1.0.3 "glitch"

[Hcube]

Version : KSP 1.0.3, Windows 8.1, Steam install

Mods: Chatterer (not updated, previous-but still-recent version

KER

Kerbal Alarm Clock

Specs : intel i5 4450k, 8Go RAM, crappy NVIDIA Geforce graphics card.

Trying to dock 2 ships built previously in 1.0.2 that feature nothing that could make them unflyable due to 1.0.3 changes, one already in orbit, the other on launchpad since 1.0.2 Both are less than 50 parts.

launch of the second rocket went perfectly. Set rendez vous with already orbiting spacecraft (was already in orbit in 1.0.2 but has no need for radiators, has no nukes, jet engines, wing parts or such, just a very probe with a few chutes.). Closest approach 0.0km, inclination NàN.

I auto-timewarped (stock autowarp, not KAC) to about 1min ahead of closest approach. Dipped into the atmosphere for a minute at 68km, that stopped the auto timewarp. Then everything went smoothly until closest approach.

I switched from map to flight view (while still time warping@50x); and looked towards the other spacecraft : i saw that :

And my frames dropped to about .01, literally one every 10 seconds...

It seems that there is something next to my targeted craft (duna lander) that replicated itself many many times and created a whole lot of parts... it's probably what stressed my PC so much.

I had to forcequit KSP through task manager : and that's a pretty huge amount of memory use since it happened less than 10 minutes after i first launched the game.

It's french, but pretty straight-forward : memory use is crazy after this little time playing

Any ideas what happened here ? it does look like a weird kraken tentacle, or some weird space train

EDIT : Meanwhile, 1.0.4 came out. I wonder if that's going to fix it. Downloading....

This is hotifx madness !

Edited June 23, 2015 by Hcube

[Padishar]

Well, hopefully this is another consequence of the bug that has just been fixed for KSP 1.0.4 (and you have a backup of your save). Does the Duna Lander have a heatshield...?

[Hcube]

Yes, the Duna lander does have a heatshield.... i heard they glitched out in 1.0.3

I downloaded 1.0.4 and re-launched the game.... it miserably crashed after a long loading time. What the hell ?

EDIT : i'm afraid to try again...

EDIT 2 : The game is not starting ! What's wrong with this update ?

EDIT 3 : The game works fine, but i'm getting terrible performance, especially for loading screens and game start. FPS are much lower than in 1.0.2

Edited June 23, 2015 by Hcube