GWX3GOLD - where has my saved game gone?!

[Paul Riley]

This is just plain wrong now.Ive just this minute tried to reload my saved game back up,which was saved with no problems LAST NIGHT,when guess what beheld my eyes?!...NOTHING!,just a blank screen.Where has my save gone?! now unless there is a resident poltergeist inside the game code throwing our saves around AND deleting them,what could have caused this?

This was my first shakedown patrol,and was on my way back to Kiel.
I also keep the 'player' career intact.

Suffice to say,I am extremely disappointed :down::nope:

Thanks.

[Sgtmonkeynads]

Oh god, I hope my gremlins did not find you.

[Paul Riley]

Sgt.

Really,its knocked my duck off :nope:

I have no idea what could have caused this,its extremely strange behaviour,none of my other games have done anything like this,unless of course 'I' manually remove a save file myself.Strange thing is,the career is still active through Commander,but the save file has gone.

I have no other option,but to start again,only this time I will not be making the return journey (I actually like (used to) the return journey,even though its pointless),I will abandon mid sea at the end of the patrol.

A great start to GWX3G :cry:

[Sgtmonkeynads]

That was sort of like the last major issue I had. Start a game everything is normal. Go to carrer pick my lattest one, no problem. Hit start and the load screen comes up as normal. Game came on as being paused, with no view of anything, but I could still give orders.

May I ask what the last mods you had employed. Becaause that is the only thing I can think of that could cause our problems, as different as they be, it may be caused by the same thing.

The last major one I had was the mantos optics one, then I used a sound mod, then the resolution fix. I run a 1920x1080, so I switched to it, that is when I began noticeing things. Before those everything was fine though.

By mentioning the above mods I am no way saying it was them that caused my problems, I am just trying to figure out where I went wrong.

[Paul Riley]

"REJOICE!" "praise king Poseidon!"

I looked through the documentation at the section on bugs and oddities,and guess what,adding an 'x' to the end of the career folder resurrected my UBoat! :rock:

Now it says I can then remove that 'x' reverting the career name back to its original name.Lets go and do that shall we?

Can someone explain to me what caused this,and what the added 'x' does?

Thankyou! :D

[Back in 5 mins]

[Paul Riley]

Sgt.

These are the mods I currently have enabled -

- 16k Atmosphere
- Capt.America's Icons
- Enh. Dam. Effects
- Lite Harbour Traffic
- Alt. Loadscreen - Full circle

Keep me posted here :ping:

[Sgtmonkeynads]

Sorry, I just read that in another post. I am currently in my 12th hour of downloading gwx with another 4 to go. So I hope to start getting back to normal this after noon.

EDIT: OHHHH, you are lucky. I wish I would have read that before eraseing my old career, maybe icould have saved U-122. Either way, Good going.

Another glitch I just remembered was after ordering a crash dive, the bell would not stop ringing. it rang for hours, days, before I returned to base because of it.

[Paul Riley]

Just remember to put an x at the end of your career folder,if ever you experience this.I tried removing the x but again the save would disappear,so...seems we are stuck with that x.Having the save back though is whats important.I will try and remove the x when I return to port,before starting my 2nd patrol.

Oh,and for that bell you mentioned,do any of your mechanics have a spare hammer on board? :arrgh!:

[Paul Riley]

I think this ought to be stickied and made public.It could save a lot of sudden UBoat disappearances (unless you are near Bermuda),for those that have not read the GWX3G documentation.

Thanks.

[Pisces]

Can someone explain to me what caused this,and what the added 'x' does?Seems to me like the GWX manual was pretty clear on that. You most likely had only one Career-profile, and deleted the career profile that was created automatically based on your player_name (not the same as the career Kaleun-name) at an earlier time.

Trust the solution. If it fails you have nothing to loose anyway.

[Paul Riley]

I havent deleted any profiles Pisces.I have kept the default 'player' profile intact as I said.One thing I will say is,I only ever make one save file,and overwrite the old one,could this cause it?I should hope not as I dont want GBs of save data strung out all over my HD

Thanks.

