Fixed Sensors are broken [00264]

Build: 1.8.1 3843
Mode: singleplayer

If applicable:
MODIFIED PLAYFIELDS: no

Reproducibility: always
Severity: Major

Type: sensors and logic

Summary: Sensors with big field just can't work properly

Description:
You broke the game with your optimisations(I suppose). Sensors can have a dectection field that goes beyond their rendering limit, and they just stop working when not being rendered.
I have a big ship with big rooms, and now, half the logic doesn't work anymore.

Steps to Reproduce:
-Just put a sensor with max detection field and try to make it operate anything like a hangar door.
-As you move away from the sensor, it disappears and just stops working, and when you leave it's detection field, it just can't send an "off signal" and the door stays open.

 

Additionally to that, when you use the "interactive mode" to set up its sensor area, it breaks once you leave the devices render distance.

I would hereby request to increase the severity of "annoying" to major, since this practically breaks various POIs and CVs.

Oh, and while you're fixing it: don't just increase the render distance to 17 or 18 blocks, since motion sensors lag behind up to 2 seconds in certain occasions and the whole thing will still be broken if you enter/leave that 2 blocks distance faster than the game can register. JFYI.

 

Ok lol
I will change it to major.
And actually, I don't think sensors lag when entering their field. Lights do take time to light up, but any other device always reacts right away.
At least, I have never observed any lag for other devices.

 

I'm not sure if I'm having this issue or something different. I've have 3 occasions now where a sensor with a moderately sized detection field, or even a small detection field, just stop working. Now, this has happened many times pre-1.8 update and usually I can fix it by putting down a temporary light and assigning it to that same motion sensor signal. Doing that used to fix the sensor. Failing that, I could fix it by deleting my local Cache folder in my save dir (while having exited the game, of course).

IN my game, now, I've had three sensors just stop working. Even removing the sensor and adding a new on didn't fix the issue. That is really weird, I mean essentially I've added a whole new sensor and set it up with the same detection field. But it's still refuses to sense any presence in it's area. In all three cases, I've had to replace the senser with either a lever or a P-menu signal to manually turn on lights or open hanger doors.

I don't think my issue is related to the size of the detection field, because in one case the field was really small.

Should I open a new bug for this?

 

I did experience pre 1.8 on some occasions the inability of my ship to run properly the logic I have set up.
It is actually pretty rare, but did happen a few time. I don't know if it is fixed or not now.

*When you assign a signal to a new device, it actualizes the devices it is controlling (and maybe the signal too). That is easily observable when you assign a inverse signals without checking the inverse box right away to a lot of devices like doors or ramps.
*When you set up a detection field and some device without getting out of the detection field, it seems like the sensor or the device don't know you are inside the detection field, you need to get out and get in again for it to work properly.
*Additionaly check if you havn't put any signal to the on/off of the sensor that may shut it down. Is the small red light on?
*When you toggle god mod, you temporaly disappear from sensor view triggering the signal when you do.

In the current game.... I am not sure but... maybe hiding the sensor (totally surrounding it with blocks that make it impossible to be seen) prevents it from working.

 

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Build:1.8.3
Mode: creation & survival
Mode:

SERVER NAME: solo
SEED-ID:

If applicable:
MODIFIED PLAYFIELDS:

Reproducibility: Always
Severity: can cause serious issues for POI

Type: SENSOR

Summary: Sensor signal BUG when game doesnt render the sensor itself
Sensor not work when out of object rendering distance

Description:
Sensor stop working properly when player is too far from the object rending ingame.
If player enter the area of effect of that sensor, and move away at certain distance, while still inside the area set for that sensor, then the sensor do NOT properly end the signal if the player leave the area of effect.

Steps to Reproduce:
1) drop a sensor, set long range field of effect
2) set a light or any other interactive object (LCD, door etc...)
3) Enter the field of sensor, and see the light is ON
4) Move away from sensor untill it no longer renders in game BUT stay in the area of effect of that sensor.
5) Now move outside the area of effect of that sensor and see the light will stay ON

If you use multiple sensors, for the same light, door, etc... The first sensor you will enabled when entering the area of effect of that sensor, and quit that area of effect when the ingame rendering of the sensor itself to reproduce that bug, then NO other sensors will work anymore. You will have to come back close to the first sensor you enabled to re-enable the signal properly. Otherwise, the light/door/etc.. will always remain on the last signal it sent.

Screenshots, Crash Logs, any other Relevant Information or Download links:

 

MODIFIED PLAYFIELDS: No

Reproducibility: Always
Severity: Annoying

Type: game play

Summary: Sensors fail to see you

Description:
If seated in a small vessel, flying into a CV and the hangar door is controlled by a sensor the sensor will not trigger. the hangar doors will not open.

 

Signal logic is broken I have LCD projectors on a repeating loop now it fails to start.
And yes it worked before.