Odd Pulsating Gray Ball
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I'm playing on the star system preset and landed on the edge of what I assume to be one of the pole and saw some weird pulsating gray ball out of the corner of my vision I'm assuming that this is a glitch or bug but I don't know in a weird way it looks like a gray tumbleweed.
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I have the same bug 
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I forgot to mention that it was during what was like a blizzard
I forgot to mention that it was during what was like a blizzard
I have exactly the same thing.
Earth-like planet. Star System map (Survival) but I landed in a temperate region nowhere near either of the poles.
There is rain & lightning in this area (Weather effects are enabled for this world.)
The "object" is a semi-transparent black & grey pulsating sphere, smaller than a 1x1x1 small-grid block, half burried in the ground. It grows & shrinks rhythmically, as if deliberately animated.
It cannot be collided with or interacted with in any way.
To my knowledge it was not present when I landed - it appeared at some later time. My game world has perhaps 6 hours played & was created on the 2nd July.
Game version is current. 1.195 + all hotfixes.
Some screenshots of it as I found it...
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455176775005980652/F24FD140CF296C0CA80F41B95586818631D7E1B5/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455176775005983126/912B0614CF8EC2D9E389DCEB14B2AA291D1A47A7/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455176775005986119/1A80207303F3A443CCA63A46A8F0330A7009423A/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455176775005987528/DD4B135C37724CFD6D06F0F3D8A9D75FCDE73312/
This screenshot shows an attempt to "dig it out" of the ground with a hand drill. As you can see, it persists & hangs in the air, even with nothing supporting it....
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455177030598321988/439F27FE966B4B8E7EFABF2286DBFC50688981AC/
I have exactly the same thing.
Earth-like planet. Star System map (Survival) but I landed in a temperate region nowhere near either of the poles.
There is rain & lightning in this area (Weather effects are enabled for this world.)
The "object" is a semi-transparent black & grey pulsating sphere, smaller than a 1x1x1 small-grid block, half burried in the ground. It grows & shrinks rhythmically, as if deliberately animated.
It cannot be collided with or interacted with in any way.
To my knowledge it was not present when I landed - it appeared at some later time. My game world has perhaps 6 hours played & was created on the 2nd July.
Game version is current. 1.195 + all hotfixes.
Some screenshots of it as I found it...
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455176775005980652/F24FD140CF296C0CA80F41B95586818631D7E1B5/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455176775005983126/912B0614CF8EC2D9E389DCEB14B2AA291D1A47A7/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455176775005986119/1A80207303F3A443CCA63A46A8F0330A7009423A/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455176775005987528/DD4B135C37724CFD6D06F0F3D8A9D75FCDE73312/
This screenshot shows an attempt to "dig it out" of the ground with a hand drill. As you can see, it persists & hangs in the air, even with nothing supporting it....
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1455177030598321988/439F27FE966B4B8E7EFABF2286DBFC50688981AC/
I too got attacked by the kung fu ball. it appears to have a bush-like texture, and alternates it's texture between pulses, as if it's turning inside out (which it probably is)
this is on a multiplayer server, and persists between relogs.
close up of the textures attached
videos of the ball (taken on 2 different days):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-MJ6SLgCnQ_WI6S9HJc_rZp412GLxsa/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n4TE4u6sV9bN1MpJ_pJLZdtGFjCMHm-m/view?usp=sharing
Like CptSavarus, I too tried to dig it out of the ground.
im concerned this is some part in a greater mystery. the mysterious pulsing tumbleweeds. the hidden balls of fluff. The Music of the Spheres. george bush 2. who knows?
I too got attacked by the kung fu ball. it appears to have a bush-like texture, and alternates it's texture between pulses, as if it's turning inside out (which it probably is)
this is on a multiplayer server, and persists between relogs.
close up of the textures attached
videos of the ball (taken on 2 different days):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-MJ6SLgCnQ_WI6S9HJc_rZp412GLxsa/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n4TE4u6sV9bN1MpJ_pJLZdtGFjCMHm-m/view?usp=sharing
Like CptSavarus, I too tried to dig it out of the ground.
im concerned this is some part in a greater mystery. the mysterious pulsing tumbleweeds. the hidden balls of fluff. The Music of the Spheres. george bush 2. who knows?
I too have found te orb on the eartlike planet from the easy moon base world. attached are the pictures from where the orb is located. The map was created before the snowplanet was introduced in the game.
I too have found te orb on the eartlike planet from the easy moon base world. attached are the pictures from where the orb is located. The map was created before the snowplanet was introduced in the game.
Same.
Same.
Hello, All!
I see this has been commented on again recently although appreciate it is an old thread. Is anyone able to provide a save file with reliable steps to reproduce this issue? If so, please could you please do so?
Kind Regards,
Laura, QA Department
Hello, All!
I see this has been commented on again recently although appreciate it is an old thread. Is anyone able to provide a save file with reliable steps to reproduce this issue? If so, please could you please do so?
Kind Regards,
Laura, QA Department
Hi Laura,
Unfortunately, I don't think your request is possible, as exiting a save and returning will make the orb go away. It appears to be a bug that happens only while the game is playing, possibly some invalid garbage collection or something, but whatever the cause it is not saved with the rest of the game state.
Perhaps if anyone sees one again, we could provide the game logs? It's possible that a caught exception resulted in the orb artifact, which may be getting logged to file. Where are the logs? Do I need to take action to turn on logging proactively?
Hi Laura,
Unfortunately, I don't think your request is possible, as exiting a save and returning will make the orb go away. It appears to be a bug that happens only while the game is playing, possibly some invalid garbage collection or something, but whatever the cause it is not saved with the rest of the game state.
Perhaps if anyone sees one again, we could provide the game logs? It's possible that a caught exception resulted in the orb artifact, which may be getting logged to file. Where are the logs? Do I need to take action to turn on logging proactively?
Hello, All!
Thank you so much for all the information and videos/images. Thanks to Niels and the save, I was able to reproduce the issue and have reported it internally :) That was a huge help.
Kind Regards
Laura, QA Department
Hello, All!
Thank you so much for all the information and videos/images. Thanks to Niels and the save, I was able to reproduce the issue and have reported it internally :) That was a huge help.
Kind Regards
Laura, QA Department
I made a bug report about this, got redirected here. The issue is still alive and well. Clang only knows what this is lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZsCB4ptbc
I made a bug report about this, got redirected here. The issue is still alive and well. Clang only knows what this is lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZsCB4ptbc
Hello Engineer,
We’re pleased to inform you that this issue has been resolved in version 205.
As such, we’ll be closing this thread.
If you encounter any other issues with the game, please don’t hesitate to start a new thread here on the forum—we’re always happy to assist!
Happy engineering!
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Keen Software House - QA Department
Hello Engineer,
We’re pleased to inform you that this issue has been resolved in version 205.
As such, we’ll be closing this thread.
If you encounter any other issues with the game, please don’t hesitate to start a new thread here on the forum—we’re always happy to assist!
Happy engineering!
Kind regards,
Keen Software House - QA Department
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