NOOB Question - Data/Science Collection

[CubertFarnsworth]

Just started playing this game on Xbox. I do not have a PC that can run this game. 

I have been watching the tutorials from Scott Manley, amazing content by the way, and I have noticed that he can click and collect data/science and then later on do it again from the same item/module. Whenever I do that, it asks if I want to over ride my existing information. Am I doing something wrong or is this just a different version. The video that I am watching right now is  Kerbal Space Program - Career Mode Guide For Beginners - Part 9, and it has a publish date of May 10, 2015. That is almost a year and a half ago, so I am going to go out on a limb here and say that is probably a different version. 

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[DD_bwest]

while not watching the video, he is probably removing the results while on EVA before he runs them again.   you just go EVA, get reasonably close to the experiment and right click,  you will see "take data" 

for material bays and goo cans, when you remove data, they become inoperable until a scientist resets them.  but it can be good to take the data so that its easier to get back to kerbin with the data in the pod.

 

edit: oops i forgot you said xbox,  instead of "right click"  it would be the same buttons as bringing up the cursor and clicking on an experiment

Edited October 7, 2016 by DD_bwest

[CubertFarnsworth]

3 minutes ago, DD_bwest said:

while not watching the video, he is probably removing the results while on EVA before he runs them again.   you just go EVA, get reasonably close to the experiment and right click,  you will see "take data" 

for material bays and goo cans, when you remove data, they become inoperable until a scientist resets them.  but it can be good to take the data so that its easier to get back to kerbin with the data in the pod.

I did do that, by going EVA and taking the data, but if I collect more than ONE data then when I get back in the pod it now says something about being able to save ONLY one set of data. Therefore discarding the rest.  Is there an upgrade I need to make?

 

Edited October 7, 2016 by CubertFarnsworth

[DD_bwest]

1 hour ago, CubertFarnsworth said:

I did do that, by going EVA and taking the data, but if I collect more than ONE data then when I get back in the pod it now says something about being able to save ONLY one set of data. Therefore discarding the rest.  Is there an upgrade I need to make?

 

ah sorry i miss understood. you cant have the same data twice, so if your in the same biome and run the test youll just have the same data. youll have to run the tests in a different biome.    surface biomes, lower atmosphere, upper atmosphere, low orbit and high orbit.   there is also a corresponding biome for EVA in low orbit when above surface biomes.

[CubertFarnsworth]

Ahhhh.... so if you're in a separate biome then you can take a different test. Thank you