Can corrupt craft files, corrupt save files, and/or vice versa

[datamonkey]

Hi guys,

I'm not sure if this is a stock or modded question, as it applies to stock too, but since i've modded my install...

I wanted to know if a corrupt craft file can corrupt a good/fresh save file, or if a corrupt save file, can corrupt a craft file (assuming the craft file was alright in the first place, even if created while using a corrupted save file)

The reasons for this are that I want to start a new save file, as the current one has experienced multiple crashes and odd failures, and needed to be restored a few time. Now S.A.V.E always marks the save file as CORRUPT, going back a long way. This is a very old save file, definitely from 1.0.4, maybe even 1.0 days!

However, I'd like to keep the various ships i've designed and used, in the new save (using all current mods so as not to break things).

Eventually, i'm also thinking of somehow getting the new save into the same state as the current one, so i don't have to spend time re-doing everything manually, but lets leave that for another time! Also, it's dependant on the original question of corrupt save or craft files corrupting each other.

I hope that makes sense!

Many thanks

[*Aqua*]

22 hours ago, datamonkey said:

wanted to know if a corrupt craft file can corrupt a good/fresh save file, or if a corrupt save file, can corrupt a craft file

Short answer: Yes and no.

 

Long answer:
The game save file and the craft files are saved seperately (KSP/saves/xyz & KSP/saves/xyz/ships) so from a logical point of view craft files should be unaffected by a corrupt game save file.

But the other way around it could be possible that a corrupt craft file corrupts a game save file, because a rocket on the start ramp is a copy of the craft file.

But as always there's a small possibility that a corrupt game save corrupts your saved crafts.

Edited January 2, 2016 by *Aqua*

[datamonkey]

Thanks Aqua

Given it's a small possibility, i'll try a new save with the current craft files, but i won't try to recreate what i've already done in terms of flights/scans/etc, just in case i go through it all and it does end up corrupted.

Maybe try to test it by launching all the saved ships, once i've cleaned the list up, and see what happens to the save file, at least in terms of what SAVE reports as the status.