DSS Grid not showing probe impacts not showing

[Bloak]

Hey gang, I've scoured Google and I can't seem to find an answer to this. I've only been playing about a week now, but I have been mapping systems and planets for a few days now. Yesterday, the grid that shows over a planet for DSS no longer shows up. Also, I can't see the probe impacts on the planet. The planet looks like just a planet. When I look at the back of the planet, the view doesn't change.. I'm still seeing the planet. I've attached a few screenshots showing the planet before I scan, after a probe hits, and then a view of the back of the planet. As you can see, there isn't a blue grid. I'm hoping I'm just noobed out and I messed some setting up, but I'm pretty sure I didn't. I switched ships to

 

[Bloak]

Ok, I have no idea what is going on. I found one that works? I can't figure out what is different about this one. I've watched about 4 tutorials on youtube on how to use dss and not a single one mentions it only working on certain types of planets. Any ideas?

 

[Para Handy]

Never had a problem like you describe. The only time the overlay doesn't appear after probing was if the HUD was in combat mode - yours is not so must be a bug. Only other thought that I can offer is distance - but if you are close enough to launch probes then the overlay should appear.

Change from the overlay appearing on all bodies if just one was probed bug though.

 

[Sapyx]

You're too far away. You need to get closer to the planet for the grid and probe radii to appear.

 

[Bloak]

You're too far away. You need to get closer to the planet for the grid and probe radii to appear.

Hey Sapyx.. I kept oozing forward until I was almost landing on it... odd thing is, I logged out for a few hours, then logged back in, now it works. I managed to map a few different systems with no problems..

Ah well... my eyes are burning now from staring at my screen for the last few hours.. I need a break!

Thanks for the replies everyone!

Have a good night!

Dave

 

[Bloak]

Figured it out!! Planets with no atmosphere don't show the blue grid... whew!!! That took a while to figure out!!!

Dave

 

[Para Handy]

Figured it out!! Planets with no atmosphere don't show the blue grid... ..............

How do you explain this then:

 

[Bloak]

Hi para.. it looks as if he made his disappear by changing his mode. It was initially there after he mapped it. I'm talking about while in a system, I'm mapping all the planets, and some won't show the blue grid. It doens't matter what mode, how close, how far I am, the blue grid never shows. In one of the last systems I was mapping, I finally noticed that one that wouldn't show a grid had no atmosphere. I looked for another with no atmosphere, and sure enough, mapping the planet didn't show a grid. I then moved to one with an atmosphere, and it showed the grid...

That's been my experience anyway..

Have a good one,

Dave

How do you explain this then:

 

[Para Handy]

Hi para.. it looks as if he made his disappear by changing his mode. It was initially there after he mapped it. I'm talking about while in a system, I'm mapping all the planets, and some won't show the blue grid. It doens't matter what mode, how close, how far I am, the blue grid never shows. In one of the last systems I was mapping, I finally noticed that one that wouldn't show a grid had no atmosphere. I looked for another with no atmosphere, and sure enough, mapping the planet didn't show a grid. I then moved to one with an atmosphere, and it showed the grid...

That's been my experience anyway..

Have a good one,

Dave

It is my video, I linked it to just before I switched HUD mode on purpose. The video was made to illustrate DSS mapping a planet with surface features - so, landable i.e. no atmosphere and overlay appears as the probes land (if you watch the whole thing).

Your experience has got to be a bug - raise a support ticket.