Disappearing Contracts - All Active Contracts Wiped Out

[LTrotsky]

build id = 00861

2015.06.23 at 17:19:17 CEST

In the process of recreating this annoying problem, in which all active contracts are wiped out. I believe it happens with 'new probe, specific orbit' contracts when I attempt to fulfill two of these contracts in a single launch with a vehicle that carries two separate but identical satellites for deployment.

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Working on this now, posting an Imgur Album, should be finished soon. Any tips on getting a complete bug report logged apart from what is already in the instructions. All required files will be dropped to a fileshare.

Bug 1 - Bugged Navball

https://www./folder/a6wso98prnldc/ESA-B_(ModCust)_-_Copy_-_Contract_Wipe_Recreate

Instructions

1. From the Space Center, hit esc and load the quicksave file which has (bug navball) in the name.

2. From the Space Center, go to SAT MATSAT Minmus 1 Probe (on escape trajectory from Minmus), which should be the last ship in the Tracking Station view. Click 'Fly'.

3. Observe Navball on this probe. Right click on the probe core, select 'control from here'. Notice how the navball changes orientation.

It appears that the starting navball orientation is still linked to the main vehicle probe core, called the SAT - MATSAT Minmus 1 from which it detached prior to entering Minmus SOI.

Edited November 2, 2015 by LTrotsky

[LTrotsky]

Okay found 1 bug, not the one I'm looking for. Yet.

After entering Minmus SOI with both vehicles in this test the contracts did not wipe (they are still there, and I think I know why). However, from the space center I switched to the detached probe (Probe 1), not the main vehicle which is still carrying the other probe, for the orbit capture maneuver node which comes up first for this vessel. I entered the node and began the burn at the appropriate time. The reported DV necessary, however, kept increasing rather than going down as it should. When I right clicked on the probe core and hit 'control from here' the navball orientation switched to the correct orientation for that probe, showing the maneuver node in a different place. Oriented to that node and continued the burn to capture. This probe, however, has no other probe core attached, so why was the orientation initially different? Below will be dropped a quicksave file just prior to the burn of the first probe, where the problem may appear.

I think the reason the contracts did not wipe is because this time, unlike in the career play earlier, I switched to the detached probe and followed that into the Minmus SOI. In this test, I did not switch focus to the detached vessel until after both vessels had entered the SOI.

[LTrotsky]

After two separate attempts to re-create the disappearance of the contracts, I was unsuccessful. It may have something to do with a particular sequence of actions and a particular scene change method, but . . . not sure. I did the best I could to do what I had done before which resulted in the disappearance, but didn't remember what that was precisely. At least the nav ball orientation was discovered. I was able to get both satellites into their respective orbits and fulfill both contracts, and will now use this for my main save in this career. From now on I will use ALT-F5 to back up the career frequently.

[CatmanFS]

I have encountered the disappearing contracts bug twice now. It happened once after starting the game back up for the day, and once during an interplanetary mission to Duna that I was working on while also cruising around the mun-minmus area saving astronauts and putting up satellites. It really sucks because I was earning money for the last VAB upgrade and almost had a few different objectives accomplished. Now they're just all gone, not failed, not anything, like they never exsisted. Before I was actually kind of glad because I had some tedious ones built up that I didn't want to take a penalty on, but now I'm low on funds and am struggling to work up motivation to start over.