Bug #6738
Flag name starting with "(" causes artifacts in Space Center menu
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Description
Original report by /u/Wheels2050 on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/41c90s/debris_bug_at_ksc_any_solutions/
After placing a flag near North pole and giving it name "(Almost) The North Pole!", strange piece of debris appeared in Space Center menu, see attached screenshots and Flag.sfs for verification.
Simple from scratch reproduction steps:
- deploy a pod with a Kerbal on launchpad
- put the Kerbal on EVA and plant a Flag
- give the flag name starting with "(", e.g. "(Test)"
- return the Kerbal to the pod and recover the pod
- notice the artefact appearing on launchpad
- notice the artefact does not follow motion of launchpad when moving the camera
It is possible to switch the effect on and off from Tracking Station by renaming the flag.
Using priority Normal as the issue is triggered by what appears to be a completely valid name for a flag, it reduces functionality (impossible to launch by clicking on runway/launchpad, the execution does not get past the ship selection) and cause may get very tricky to figure out (as after planting the flag the player may continue to play for a while before returning to Space Center).
History
#1 Updated by TriggerAu over 7 years ago
- Status changed from New to Needs Clarification
#2 Updated by Perry_Apsis over 7 years ago
- File screenshot1.png screenshot1.png added
Reproduced successfully in clean 1.1.3 install following the steps above. Flag appears as debris with a... what are we calling those, map pins? Points of interest? Whatever.
In the KSC view, the pin seemed to follow the camera normally. But if I go to the Tracking Center, select the flag and "fly", then the pin appears in the flight screen. As Kashua noted, it is fixed with regard to the camera, so zooming and rotating the camera angle seems to move the pin around the map.
In this screen shot I've maneuvered it next to the Mun, but I could really put it anywhere you can see.
#3 Updated by Perry_Apsis over 7 years ago
- Status changed from Needs Clarification to Updated
- % Done changed from 0 to 10
This just in: If you click the pin, neither "recover" nor "fly" work. The scene does not change.
#4 Updated by Perry_Apsis over 7 years ago
ogodogod! It follows you into the SPH (and presumably the VAB, but haven't looked there yet.)
Actually, I started a new game, and it was still there. I had to quit and restart to get rid of it.
#5 Updated by TriggerAu over 7 years ago
Thanks for all the updates, much appreciated
#6 Updated by sal_vager over 7 years ago
- Status changed from Updated to Confirmed
Yeah it's broken things here, can't fly the craft anymore.
#7 Updated by Kasuha over 7 years ago
Bug is still present in 1.2
There are no visual artifacts in Space Center but a ship named "(test) ship" left on Runway caused all kinds of problems: visible as debris with no crew in Space Center, could not recover, could not fly, invisible in tracking station.