Kerbal Space Program

ADDING TO BUG REPORT: Illumination light glow decal glitch

KSP Version 1.7.2.2556 Win x64 en-us using Win 10 on Alienware14 w/ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M, driver 389.12

What happens: Illuminator light parts glow decals appear and disappear with command module lights, even when Illuminator parts are not Action keyed to turn on with command module lights ('U' key)

Mods: All Stock, without Expansions. Also appears with Expansions and mods, such as Aviation Lights

Steps to replicate:
1) In Sandbox game, VAB, start new craft with a Mk1-3 Pod. Attach Illuminator Mk1 and Mk2 lights to the surface of the pod, on the sides, pointing toward the ground. Do NOT turn on either the capsule lights or the Illuminators.

2) In Action Groups, remove the Illuminator's toggle commands from the Light Action ('U' key).

3) Launch the craft with crew. All lights, CM and Illuminator, should be off, with no glow effects on the Illuminator lenses.

4) Use the 'U' key to toggle the command module lights on.

5) If the glow decals on the lenses for the Mk1 and Mk2 Illuminators don't come on spontaneously within 10 seconds, move mouse cursor over them (no clicking on the part or PAW). The glow decals on both Illuminator lenses will come on and stay on after moving the cursor off the craft. Note, the Illuminator's states are still 'off' and aren't illuminating the craft or the ground.

6) Move the mouse cursor on and off the Illuminator part (highlighting and de-highlighting) to observe that the lens returns to the correct state ONLY when highlighted. Note, this state is preserved when moving off the Illuminator and continuing to highlight the CM. Move the cursor all the way off the craft so nothing is highlighted, to see the lens revert to the incorrect glow state.

7) Turn on the Mk1 and Mk2 within their respective PAWs. The ground and CM should now be illuminated, and the lens glows stay on.

8) Use the 'U' key to turn off the CM lights. The Mk1 and Mk2 will turn off their lens glows within 10 seconds, or upon mouse-over, and stay off. Note, the ground and CM are still being illuminated, and the Mk1 and Mk2 status are still showing as turned on.

9) Repeat Step 6 to observe how the lens only goes to the correct state when that part is highlighted, and reverts back to incorrect state when cursor is moved off the craft.

FIX: No idea. I first noticed this with Aviation Lights. The same steps can replicate it, but it gets more interesting when the blinking functions are utilized or color of the light is changed: the light will come on, continuously, full brightness, and white, even as it's intermittently illuminating the craft and ground in another color. I confirmed this was a Stock issue by doing a separate fresh install with no expansion or mods.

I can post pics or logs if this still doesn't "illuminate" the issue....

diomedea wrote:

Oh, you mean that issue, the glass of the lamps brightening up when shouldn't. Yes, is a old issue, but thanks for reporting. Would be perfect if you could check changes with the next release.

Well, I think it started somewhere between KSP 1.6 and 1.7, because I've been marking my craft with Aviation Lights for navigation markers and beacons for a while, and only in 1.7.2 did I notice the glow effects going bad. I've got screenshots of craft from 1.6.1 where everything was still working as intended. I kind of fell out of doing a Career Mode game recently due to what seems like a constant stream of updates lately (which breaks Kopernicus, which is version locked). I'm hoping 1.7.3, and associated Expansions, are the last non-hotfix update for at least a few months....