1.0.5 Launch first vehicle contract not honored

[idPhobos]

Repro steps: Start a new normal career. Accept the "Launch first vessel" contract.

Make the following ship. From top to bottom.

Mk16 Chute

Mk1 Pod

RT-5 Flea

Modular girder segment

Launch the flight and the contract will not be fulfilled.

Do the same without the girder and it will work.

Strange one.

[sal_vager]

I'm sorry idPhobos but you will need to provide more information on how you did this.

Edited November 10, 2015 by sal_vager

[BudgetHedgehog]

Put the girder on the bottom Sal, attached to the Flea in the stack.

[sal_vager]

Okay, yes, I see that prevents the contract from triggering, but I have to say that this is easily worked around by not putting a girder under the flea.

[KerbMav]

but I have to say that this is easily worked around by not putting a girder under the flea.

Still a bug that needs fixing, right?

[sal_vager]

It'd be really, really low priority, and does not occur with any of the other starter parts.

This specific contract is checking for the vessel leaving the ground, but because the girder explodes that condition isn't met.

It's also a waste of 25 funds...

Edited November 10, 2015 by sal_vager

[KerbMav]

AFK at the moment (away from KSP, hehehe ... ), does a decoupler work? I used to put a decoupler under the engines in the beginning until I had launch clamps.

[sal_vager]

You start with:

Mk16 Parachute.

Mk1 command pod.

Flea SRB.

Basic Fin.

Structural Girder.

Mystery Goo containment unit.

You could deliberately avoid launching, get a crew report and goo result, then unlock the decoupler and put one of them under the craft, making sure to manually put the decoupler and flea in the same stage because they automatically separate, then launch (and throw 400 funds down the drain).

Then you could launch a craft without anything under it and see that actually it does complete.

[KerbMav]

If only I could remember the reason for me using a decoupler as "starting base" for early rockets ...

[sal_vager]

The sticky launchpad, but both tier1 and tier3 pads are fixed, and this issue affects no contracts other than "Launch our first craft" as it's the only one that makes this check.

[idPhobos]

Now I think a decoupler was probably why I got the bug in the first place. May be worth testing if that alone gives the same false result.

I did a non launching science grab, unlocked the first few tree nodes then used a decoupler as a base for my first real launch in lieu of launch clamps. Not something a new player will do but still a low bug for sure.