Save file editing help

[Spacelord VoldeMorten]

I have recently designed my first module for a duna base. As it has three 2,5m service bays and 6 docking ports it is very kraken friendly. It doesn´t help that I play on a mac that crashes every 10 minutes. I finally got the piece of s**t to orbit after two days of bugs, so relaunching is not an option. When I got it to space I noticed that one of my docking ports are attached the wrong way.

Can you forum gurus help me edit my save file so i can turn the docking port the right way round? I have included the code of the faulty part from the save file. It is not supposed to be docked to anything.

name = dockingPort2
                cid = 4293826132
                uid = 3325031882
                mid = 1862789253
                launchID = 42
                parent = 130
                position = -3.56958675384521,-10.7584800720215,-2.05361700057983
                rotation = 0.6123726,0.3537608,-0.3533464,0.612372
                mirror = 1,1,1
                symMethod = Radial
                istg = 8
                dstg = 8
                sqor = -1
                sepI = 2
                sidx = -1
                attm = 1
                srfN = srfAttach, 130
                attN = None, -1
                attN = None, -1
                mass = 0.05
                temp = 293.47182531741
                expt = 0.5
                state = 0
                connected = True
                attached = True
                flag = Squad/Flags/NASA
                rTrf = dockingPort2
                modCost = 0
                EVENTS
                {
                }
                ACTIONS
                {
                }
                PARTDATA
                {
                }
                MODULE
                {
                    name = ModuleDockingNode
                    isEnabled = True
                    state = Docked (dockee)
                    dockUId = 2614471886
                    dockNodeIdx = 0
                    EVENTS
                    {
                        Undock
                        {
                            active = False
                            guiActive = True
                            guiIcon = Undock
                            guiName = Undock
                            category = Undock
                            guiActiveUnfocused = True
                            unfocusedRange = 2
                            externalToEVAOnly = True
                        }
                        UndockSameVessel
                        {
                            active = False
                            guiActive = True
                            guiIcon = Undock
                            guiName = Undock
                            category = Undock
                            guiActiveUnfocused = True
                            unfocusedRange = 2
                            externalToEVAOnly = True
                        }
                        Decouple
                        {
                            active = False
                            guiActive = True
                            guiIcon = Decouple Node
                            guiName = Decouple Node
                            category = Decouple Node
                            guiActiveUnfocused = True
                            unfocusedRange = 2
                            externalToEVAOnly = True
                        }
                        SetAsTarget
                        {
                            active = True
                            guiActive = False
                            guiIcon = Set as Target
                            guiName = Set as Target
                            category = Set as Target
                            guiActiveUnfocused = True
                            unfocusedRange = 200
                            externalToEVAOnly = False
                        }
                        UnsetTarget
                        {
                            active = False
                            guiActive = False
                            guiIcon = Unset Target
                            guiName = Unset Target
                            category = Unset Target
                            guiActiveUnfocused = True
                            unfocusedRange = 200
                            externalToEVAOnly = False
                        }
                        EnableXFeed
                        {
                            active = False
                            guiActive = True
                            guiIcon = Enable Crossfeed
                            guiName = Enable Crossfeed
                            category = Enable Crossfeed
                            guiActiveUnfocused = False
                            unfocusedRange = 2
                            externalToEVAOnly = True
                        }
                        DisableXFeed
                        {
                            active = False
                            guiActive = True
                            guiIcon = Disable Crossfeed
                            guiName = Disable Crossfeed
                            category = Disable Crossfeed
                            guiActiveUnfocused = False
                            unfocusedRange = 2
                            externalToEVAOnly = True
                        }
                        MakeReferenceTransform
                        {
                            active = True
                            guiActive = True
                            guiIcon = Control from Here
                            guiName = Control from Here
                            category = Control from Here
                            guiActiveUnfocused = False
                            unfocusedRange = 2
                            externalToEVAOnly = True
                        }
                    }
                    ACTIONS
                    {
                        UndockAction
                        {
                            actionGroup = None
                        }
                        DecoupleAction
                        {
                            actionGroup = None
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

Edited June 11, 2015 by Spacelord VoldeMorten

[Warzouz]

I did that in a different context. My Minmus station had a docking port Sr the wrong way. When I detached the transfer stage, the docking port stayed on it...

What I did :

- Backup files

- Fix the station in the VAB, put it in the launchpad.

- Save

- Edit the save and locate the docking ring part,

- You have to remove the wrong part, but first check the CID, UID and MID

- Copy the correct part and copy the CID* and MID** (I think you don't need the UID)

- Save and test.

* and ** I think its an identifier for the ship and for the parent part.

I got it at the first try.

[Spacelord VoldeMorten]

Thanks for the reply could not get that approach to work, but found out that I had two docking ports connected to each other there. Swapped one for a Stack separator, decoupled and presto! My duna base is in ship shape!

[ajburges]

I did that in a different context. My Minmus station had a docking port Sr the wrong way. When I detached the transfer stage, the docking port stayed on it...

What I did :

- Backup files

- Fix the station in the VAB, put it in the launchpad.

- Save

- Edit the save and locate the docking ring part,

- You have to remove the wrong part, but first check the CID, UID and MID

- Copy the correct part and copy the CID* and MID** (I think you don't need the UID)

- Save and test.

* and ** I think its an identifier for the ship and for the parent part.

I got it at the first try.

I second this approach. Use the old ship stats until you hit module definition. Replace that with the data from a freshly launched craft. Set fuel levels and merge in any desired crew and science module entries.

I've done this to fix a few kraken attacks on nuclear klaw tugs. I always back up before and right after grapple to enable this. Also fixed a ladder that was a few cm too far from the materials bay it was to grant access to.