Parachutes Disappear After Quickloading

[Flexo]

Hello, I appear to have found a bug.

KSP Version: 0.24.2.559 Windows 32-bit AND 64-bit

What Happens: Parachutes disappear after loading a quicksave

Mods / Add-Ons: No mods, stock KSP

Steps to Replicate:

1) Get any command pod

2) Put any parachute on it

3) Get it up in the air by any means

4) Deploy parachutes

5) Quicksave

6) Quickload

Result:

The parachutes dissapear and stop providing drag. If the parachutes were in drogue mode, they will still fully deploy at the appropriate altitude. If the parachutes were fully deployed when they disappeared, explosions are imminent.

This happens every time, even if I restart the game.

Fixes/Workarounds:

Avoid quicksaving with parachutes deployed.

If nessecary:

1) Put a Kerbal on EVA

2) Right-click on the parachute/s

3) Cut and repack parachute/s

4) re-deploy the parachute/s

Other Notes/Pictures/Log Files:

The right click menu for the parachute still has the option to 'cut parachute'.

If you look really closely at the parachute after the drogue one has disappeared, you will see a tiny parachute that made me laugh way too much.

Note: I'm new to the forums and I don't know how to insert a picture into my post, so unfortunately there is no screenshot of the hilarious tiny parachute. I also don't know how to insert a download link, so no save file either. It's easy to replicate though.

Edited September 23, 2014 by Flexo

[Claw]

Hey Flexo (is that a Futurama reference?),

For your first post, that's an excellent bug report! Thanks for that.

It's a known bug that's been around for a version or two. You can find an additional fix for your save file in the thread below (in case you find yourself in need of rescuing a quicksave).

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/92235-Cross-Platform-Issues-Thread

If you want to upload pictures, you can take a screen shot with F1. The screenshot will then show up in your KSP_Install/screenshots directory. Upload those files to any image sharing site (such as www.imgur.com) and you can post the link on here. If you put code tags around the file URL, it will embed the picture in your post. It will look like [noparse][/noparse]

Welcome to the forums!

~Claw

[Flexo]

Thank you!

That is a Futurama reference, by the way. Glad you noticed!

Thanks for telling me how to post images, too.

And next time I report a bug, I'll make sure to check if it's known or not. I tried to check whether this one was, but I didn't find the right page.

See you next time,

~Bender's "Evil" lookalike

[deadalnix]

Why is that still a thing after 6 month ?

Also, thank you guys for the sav edit trick, I saved my Kerbal and a lot of science that way

[Claw]

I also have a fix available, if you tend to quickload in the atmosphere often. You can find it here: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/97285-0-25-Stock-Bug-Fix-Modules

Cheers,

-Claw