Elite: Dangerous - Bug discussion

DarthLuca · Jan 12, 2015

Bug or just sucky feature??
Ok so I knew I was going somewhere so I scanned through the commodities to see what I could carry that might be profitable. Auto Fabricators and Resonating Separators showed as exports to where I was going so I bought a bunch of these and carried on. When I get to where I'm going (A small 'Refinery') system btw), I check the prices and find they are less than I paid!!?? Ok I say fair enough, &^%& happens. So I complete my business and move on. I check out the Galaxy map for the next nearby 'Refinery' system and go there. Same problem!? Prices are still below what I paid!? Also shows that the commodities in question are IMPORTS from the original system where I bought the stuff!?
So BUG? or just REALLY annoying? Surely this can't be right. Either Auto Fabs and Res Seps ARE or should be in demand at Refineries OR the Import/export is incorrect (OR both).
Please fix!

Oddball · Jan 12, 2015

What has happened to bounty hunting in rings around planets?

1. I was after a sidewinder who was 'wanted'. As soon as I hit him I got a 203cr bounty on my head and a 'Wanted' status tagged to me. ???
2. Where have all the wanted anaconda's gone? Haven't seen any for a week and I have been in various systems looking.
3. NPC's mining nothing?
4. Asteroids disappearing?

Anyone else had these issues?

gmatagmis · Jan 12, 2015

After 1.0.4 i had been interdicted 3 times, and all the times after drop from SC there was no any npc's near me.

xslam · Jan 12, 2015

Last night i went to warzone and saw some bugs:

1) My "wingman" has interdicted a player. Then we start shoot him. He saw only one of us, and i saw only interdicted player.
2) I shooted a player, i striped his shields but shield bank restore them. Also sometimes my shield bank restore shields when they was already stripped.

Mrjupp · Jan 12, 2015

Thats my issue. At Hatmehing (and many other systems) I am unable to view the System Map via the Galaxy Map, without the graphics crashing, giving me a black screen. The interface is still working in the background and I have a mouse cursor which is clickable (I moved the mouse around repeatedly clicking until something audible registered) but I cannot view the screen. Again, this is since what is now Sunday 11th that I have been unable to properly use the Maps. I was wondering what FD may have done to enhance the Galaxy Map and System Map as this has now crashed rendering of my graphics, with no obvious fix.

When going in Open Play to System Map via Galaxy Map it crashes half the time. When going to System Map directly in Open Play it crashes all the time. In Solo I can sometimes go to System Map via Galaxy Map without crashing but only half the time. Attached are screenshots.

EMarkM · Jan 12, 2015

Display Bug

Anyone else been getting random screen resolution changes with 1.04?

It's happened to me two or three times in the last couple of days. Suddenly I can only see part of the cockpit view, and, upon alt-tabbing out, even the launcher screen looks off-centre and wrong.

GTX 770 here on factory settings, Win 8.1.

I've heard from at least one other gamer who gets the same issue with a different card and on Win 7.0.

Can't find anything here on the official forum bug thread though.

fichtel · Jan 12, 2015

Since the last update, we have problems to see online friends in private groups who are flying in the same system.

In open play, most friends are visible, but not every time and not everybody.
Sometimes it helps to leave the system and jump into it back again or leave the game log out and in.

But in private groups it is not able to see each other.

Mart Kirsten · Jan 12, 2015

Stuck in hyperspace jump

I am currently at Erevate, Cleve Hub, and I can't make any jump from here without staying in the hyperspace mode with the countdown at zero in my screen. Anyone else here has the same problem?

war4peace · Jan 12, 2015

EMarkM said:
Anyone else been getting random screen resolution changes with 1.04?

It's happened to me two or three times in the last couple of days. Suddenly I can only see part of the cockpit view, and, upon alt-tabbing out, even the launcher screen looks off-centre and wrong.

GTX 770 here on factory settings, Win 8.1.

I've heard from at least one other gamer who gets the same issue with a different card and on Win 7.0.

Can't find anything here on the official forum bug thread though.

Use borderless windowed mode rather than fullscreen.

EMarkM · Jan 12, 2015

war4peace said:
Use borderless windowed mode rather than fullscreen.

Ah, cheers. Will try that next time I log on

Oddball · Jan 12, 2015

Just lost my ASP

Was following a wanted npc at some speed in an asteroid field when a huge asteroid just appeared in front of me. Crash! Game over man, GAME OVER!

Znukkas · Jan 12, 2015

Validation error

I am getting a validation error when I try to install the game. I posted a ticket about it but I did not receive a response to it. The solution in the knowledge base is not applicable to me. Anyone else having the same problem? Anyone that knows of a solution? Really looking forward to start exploring. Thanks.

Smoof · Jan 12, 2015

If the target drop out of supercruise due to an emergency stop (too close to stellar body) before the interdiction ends, the interdicting player will stay in interdiction tether forever.

Interdictions are buggy in general. 2 out of 5 times the matchmaking doesnt work, you wont see anyone around you after leaving supercruise. Happens when interdicting and when being interdicted.

Nauril · Jan 13, 2015

Is Kvenland system bugged?
It is independent, with 3 factions, police flying and other ships, but only two stars very close to one another and no planets or stations.