[Murr44]

I think this ought to be stickied and made public.It could save a lot of sudden UBoat disappearances (unless you are near Bermuda),for those that have not read the GWX3G documentation.

Thanks.

I'm not trying to be offensive or rude but this is why people are strongly encouraged to read the GWX manual. This one & most, if not all, the known SH3 bugs and workarounds are covered. Yes it is a 600+ page document & I know that most of us would rather be playing than reading (I'm guilty of that too:oops:) but it's really worth the time spent going through it. It's very rare that you see documentation of this quality for a pc game; especially for a freeware add-on.

[Contact]

Gad.. you really having hard times Paul from the moment you switched to GWX don't you ? :) I'm sure things that is happening with you is just because of silly ignorance. But you'll learn how to deal with all these big little problems in time, with a taste of frustration but you will. :yep:

[Sgtmonkeynads]

I'm sure things that is happening with you is just because of silly ignorance.

I know now for fact that was my problem.

[ReallyDedPoet]

strongly encouraged to read the GWX manual. This one & most, if not all, the known SH3 bugs and workarounds are covered.

Nice advice :yep:

[Paul Riley]

And now some of you probably think I just come here to complain.Let me just say,I would rather not be complaining and instead playing,I can tell you that.The last thing I want is to load my game after many hours of playing only to find its gone!And I will also admit to not fully reading the GWX manual,instead reading select topics as and when I feel I need to,such as in this case.Now if you are all honest,I bet loads of you are guilty of this.

At least I know what to do about it now,so,that effectively clears this issue up now.

Its also becoming a bit tedious and annoying asking stuff lately,trying to anticipate (largely through fear of ridicule,or embarrassment on my part) what some of the reactions to my questions are,making me think twice about posting it :nope:

...Oh well.I may have a break from posting for a while.It can get frustrating sometimes,trying to explain yourself via text all the time

[Paul Riley]

Gad.. you really having hard times Paul from the moment you switched to GWX don't you ? :) I'm sure things that is happening with you is just because of silly ignorance. But you'll learn how to deal with all these big little problems in time, with a taste of frustration but you will. :yep:

Just one or two things,thats all.Before I changed to GWX3 I cant recall SH3 ever crashing,or me having any cause for concern about anything.
Talking of CTDs,I have only had 2,and that was when leaving the Kiel canal.That and a strange faint black vertical line down the centre of the screen,which seems to have gone now...and the missing save.
Other than that,I am still enjoying it,much more advanced than before.

[Jaman]

Other than that,I am still enjoying it,much more advanced than before.
Well, the difference between stock game and GWX is much like playing basketball alone on the street and playing at the Staples Center on the NBA Finals. :D

[Paul Riley]

Cant say i'm familiar with them sports or the Staples Center (re),but I know what you mean ;)

[Jimbuna]

I think this ought to be stickied and made public.It could save a lot of sudden UBoat disappearances (unless you are near Bermuda),for those that have not read the GWX3G documentation.

Thanks.

I think if you look back through enough of my past posts you will find 'the x factor' as I like to call it was one of my earlier fixes for a commonly encountered anomaly....hence its inclusion in the documentation.

BTW....it doesn't have to be an 'x', any other defining number or letter will suffice.

[Paul Riley]

Evening jim,

Just regarding the 'x' (sorry I dont have time to check the documentation JUST yet,I want to get straight on my patrol,almost back home) ,I tried removing the 'x' but then the save would disappear again.Does the game allow the removal of the added character before next patrol,as with mods? And finally,does the game even allow underscores ( _ ) at the end,instead of an 'x'?,or even a full stop?.

Really is the strangest thing I have experienced in a game,you know?.

Sorry if this has been discussed before,I wont have any reason to bring this up again :oops:

Thanks for the help.

