Help with a bug.

[Thesonicgalaxy]

I don't know if this bug has a name or if the fix has been addressed before, but i really don't want to rebuild the thing. I posted before but since there appears to be a fix thought i might as well ask here too.

Someone said that you could fix it with save file editing, but i dunno how to do that.

I was building a sort of launch tower thing and then this happened:

Please i really don't want to rebuild it.

[sal_vager]

It looks like you managed to get parts within parts using symmetry, you should see some flickering or brighter parts in the editor, these are the ones that are duplicated and clipped inside each other.

Craft file editing can fix this but it's a real nightmare, it's possible to detach the parts in the editor if you are careful though, expect a lot of rage moments when parts refuse to be put down or half your craft vanishes with one click.

It might help to move the craft so you can get the camera inside it, but really you want to find the part before all this duplication started and dump it.

Everything after that point will have to be rebuilt, there's just something screwy about using symmetry when the section already has symmetry of its own.

[Thesonicgalaxy]

It looks like you managed to get parts within parts using symmetry, you should see some flickering or brighter parts in the editor, these are the ones that are duplicated and clipped inside each other.

Craft file editing can fix this but it's a real nightmare, it's possible to detach the parts in the editor if you are careful though, expect a lot of rage moments when parts refuse to be put down or half your craft vanishes with one click.

It might help to move the craft so you can get the camera inside it, but really you want to find the part before all this duplication started and dump it.

Everything after that point will have to be rebuilt, there's just something screwy about using symmetry when the section already has symmetry of its own.

Good news is, i found a work around but i have nightmares that something is just going to go wrong with it any moment now. only some of the craft had this bug on it, so i am able to get some parts out and put them in the sub assembly tab, so i guess i managed to get out of this. I had to rebuild a little bit but hey, i am hopefully fine now.

[sal_vager]

Glad you fixed it, any chance you could document what you did so it might help others?

[Thesonicgalaxy]

Glad you fixed it, any chance you could document what you did so it might help others?

Do you want me to just put it here, or in another place?

[sal_vager]

Is it Tutorial worthy?

[Thesonicgalaxy]

Is it Tutorial worthy?

I guess, i mean, i'll put pictures and stuff and be all like "Hey you got dis bug well i do too so i be gonna fix it in da stuff well not really just working around it i guess i mean don't look at me like that." So i guess it is yeah.

[sal_vager]

If you'd rather post it here that's good too, it'd be good to know more ways to fix this bug either way.

[Thesonicgalaxy]

If you'd rather post it here that's good too, it'd be good to know more ways to fix this bug either way.

okay, i'll make it here soon. I don't have the broken craft anymore so i'll just kinda work with the fixed one and pretend it's all gone to crap.