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Originally Posted by Tigershark624
I'm having an issue in which I cannot save my game once I've started a campaign. I also can't load an auto-saved game from the menu while in-campaign or delete any of those auto saves. I have the Steam version of SHIV 1.5 on Windows 7 home edition.
This is what I'm running:
1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5
RSRDC_TMO_V502
RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1
TDW_Ship_Plane_Fire_Damage_v1_3_SH4
LST_TMO
1.5_Optical Targeting Correction 031312 for RSRDCv502
1.5_OTC for 16 to 9 Aspect Ratio RSRDCv502
1.5_OTC_Realistic Scopes for 16 to 9 RSRDCv502
TMO19_interior3d_GATO_USSDRUM
TMO19_interior3d_PORPOISE_overhaul
TMO19_interior3d_SCLASS_overhaul
Webster's Ship Manuvering Fix for v1.4 and v1.5
SH4-UltimateSoundPack
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?
Thanks,
Tigershark
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That's a long list of mods your using!
As was already pointed out, the TMO19_interior mods are for the TMO 1.9 modded game. Never use a mod that doesn't state it's for the specific version you use. Don't expect any older TMO version of an interior mod (or any other version of a mod) to work with the newer TMO 2.5 unless it states it does.
Now, this brings us to a specific question of "What kind of procedures have
you done in adding/removing mods?" It's important that you know a few "rules" in order to add/remove mods to your game.
Use JSGME, but you should have made a "Snapshot" of your stock game files
just after installing it. I'm talking about having a "Snapshot" of a freshly installed SH4 game. It does no good in having a snapshot of the stock game files if you've already been modding the files. This "snapshot" will be used to compare the files to what's in your stock game after you've been using JSGME for a while, and for some reason things don't seem to be working as they should. Without it, you'll not know if your stock game has been corrupted or not.
Will your stock game become corrupted? Heck yes!!! Believe me,
JSGME wouldn't include this snapshot feature if it thought it's application was fool proof. File's get left behind/changed due to several reasons. Mainly due to "operator error"......that means YOU. How? One easy way is to remove a mod out of sequence. Take for instance your list of mods:
1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5
RSRDC_TMO_V502
RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1
TDW_Ship_Plane_Fire_Damage_v1_3_SH4
LST_TMO
1.5_Optical Targeting Correction 031312 for RSRDCv502
1.5_OTC for 16 to 9 Aspect Ratio RSRDCv502
1.5_OTC_Realistic Scopes for 16 to 9 RSRDCv502
TMO19_interior3d_GATO_USSDRUM
TMO19_interior3d_PORPOISE_overhaul
TMO19_interior3d_SCLASS_overhaul
Webster's Ship Manuvering Fix for v1.4 and v1.5
SH4-UltimateSoundPack
If you decide to remove the three TMO19_interior mods, but don't follow the proper sequence of removing the SH4-UltimateSoundPack first,
then the Webster's Ship Manuvering Fix second,
BEFORE the other three, you'll have a problem. JSGME tries to keep track of the files changed as you add more and more, but it's going to forget what's been changed if you remove mods out of sequence.
Also, you have to have a working knowledge of what files get changed, and understand that if you add a mod, what will it do to a file that's already been changed by a previous mod. The responsibility is left to you to know why something was reworked and what the changed outcome will be to the other mods in your list.
Second ask yourself, did these mods get added/removed while I'm in port? AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, am I trying to reload a saved point that didn't have the same mod list that I'm using now?
The saved game files are found in the "My Documents" folder under a folder name "SH4" on a Windows XP OS. The Windows 7 OS will have it under a different folder, but the "SH4" folder will
still be produced every time you start the game. It keeps track of the main "options" you set your game to (like monitor resolution), but it also keeps all your saved game points under different folder's within the "SH4" folder. The nuts and bolts to this is there are .UPC files that are changed by the mods you have in your list. These .UPC files change various things. The specifics aren't important, but you need to know..... when the main game has .upc files that are different than what the .UPC saved game files are, you'll have a big problem in getting the saved game to work. You'll get CTD's that may not show up until the different files are accessed later in the game, or the saved game won't load at all. Every time you're "in port" the next mission/patrol you start has the current .upc files put into the "SH4" saved game folders for that particular mission/patrol. Trying to go back to a former saved point that doesn't have the same basic game setup is asking for trouble.
Lastly, I'm no fan of Steam (or any other download site that provides only down loadable files and not a hand held disk to keep your purchase on). From what I've heard, Steam has had only version 1.3 for their download of the game. The purchase may be inexpensive, but not what you want if you'll need to reinstall the entire game when problems arise.