How to Delete Kerbals from existence in KSP 1.12?

[John Adler]

I accidentally created two named Kerbals with the wrong gender. I need to 100% delete them from existance so I can make new ones with the correct gender. Is there no way to do this? I know there is another thread about the same topic, but that one is quite old. Are there any new methods that have been discovered? I can't code, and since they're custom Kerbals, the dismiss-and-cycle method doesn't work. The only way that I can think of is deleting my entire save file, but I have a lot of stuff that I've done in that save, and I would rather not lose all of my ships.

Edited May 8, 2022 by John Adler

[Gargamel]

Moved to gameplay questions.  

[Lisias]

24 minutes ago, John Adler said:

I accidentally created two named Kerbals with the wrong gender. I need to 100% delete them from existance so I can make new ones with the correct gender. Is there no way to do this? I know there is another thread about the same topic, but that one is quite old. Are there any new methods that have been discovered? I can't code, and since they're custom Kerbals, the dismiss-and-cycle method doesn't work. The only way that I can think of is deleting my entire save file, but I have a lot of stuff that I've done in that save, and I would rather not lose all of my ships.

It's easier than you think.

1. Open your KSP folder, look for the folder called 'save
2. Inside 'save' Look for a folder with the name of the savegame you are running.
3. Inside this folder there's a file named 'persistentsfs'. BACKUP IT. (Do a ctrl-c followed by a ctrl-v).
4. Now open the persistent.sfs file using notepad.exe or, better, notepad++.
5. Do a find using the name of the kerbals you want to remove.

You will find something like this:

                KERBAL
                {
                        name = <Something> Kerman
                        gender = Male
                        type = Crew
                        trait = Pilot
                        brave = 0.5
                        dumb = 0.5
                        badS = False
                        veteran = False
                        tour = False
                        state = Available
                        inactive = False
                        inactiveTimeEnd = 0
                        gExperienced = 0
                        outDueToG = False
                        ToD = 0
                        idx = -1
                        extraXP = 0
                        hasHelmetOn = False
                        hasNeckRingOn = False
                        hasVisorDown = False
                        lightR = 1
                        lightG = 0.5176
                        lightB = 0
                        completedFirstEVA = False
                        suit = Default
                        hero = False
                        CAREER_LOG
                        {
                                flight = 0
                        }
                        FLIGHT_LOG
                        {
                                flight = 0
                        }
                }

Now you can edit the gender directly (male to female or viceversa) or you can delete everything - the KERBAL string and all lines from the fist "{" until the respective "}" (note that they are always in pairs with stuff inside).

Be carefull to do not delete to much or too few, the savegame is sensitive to these brackets and will fail lo load if you make a mistake - since the absolute need to have a backup (even me screw up something now and then).

Cheers!

Edited May 8, 2022 by Lisias
on my computer now.

[John Adler]

On 5/8/2022 at 9:35 AM, Lisias said:

It's easier than you think.

1. Open your KSP folder, look for the folder called 'save
2. Inside 'save' Look for a folder with the name of the savegame you are running.
3. Inside this folder there's a file named 'persistentsfs'. BACKUP IT. (Do a ctrl-c followed by a ctrl-v).
4. Now open the persistent.sfs file using notepad.exe or, better, notepad++.
5. Do a find using the name of the kerbals you want to remove.

You will find something like this:

                KERBAL
                {
                        name = <Something> Kerman
                        gender = Male
                        type = Crew
                        trait = Pilot
                        brave = 0.5
                        dumb = 0.5
                        badS = False
                        veteran = False
                        tour = False
                        state = Available
                        inactive = False
                        inactiveTimeEnd = 0
                        gExperienced = 0
                        outDueToG = False
                        ToD = 0
                        idx = -1
                        extraXP = 0
                        hasHelmetOn = False
                        hasNeckRingOn = False
                        hasVisorDown = False
                        lightR = 1
                        lightG = 0.5176
                        lightB = 0
                        completedFirstEVA = False
                        suit = Default
                        hero = False
                        CAREER_LOG
                        {
                                flight = 0
                        }
                        FLIGHT_LOG
                        {
                                flight = 0
                        }
                }

Now you can edit the gender directly (male to female or viceversa) or you can delete everything - the KERBAL string and all lines from the fist "{" until the respective "}" (note that they are always in pairs with stuff inside).

Be carefull to do not delete to much or too few, the savegame is sensitive to these brackets and will fail lo load if you make a mistake - since the absolute need to have a backup (even me screw up something now and then).

Cheers!

Thank you. I will... attempt to try this...

[Lisias]

1 hour ago, John Adler said:

Thank you. I will... attempt to try this...

Remember to make backups!!!

(been there, screwed that! )