Unknown Signal Issue

[Cheesehead]

I've tried searching, and found nothing that worked to fix this. Just thought I would say that to start with.

I'm coming up on 700 hours of Space Engineers, and just encountered this problem. Unknown signal stuff stopped working in my game. I can't get them back.

* Tried turning them off and on again
* Tried the savegame file editing method. It is not turned off in that file.
* Tried cycling the "H" key.
* My suit broadcasting is on. Tried cycling that.
* It's not a Mod issue.
* I tried verifying files a few times.
* It was working in the new game I started. Played a few days, and they stopped.
* Maybe I should build a beacon on my home base ???
* I did have a friend that just got the game to join my game. I didn't stop when he joined.

So, I'm kinda frustrated. Looking up old posts and getting the usual runaround in reddit didn't help.

If anyone knows what is going on, i would very much appreciate the help.

Thank you.

[Cthulhu]

i thiught this was fixed, i had not this bug from a week, it happens when you save and exit the game while an unkn. sign. is on timer.
to fix edit Sandbox.scb of your save search for <PlayerContainerData> and switch false to true :)

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, it's an old bug that happens on Public server only but a lot reported having the same problem in Local Offline mode recently and one shared a solution you could try.

Read the solution added to this dicussion :

Unknown Signal Stopped Spawning
https://steamcommunity.com/app/244850/discussions/1/3826414367724351973/


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I also strongly recommend to send your save to the SE programmers before fixing it, so they can have a look at a world save having this bug in.

All report directly to the SE Programmers :

Support Portal = https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/pc
(create "Bug report" or "Request help"(Private) or "Feedback"(Petition) on the Portal)

All may use the Support Email to report the bugs found if they prefer :
Email = [e-mail]

[Dan2D3D]

Info +

You may publish your save on the Workshop and send the link with short description of the problem by Email.

OR

Create a Portal Bug Report, we can transfer from our Drives over there and the SE Programmer can chat with you if needed.

[Cheesehead]

Originally posted by Borrago:

i thiught this was fixed, i had not this bug from a week, it happens when you save and exit the game while an unkn. sign. is on timer.
to fix edit Sandbox.scb of your save search for <PlayerContainerData> and switch false to true :)

already tried this. It still says true.

[Cheesehead]

Originally posted by Dan2D3D:

Info +

You may publish your save on the Workshop and send the link with short description of the problem by Email.

OR

Create a Portal Bug Report, we can transfer from our Drives over there and the SE Programmer can chat with you if needed.

Thank you. You all are awesome.

[Cheesehead]

<EnableContainerDrops>true</EnableContainerDrops>

not doing anything.

[Cthulhu]

Originally posted by Cheesehead:

Originally posted by Borrago:

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already tried this. It still says true.

then you need to wait the number of seconds shown in <Timer>

[Dan2D3D]

Questions :

How much Unknown Signals have you collected before they stopped ?

Are you collecting those non stop without missing any for a week ?

Just trying to find why it happens ...

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Cheesehead:

<EnableContainerDrops>true</EnableContainerDrops>

not doing anything.

It isn't the EnableContainerDrops element. Here is the relevant section of my post that was linked by Dan earlier in this thread:

"edit the sandbox.sbc file for that save game, find the section called <PlayerContainerData> and change any <Active>false</Active> elements to <Active>true</Active>."

[Cheesehead]

Originally posted by Dan2D3D:

Questions :

How much Unknown Signals have you collected before they stopped ?

Are you collecting those non stop without missing any for a week ?

Just trying to find why it happens ...

Thanks for the reply. I'll answer your questions to the best I can.

I was showing a friend who I talked into getting the game the basics. We played for a few days on a fresh world. I would say about 3 to 4 hours average a day. Since he was new and learning, we ignored the signals until he asked what they were. I showed him one, and he pushed the button and didn't get anything, which I thought was odd for your very first one, but thats what happened. I didn't collect any personally. We then grinded it down for the parts.

The next day we played, I didn't see any. We haven't seen any since.

I hope that clears up what was going on. The save game is less than a week old. It's not a big deal to start a new game really. Just kind of odd it happened.

My friend is playing the base game. I have all the DLCs if that matters.

[Cheesehead]

Originally posted by Jeff:

Originally posted by Cheesehead:

<EnableContainerDrops>true</EnableContainerDrops>

not doing anything.

It isn't the EnableContainerDrops element. Here is the relevant section of my post that was linked by Dan earlier in this thread:

"edit the sandbox.sbc file for that save game, find the section called <PlayerContainerData> and change any <Active>false</Active> elements to <Active>true</Active>."

Ok thank you. I'll double check for what you said.

[Cheesehead]

Originally posted by Cheesehead:

Originally posted by Jeff:

It isn't the EnableContainerDrops element. Here is the relevant section of my post that was linked by Dan earlier in this thread:

"edit the sandbox.sbc file for that save game, find the section called <PlayerContainerData> and change any <Active>false</Active> elements to <Active>true</Active>."

Ok thank you. I'll double check for what you said.

Ok. I made a mistake. My apologies. I was looking at the wrong .sbc file. The one I was looking at was much shorter than this big long one i just found. There are two entries for player IDs. I assume it me and my friend. Both say false for some reason. I will change them and test it tomorrow.

[Sprocket66]

Reverify files?

[Valderci]

I have the same issue regularly. I check the file every day to switch it to true if necessary.

It doesn't happen every time, but it is regular.

[CynicDragon]

It has happened to me as well, still can't figured out how to fix it since I'm not that tech savvy, I usually expect a paid game to work to some degree