Omega50 · Jan 13, 2015

1. Now and again Station screens have no highlights (such as launch etc.). Have to hit 1. and then go back to the station screen. (annoying but not game breaking).
2. Now and again game does not recognise joystick button for scanning. Again just annoying.
3. Now and again Unidentified signals have nothing there when I drop into them. Again annoying.
4. Only twice so far: keyboard buttons are not recognised. (Q E keys) All others seemed to work, had to cancel landing then asked permission again and the keys were then recognised.
These problems have started since 1.04 update, or just happening more often in the case of 1.
Ticketing is a pain in the ass. Why isn't there an option to report in game???

Chrisfs · Jan 13, 2015

Blind spot in center of screen, Likely bug ?

Since I went from my initial Sidewinder to my (gift) Eagle, and then my new hauler, I have a blind rectangular spot in center of my screen. The background of stars is still there, but any HUD elements are not. So in SC orbit lines abruptly stop and then reappear about an inch over.
It's especially noticeable (and problematic) when I am SCing to a station, because the blind spot is exactly where the HUD element of the station would be when it's exactly centered in the compass. In my case, there is nothing there, if I pitch a bit up or down, it comes out from 'behind' the blind spot. I am pretty good at thinking of in-game reasons or figuring I'll find out later, but this seems like an actual bug,
Anyone seen this as well ?

It didn't happen when I started playing. It seemed to happen when I stored my Sidewinder and started playing with my Eagle, I then sold that and got a Hauler and it's still there. I don't know if it will happen with my original Sidewinder since it would take about half an hour to get back there and swap, and I wanted to type this up before I forgot to. It also happened about the same time 1.04 came out, so maybe it's related to that.

Tried to attach screenshot but apparently it's too big

Warblade · Jan 13, 2015

1: An odd stutter introduced with patch 1.04 when coming into close proximity to astral bodies(planets, sun etc etc.). Was fine in last patch. (edit: Still present in 1.05)
2: Sometimes not getting credit for bounty rewards at nav beacons. (example: told you get reward of 20k but no amounts get added to any faction)
3: Sometimes when I log in the game seems to have forgotten what equipment is on my ship. I have gotten obliterated as if I had no shields/armor. And it doesn't fix itself unless you turn off and then back on the equipment. or totally sell and rebuy the armor.
4: I keep getting interdicted by nothing? This happens atleast once a session so far.
5: I often can not target things untill I am way closer to them then I should be. sensors for 6k but sometimes cant target things 2-3k away and then other times can target things 7-9k? (edit: Still present in 1.05)
6: Some of the equipment in the game is mislabeled. Stating 4k range but really only being 3.5k (not sure if bug or just misinformation.).

EDIT: System Specs
Win 8.1 (latest updates)
8 GB 1866 DDR3
GTX 760 2gb
i5-4670k @ 3.40GHz
240GB SATA III SSD

elminster · Jan 13, 2015

Bug in Naval Ascension mission

Found a bug in a Naval Ascension mission where you are asked to kill an enemy of the Empire (in an Imperial Clipper)

Arrived at the appropriate USS, the traitor opened fire on me, and when I shot back I got an Assault Fine, when I killed him I got 50,000 credit murder fine?

I was on an Imperial mission, in an Imperial system, so why should the Empire fine me for doing what they contracted me to do?

Bizarre and completely illogical.

Libluini · Jan 13, 2015

Chrisfs said:
Blind spot in center of screen, Likely bug ?

Since I went from my initial Sidewinder to my (gift) Eagle, and then my new hauler, I have a blind rectangular spot in center of my screen. The background of stars is still there, but any HUD elements are not. So in SC orbit lines abruptly stop and then reappear about an inch over.
It's especially noticeable (and problematic) when I am SCing to a station, because the blind spot is exactly where the HUD element of the station would be when it's exactly centered in the compass. In my case, there is nothing there, if I pitch a bit up or down, it comes out from 'behind' the blind spot. I am pretty good at thinking of in-game reasons or figuring I'll find out later, but this seems like an actual bug,
Anyone seen this as well ?

It didn't happen when I started playing. It seemed to happen when I stored my Sidewinder and started playing with my Eagle, I then sold that and got a Hauler and it's still there. I don't know if it will happen with my original Sidewinder since it would take about half an hour to get back there and swap, and I wanted to type this up before I forgot to. It also happened about the same time 1.04 came out, so maybe it's related to that.

Tried to attach screenshot but apparently it's too big

You can run a screenshot through a graphic program like Irfanview and resize it to make it smaller. Saving it as .png or .jpg also makes it smaller, if you haven't done so already.

Edit:

Oh and some minor thing for the bug pile:

Sometimes everything I look at with my scanners (stations, outposts, police ships), shows up at zero shields and 73% hull. I have no idea what's up with that.

prophet1 · Jan 13, 2015

Warblade said:
1: An odd stutter introduced with patch 1.04 when coming into close proximity to astral bodies(planets, sun etc etc.). Was fine in last patch.

I can confirm this is happening for me as well since the patch, game has always been silky smooth for me most of the time (only minor stutter was when making fsd jumps), but now when approaching planets it sometimes hitches as if the fps momentarily drops from 60 to like 30 or lower.