Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 So, I was looking for the four Kerbals (Bill,Val,Bob,Jeb) when the mysteriously were K.I.A. I am hoping to access the files to bring them back to lie, but I can't find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmbralRaptor Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 open KSP/saves/yoursavename/persistant.sfs in your favorite text editor, and do a search for those names. Note that you might have to edit in multiple places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownhair2 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Dangit ninja'd. IIRC I think they respawn no matter what your settings are anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 13 minutes ago, UmbralRaptor said: open KSP/saves/yoursavename/persistant.sfs in your favorite text editor, and do a search for those names. Note that you might have to edit in multiple places. Though... I have a HUGE persistant folder. Where are the Kerbals in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownhair2 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Edlu Kerman said: Though... I have a HUGE persistant folder. Where are the Kerbals in it? Use ctrl+f and look for their names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Just now, Brownhair2 said: Use ctrl+f and look for their names Kay think I found them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 11 minutes ago, Brownhair2 said: Use ctrl+f and look for their names WAIT... Editing that made my game in KSP dissapear, And I cannot press "Resume saved game" successfully anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Brownhair2 said: Use ctrl+f and look for their names HALP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownhair2 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Just now, Edlu Kerman said: HALP What did you do? Did you backup your save? Because if not, I recommend you undo whatever you did and make a copy of your save before you do anything else so you don't lose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 12 minutes ago, Brownhair2 said: What did you do? Did you backup your save? Because if not, I recommend you undo whatever you did and make a copy of your save before you do anything else so you don't lose it. I did backup a save a few days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkBltChemie Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Here are a couple idea: If you edited the persistent file and now it does not work, do you have any recent quicksaves available? If so, rename one to "persistent." This should let you load the game again although it may be at an earlier time depending on how recent the quicksave is. If you don't have any quicksaves (or if they are old), you may have to go back through the changes you made previously and try to undo them. Kerbal names come up in a lot of places throughout the save file as previously mentioned. I prefer searching (Ctrl+F) for "Roster" first which is toward the end of the file. Then, either scroll through or search for the particular Kerbals you want to edit. Find the line where it says: state = KIA/MIA/Assigned/Available To bring them back, change to: state = Available It is always a good idea to backup the persistent file before editing just in case something goes wrong. Here is a link to the KSP Wiki talking about Modifying Kerbals and what the different parameters are. Edited July 12, 2016 by BlkBltChemie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 minute ago, BlkBltChemie said: Here are a couple idea: If you edited the persistent file and now it does not work, do you have any recent quicksaves available? If so, rename one to "persistent." This should let you load the game again although it may be at an earlier time depending on how recent the quicksave is. If you don't have any quicksaves (or if they are old), you may have to go back through the changes you made previously and try to undo them. Kerbal names come up in a lot of places throughout the save file as previously mentioned. I prefer searching (Ctrl+F) for "Roster" first which is toward the end of the file. Then, either scroll through or search for the particular Kerbals you want to edit. Find the line where it says: state = KIA/MIA/Assigned/Available To bring them back, change to: state = Available (It is always a good idea to backup the persistent file before editing just in case something goes wrong.) Okay. I did delete the "die" with getting them back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkBltChemie Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Edlu Kerman said: Okay. I did delete the "die" with getting them back Sorry, not quite sure what you mean by that. In general, just deleting something in the file can cause problems; it needs to be replaced with something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Just now, BlkBltChemie said: Sorry, not quite sure what you mean by that. In general, just deleting something in the file can cause problems; it needs to be replaced with something else. What Imean is it also has a career record and I deleted the "Die" on the record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkBltChemie Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Edlu Kerman said: What Imean is it also has a career record and I deleted the "Die" on the record Ah I see, my mistake; to be honest I haven't looked that closely at the Career and Flight Log portions. Everything up and running again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, BlkBltChemie said: Ah I see, my mistake; to be honest I haven't looked that closely at the Career and Flight Log portions. Everything up and running again? Well, no. I de-installed and am re-installing. I won't lose much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkBltChemie Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Bummer, sorry we couldn't get it working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 minute ago, BlkBltChemie said: Bummer, sorry we couldn't get it working. Thanks, but I feel like it can't hurt to re-install. Oh Wow. It didn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Edlu Kerman said: Thanks, but I feel like it can't hurt to re-install. Oh Wow. It didn't work I got it to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 My KML - Persistence file editor could also help with editing and reviving kerbals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Moving to Gameplay Questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkBltChemie Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 On 7/12/2016 at 3:58 PM, Edlu Kerman said: I got it to work! Glad to hear things are back up and running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlu Kerman Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 55 minutes ago, BlkBltChemie said: Glad to hear things are back up and running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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