Bug #2067
Science transmission is not affected by time warping
100%
Description
When transmitting science using some antenna, the transmission rate is not affected by the time warp.
So if the transmission takes for example 10 seconds, and I use a 10x time warp, the transmission should take 1 second while instead it still takes 10 seconds.
This opens an easy exploit that allows to transmit massive sets of data even when a ship doesn't actually have enough power generators to sustain it, since power generators (like solar panels) are affected by the time warp.
To reproduce / test this, just build a new probe with no batteries, a seismic sensor (or a gravioli sensor), one small solar panel and a DTS1 antenna. In real time, the solar panel doesn't produce enough power to transmit the data; but if you start the transmission and then timewarp to 50x or 100x, you are now able to complete the transmission.
On a side note: I would actually like to see this exploit transformed into a feature, as in having a way to manually cap the transmission rate of an antenna so that it doesn't dry off all my batteries.
History
#1 Updated by TruePikachu over 10 years ago
- Status changed from New to Confirmed
- % Done changed from 0 to 10
#3 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago
- Status changed from Confirmed to Needs Clarification
- % Done changed from 10 to 0
#4 Updated by Ippo over 8 years ago
- Status changed from Needs Clarification to Resolved
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
Could not reproduce in KSP 1.1.2
#5 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago
- Status changed from Resolved to Closed
Thanks Ippo. appreciate the retest