Craft not loading/game hangs - mun base

[Iasus]

Hi guys - I've got an issue with a craft causing my game to hang during loading it from the tracking station. The craft in question is a composite munbase, made of 4 smaller craft linked using Kerbal Attachment System. I wonder if the issue is a RAM shortage, but task manager tells me it's only using 3.7 Gb of RAM, when I have 8 available it seems unlikely this is the problem. The problem I'm having is the game nearly loads - I get the "1x time warp" message up, but then no more loading than that. I end up having to kill KSP using the task manager.

Has anyone else had problems with large part number or composite/docked craft not loading and/or know of any solutions? I'd like to load it so I can get my kerbals home if possible.

Thanks

Ias

[Captain Sierra]

KSP is still 32 bit. You are in facet reaching the RAM limit or at least getting close.

1) part count of all crafts within loading range?

2) You may also be experiencing general lag with loading lots of parts within physics range. This causes pretty good lag spikes and general slowness when loading.

[Virtualgenius]

Did you by chance upgrade Kas to the latest version as its not backward compatible and craft wont load if it has the old stuff installed

[Iasus]

I didn't upgrade KAS, but thanks for the suggestion.

Sierra: Just running a part count now.

[Iasus]

KSP is still 32 bit. You are in facet reaching the RAM limit or at least getting close.

1) part count of all crafts within loading range?

2) You may also be experiencing general lag with loading lots of parts within physics range. This causes pretty good lag spikes and general slowness when loading.

Counted parts now - I reckon it's 141. Screenshot attached. Could there also be lag assosciated with the fact that using KAS to link them I selected "link docked" so they all count as 1 huge vessel?

That's (clockwise from top) a lander, a hab module, a power plant and a kethane mining and converter rig.

Ias

[boomerdog2000]

Is it not loading at all or is it just loading slowly?

If it's the first it could be mod issues, or the base is registered as inside the terrain which could be from a mod bug, or if you changed the terrain detail.

[Iasus]

It was trying to load but seeming to hang - perhaps this was just taking *ages*. However, I just tried to switch to the munbase vessel from a vessel in munar orbit and the game crashed.

Ias

[Captain Sierra]

Hmmmm. I do see lots of mods at play there. I think this is a mod related issue. Much as I hate to condemn people's bases, I suggest EVAing the kerbals and getting them well away, then terminating the base entirely. I would suggest updating KAS and try to narrow it down to the mod. I see AEIS, NP, KAS, and Kethane there. I highly doubt it's Kethane. Majiir does an unbelievable optimization job on it.

[boomerdog2000]

Problem with EVAing the kerbals is if you can't get the base to load you can't get them out.

I lost 4 kerbals that way. It was a tragic day.