Editing Science in Save game

[SiWalder]

Hiya

I hope you're all well.

I was wondering if anyone with a grasp on save game editing knows how to reset the collected science for a given Planet/Moon back to 0.

Basically, having unlocked the tree I now want to go out and completely re-do a few of my favourite missions to refine the Craft/Route/agenda in order to maximise the science and fun.  So I want to keep all the unlocked parts, but be able to start collecting science again from scratch. 

Anyone know if that's possible?

Thanks 

[Aelfhe1m]

Yes, but you'll have to do quite a bit of editing to remove all the science results.

• MAKE A BACKUP FIRST!!
• Open the persistent.sfs file in a text editor.
• Search for: name = ResearchAndDevelopment
  • You should find something like this:
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    SCENARIO
    {
      name = ResearchAndDevelopment
      scene = 7, 8, 5, 6
      sci = XXXXX
      Tech
      {
        id = start
        ...
      }
      [LOTS MORE TECH NODES]
    
      Science
      {
        id = temperatureScan@KerbinSrfLandedLaunchPad
        title = Temperature Scan from LaunchPad
        ...
      }
      [LOTS MORE SCIENCE NODES]
    }

     

  • Carefully delete all those Science {...} nodes
  • Optional: edit the sci = XXXXX line to be sci = 0 to reset your total science points
• That will have removed all the standard stock and modded science results (but not the breaking ground deployed science or some of the more specialised modded science)
• Search for name = ProgressTracking
  • You should find something like:
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    SCENARIO
    {
    	name = ProgressTracking
    	scene = 7, 8, 5
    	Progress
    	{
    		FirstLaunch
    		{
    			completed = 1572.271919183
    		}
    		FirstCrewToSurvive
    		{
    			...
    		}
    		[MORE NODES]
    	}
    }

     

  • Carefully remove everything inside the Progress { } brackets while leaving the brackets
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    SCENARIO
    {
    	name = ProgressTracking
    	scene = 7, 8, 5
    	Progress
    	{
    	}
    }
    			

     

• That will reset all the progress tracking so that you can get the "returned from orbit", "returned from minmus surface" etc. science again.
• If you have breaking ground and want to reset the deployed science then that's a bit more complicated. Easiest way is to create a fresh new save and copy the SCENARIO { name = DeployedScience ... } section from that and use it to replace the corresponding section of the save you are editing.
• If you have DMagic Orbital Science and want to redo an asteroid science mission then you need to search for name = DMScienceScenario
  • replace the found section with the starting values:
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    SCENARIO
    {
      name = DMScienceScenario
      scene = 7, 5, 8, 6
      Asteroid_Science
      {
      }
      Anomaly_Records
      {
      }
    }

     

I think that covers the main points.

Part mods with extra experiments will generally have been reset by editing the ResearchAndDevelopment scenario.

Mods with "complex" or highly modified science systems (e.g. Kerbalism) may require special handling.

 

[SiWalder]

2 hours ago, Aelfhe1m said:

Yes, but you'll have to do quite a bit of editing to remove all the science results.

• MAKE A BACKUP FIRST!!
• Open the persistent.sfs file in a text editor.
• Search for: name = ResearchAndDevelopment
  • You should find something like this:
  •   Reveal hidden contents

    
    
    SCENARIO
    {
      name = ResearchAndDevelopment
      scene = 7, 8, 5, 6
      sci = XXXXX
      Tech
      {
        id = start
        ...
      }
      [LOTS MORE TECH NODES]
    
      Science
      {
        id = temperatureScan@KerbinSrfLandedLaunchPad
        title = Temperature Scan from LaunchPad
        ...
      }
      [LOTS MORE SCIENCE NODES]
    }

     

  • Carefully delete all those Science {...} nodes
  • Optional: edit the sci = XXXXX line to be sci = 0 to reset your total science points
• That will have removed all the standard stock and modded science results (but not the breaking ground deployed science or some of the more specialised modded science)
• Search for name = ProgressTracking
  • You should find something like:
  •   Reveal hidden contents

    
    
    SCENARIO
    {
    	name = ProgressTracking
    	scene = 7, 8, 5
    	Progress
    	{
    		FirstLaunch
    		{
    			completed = 1572.271919183
    		}
    		FirstCrewToSurvive
    		{
    			...
    		}
    		[MORE NODES]
    	}
    }

     

  • Carefully remove everything inside the Progress { } brackets while leaving the brackets
  •   Reveal hidden contents

    
    
    SCENARIO
    {
    	name = ProgressTracking
    	scene = 7, 8, 5
    	Progress
    	{
    	}
    }
    			

     

• That will reset all the progress tracking so that you can get the "returned from orbit", "returned from minmus surface" etc. science again.
• If you have breaking ground and want to reset the deployed science then that's a bit more complicated. Easiest way is to create a fresh new save and copy the SCENARIO { name = DeployedScience ... } section from that and use it to replace the corresponding section of the save you are editing.
• If you have DMagic Orbital Science and want to redo an asteroid science mission then you need to search for name = DMScienceScenario
  • replace the found section with the starting values:
  •   Reveal hidden contents

    
    
    SCENARIO
    {
      name = DMScienceScenario
      scene = 7, 5, 8, 6
      Asteroid_Science
      {
      }
      Anomaly_Records
      {
      }
    }

     

I think that covers the main points.

Part mods with extra experiments will generally have been reset by editing the ResearchAndDevelopment scenario.

Mods with "complex" or highly modified science systems (e.g. Kerbalism) may require special handling.

 

That's Amazing, I really appreciate your time. Thanks