I found a workaround for the centre console not working [Q&A CPP-3]

[Mustangrande]

It's been said that the Enter+5+5 while in space trick worked for fixing this.


I wouldn't know, since when I loaded my save to test the fix, I was unable to do anything other than use esc to exit. No controls, no nothing.

It's pretty sad when you boot the game up to test a bug fix, and run into an even more debilitating bug.

[seagull43]

The 5/5 workaround is intermittent at best, this problem is a game breaker as your information centre, and auto destination routing is inoperable.

[arknor1981]

yea 5/5 does not guarantee it will fix anything.

sometimes it does other times it does nothing.

I fixed it once by going from window > full screen and back from pressing alt+enter as well

[Fenris159]

Guys this problem is not complicated. It is a bug when cockpit animations fail to function or load properly causing animations to be frozen, "doors wont open and you walk through them, chairs don't move". I fix this by repeatedly entering the back room with my crew and loading back into the cockpit. Sometimes it takes one try, sometimes multiple tries. The devs or modders need to invent a script that can check the cockpit and reload anything that makes animation. The middle consol is part of an animation, it probably loads but doesn't move out from under the middle and is hidden.

[Strategist855]

Hello,

Many times when I attempt to undock from a station/capship, the door leading in to the cockpit doesn't open, the chair never moves back, Yisha never looks at me, and I'm unable to look at the menu screen that comes up on your right when you look at the map/trade menu/property status, etc.

It started out only happening seldomly, but as time went on it happened with increasing frequency, and now it happens every time I undock. I've tried it across multiple zones/sectors, and there used to be several zones where everything worked perfectly, but now the glitch occurs (as far as I can tell) everywhere.

Not quite sure if anyone has posted this error yet, and I apologize if I didn't search well enough.

Thanks for the help, and keep up the fight against bugs!
Strategist

[egeis]

Im having the same issue. At some point during the game ill start walking through the cockpit door and pilot seat. Then the window UI (trade, maps, etc) will no longer appear.

I've had to revert to previous saves cause one they are saved these errors persist. Cannot restart the game and use the same save file have to go to a previous unbugged one.

[dragon71uk]

Go talk to an engineer on a station or get 1 on the scunk. Ask to repair, or if on scunk then see status. Go back and should work.

[Daffchilly]

I fixed this by not using the numbers to leave the platform but just use the little console on your ship beside the door..

If you do that the sequence is normal again and you have a normal UI..

Cheers

[egeis]

I always return to my ship using the pad by the door... This issue was not occuring with 1.13 yesterday so its new..

[steelgrey75]

This has been happening to me all the time today. I found that leaving the cockpit to see the crew, opening the map up then closing it and then using the menu to return to the cockpit worked for me.
Hopefully they'll sort it out soon as its quite annoying.

[Ratez]

This happens to me all the time. It is guaranteed taht if you phase through your cockpit door and your chair, the bug happens. So as soon as I get that problem, I press enter -> crew -> click on switch to open door into cockpit. Repeat until fixed. You will know when it is fixed as the cockpit door will then open as per usual.

[Ratez]

This happens to me all the time. It is guaranteed that if you phase through your cockpit door and your chair, the bug happens. So as soon as I get that problem, I press enter -> crew -> click on switch to open door into cockpit. Repeat until fixed. You will know when it is fixed as the cockpit door will then open as per usual.

[diamondwolf_]

now everytime I try to open the trade menu it looks over at the co-pilot but the screen doesn't come up. it just sits there.

I can't get passed the mission dealing with the Energy purchase and sale early campaign.

first the Freighter wouldn't sell to the station, now this.

very frustrating.

oh and loading my save game doesn't help

[arod1984]

Yes me to ! The same

[xandicar]

I have this also since patch 1.16.

[desius]

now everytime I try to open the trade menu it looks over at the co-pilot but the screen doesn't come up. it just sits there.

I've seen that once as well. Try entering your crew area [Enter], 5, and then return to the cockpit to see if it resolves.

[Mopy]

now everytime I try to open the trade menu it looks over at the co-pilot but the screen doesn't come up. it just sits there.

I've seen that once as well. Try entering your crew area [Enter], 5, and then return to the cockpit to see if it resolves.

Sometimes entering crew area doesn't work for me, but what does is
1. press . key to bring up the invisible sector map
2. press 2 key to hear the 'click' of the map
3. press esc twice to close
4. then go to the crew area and return.

Never fails for me

I get this bug all the time, and I'm wondering if it's due to the way I use the '<' and 'x' buttons on the map, but can't nail the exact key presses to replicate it. Either that, or something while walking on stations/talking.

[Pendraco]

I had this, and going to the crew area and back would not fix it. Finally I tried docking at a station and using the fast travel "leave platform" option to get back to the skunk and everything is back to normal!

[Legionnaire]

I've been getting this fairly regularly in the last few days, seems random what actually triggers it, as i always walk back to ship and tend to click the keypad from almost the same location each time, (ocd perhaps ) recently when this has been triggering visiting crew and talking to them doesn't always help, nor does docking again leaving the ship and coming back, however if i dock on one of my cap ships and tell it to take me somewhere, or i jump on a highway (local doesn't always fix it, but super highways have done so far) when i get to the new location my central screen between me and Yisha is working properly again. On a side night, I can always tell when approaching the door to the cockpit if it has bugged out. This is due to the game looking washed out, not as clear and vibrant as usual.

Hope this helps.

Legionnaire

[SunofVich]

This happens to me from time to time. Also when ever this happens the animations for the doors opening, and the chair swiveling do not occur. Going to the back and coming back does not work either.

But what does work is going to the back, opening up something like a navigation map or encyclopedia, closing it, then returning to the cockpit does work.