Vessel loading under water BOOM

[Mighty1]

Hello everyone.

I have a tiny problem. I was trying to replicate the SpaceX barge landing and I made a platform which is more like an oil rig (4 pillars that go into the water), I flew it out to sea and set it in the water nice and slow. I went to the VAB to check something and then back to the platform. When the physics loaded the platform was transported 900 m underwater and went BOOM.

Did anybody else had the same situation with loading vessels while in the water?

Thanks

Edited April 17, 2015 by Mighty1

[TechnicalK3rbal]

I've never had or seen this issue, have you been able to replicate it?

[smjjames]

Do you have Better Buoyancy? That might affect it.

[BagelRabbit]

Because of my extensive submarine tests, I've had this problem occur a couple of times (mostly when I was loading a quicksave). Better Buoyancy doesn't seem to have anything to do with it: I don't have it installed! It either places the vessel immediately above the bottom of the ocean (where it can then gently float to the top) or clips the vessel into the bottom of the ocean (Boom!).

I have no idea what's doing it, but my best guess is that if the vessel's center of gravity is below the water's surface, the game thinks that the vessel should be on the bottom of the ocean for some reason. (Again, though, this is just wild speculation.)

I would recommend placing air intakes and other very buoyant parts on the vessel to make it float a little higher in the water. Maybe that will fix it.

Best of luck on a barge landing!

-Upsilon

[Claw]

There is a random bug that sometimes leaves a vessel in the "landed" state while on the water. It should be "splashed." Because of the landed state, the game places the craft on the ground (which is sub-marine).

You can edit the save to change the state, or try launching another barge.

Cheers,

-Claw

[Mighty1]

Thanks, game is loading now. I can't find it in the persistent. There are too many "untitled space crafts". The COM is above the water but I'll extended the pillars anyway. They are procedural parts structural part as I am trying to cut down on part count. I shall report on the progress.

EDIT:

"#$%&!"!$ I'm gonna have to land on the island or test the buoyancy of every large part.

Edited April 17, 2015 by Mighty1

[Mighty1]

It appears that hollow modular girder segments made of steel are more buoyant than closed cylinders full of air. It is working now. I just hope that the bouyanci revamp in 1.0 will not mess it up.

[Claw]

Yeah, the bouyancy can be a bit goofy.

I don't recall squad announcing a bouyancy revamp for 1.0, just the aero update. So you are probably okay.

Cheers,

-Claw