from FOV

I think your referring to that mod scansat. I dont have that mod, actually i never even heard about it till i started thumbing through the pages here looking for an answer. Lets see i have.... Kethane (newest version) Mechjeb (newest version) KAS (newest version) Fasa Parts Hull camera Kw rocketry parts Kommit Nucleonics The radio chatter thing and thats it ive removed all others to try ruling stuff out