Unity Part Tools throwing NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

[SpaceToad]

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
UrlDir+<get_AllConfigs>d__1b.MoveNext ()
UrlDir+<GetConfigs>d__2a.MoveNext ()
System.Collections.Generic.List`1[UrlDir+UrlConfig].AddEnumerable (IEnumerable`1 enumerable) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.Collections.Generic/List.cs:128)
System.Collections.Generic.List`1[UrlDir+UrlConfig]..ctor (IEnumerable`1 collection) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.Collections.Generic/List.cs:65)
KSPPartTools.GameDatabase.GetConfigs (System.String typeName)
KSPPartTools.PartToolsWindow.DrawSpaces ()
KSPPartTools.PartToolsWindow.OnGUI ()
System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.Reflection/MonoMethod.cs:222)

 

[nli2work]

do you have KSPI-E installed?

[SpaceToad]

6 minutes ago, nli2work said:

do you have KSPI-E installed?

Nope!

[nli2work]

any mods at all? I've had same problem before, NullRef spam in Unity, and eventually forces Unity to close. There's one or more invalid config files in Gamedata somewhere. only thing you can try is start with vanilla install, and add the mods one by one till you get the error again, then you can either try to find the problem config, or leave it out of the install that you link with Unity PartTools

[SpaceToad]

2 hours ago, nli2work said:

any mods at all? I've had same problem before, NullRef spam in Unity, and eventually forces Unity to close. There's one or more invalid config files in Gamedata somewhere. only thing you can try is start with vanilla install, and add the mods one by one till you get the error again, then you can either try to find the problem config, or leave it out of the install that you link with Unity PartTools

Yep. Quite a bit. I guess ill just have to add one at a time... ****.

[sal_vager]

Looks like a modding question, so I've moved this to addons.

[nli2work]

7 hours ago, SpaceToad said:

Yep. Quite a bit. I guess ill just have to add one at a time... ****.

I'd just link Unity to a vanilla install. You can copy/move the exports to your full modded install for testing if you want to.

[SpaceToad]

3 hours ago, nli2work said:

I'd just link Unity to a vanilla install. You can copy/move the exports to your full modded install for testing if you want to.

How can I have two installs with Steam?

[nli2work]

copy/paste the KSP folder from Steam install location I think. Not really sure since I don't have the steam version. I'm sure the answer is here on the forums somewhere.

Edited March 24, 2016 by nli2work

[SpaceToad]

On 3/24/2016 at 2:07 PM, nli2work said:

copy/paste the KSP folder from Steam install location I think. Not really sure since I don't have the steam version. I'm sure the answer is here on the forums somewhere.

So I figured that problem out, but now two more appear... ****. Unity says it cant find textures for both modded and stock parts! Also, I cannot spawn the Inline and Nosecone MK1 cockpits! Unity crashes with a "Too many heap sections" Error.

[nli2work]

Yeah I'd hold off on spawning stock IVAs, especially the newer ones. They crash PartTools/Unity. Just have to wait till Squad releases updated PartTools.

[SpaceToad]

8 hours ago, nli2work said:

Yeah I'd hold off on spawning stock IVAs, especially the newer ones. They crash PartTools/Unity. Just have to wait till Squad releases updated PartTools.

But what about the textures? Is it normal that it cant find them?

[nli2work]

that happens because all the textures in 1.0.5 are DDS format, PartTools can't process that format. everything you spawn will load black. Only way you can fix that is duplicate all the textures into a different format: PNG, Bitmap, MBM, or TGA.

[SpaceToad]

15 hours ago, nli2work said:

that happens because all the textures in 1.0.5 are DDS format, PartTools can't process that format. everything you spawn will load black. Only way you can fix that is duplicate all the textures into a different format: PNG, Bitmap, MBM, or TGA.

Oh god. Hopefully the 1.1 part tools get it right.

[Guest]

The issue with this (I get it a lot) is having Module Manager configs in your GameData folder.  At least that's what has caused it for me.

[SpaceToad]

2 hours ago, CliftonM said:

The issue with this (I get it a lot) is having Module Manager configs in your GameData folder.  At least that's what has caused it for me.

Really? Where should I put those configs?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, SpaceToad said:

Really? Where should I put those configs?

You could temporarily move them to a different folder.