[ReallyDedPoet]

...Oh well.I may have a break from posting for a while.It can get frustrating sometimes,trying to explain yourself via text all the time

It can be challenging, posting here at SUBSIM, but realizing this is half the battle. Also, being clear in your posts and perhaps doing a bit of research before posting something new can help as well. Sometimes answers to members questions here can be found in older threads here.

Bottom line, don't lose any sleep over it this, it's an online forum and as I have said before you live and learn, with the learning part being key.

[FIREWALL]

I had the manual printed and put in a 3 ring binder dirt cheap at Kinko's.

I added colored tabs to separate sections for ease of finding things.

If all else fails I pm Jimbuna and be a pain in the arse to him. :har:

[Paul Riley]

Good to know RDP,thanks.

So long as people dont get p###ed and angry,I mean,there is mountains of info and advice in here,and its so easy to miss exactly what it is you are after.Just as in the real world,you can actually miss things by looking TOO hard.

I'm just glad I got my game save back :woot:

[Paul Riley]

I had the manual printed and put in a 3 ring binder dirt cheap at Kinko's.

I added colored tabs to separate sections for ease of finding things.

If all else fails I pm Jimbuna and be a pain in the arse to him. :har:

That is a great idea FW,problem is I ran out of printer ink :nope:
Must have took hours to print mind you,wow.
I did the same with Wazoo's plotting guide ages ago,and still have it in a ring binder.

[ReallyDedPoet]

So long as people dont get p###ed and angry,I mean,there is mountains of info and advice in here,and its so easy to miss exactly what it is you are after.Just as in the real world,you can actually miss things by looking TOO hard.


People do get pissed off and angry here, but don't let it bother you. If you are being fair and following the rules than that is all you can do in the end.

Also the folks who do get pissed off and upset here, and don't get their act together so to speak ( as per forum rules ), usually end up here:

In the Brig
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr278/A_Very_Super_Market/Tempban.gif

or here:

Keelhauled
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/ranks/keelhauled.jpg

[FIREWALL]

That is a great idea FW,problem is I ran out of printer ink :nope:
Must have took hours to print mind you,wow.
I did the same with Wazoo's plotting guide ages ago,and still have it in a ring binder.

Don't use your own printer Paul. :nope: Call around to Print shops.

It's alot cheaper. :yep:

At Kinko's here in USA it was 2 cents a page both sides.

[Jimbuna]

Evening jim,

Just regarding the 'x' (sorry I dont have time to check the documentation JUST yet,I want to get straight on my patrol,almost back home) ,I tried removing the 'x' but then the save would disappear again.Does the game allow the removal of the added character before next patrol,as with mods? And finally,does the game even allow underscores ( _ ) at the end,instead of an 'x'?,or even a full stop?.

Really is the strangest thing I have experienced in a game,you know?.

Sorry if this has been discussed before,I wont have any reason to bring this up again :oops:

Thanks for the help.

Normally I would play the patrol acessed via the 'x factor', complete the patrol then dock and save.

Come out of game and access the save title in C\MyDocs.

Delete the 'x' and load the save (now without the x).

You can always add it again if you experience a recurrence of the situation.

I have only used letters and numbers in my tests.

NEVER DELETE THE 'PLAYER' DEFAULT NAME

I had the manual printed and put in a 3 ring binder dirt cheap at Kinko's.

I added colored tabs to separate sections for ease of finding things.

If all else fails I pm Jimbuna and be a pain in the arse to him. :har:

LMAO :DL

[Paul Riley]

Thanks for the advice jim,thats all I wanted to know :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Your welcome matey...any time http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Contact]

People do get pissed off and angry here, but don't let it bother you. If you are being fair and following the rules than that is all you can do in the end.

Also the folks who do get pissed off and upset here, and don't get their act together so to speak ( as per forum rules ), usually end up here:

In the Brig
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr278/A_Very_Super_Market/Tempban.gif

or here:

Keelhauled
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/ranks/keelhauled.jpg

This explains why I feel my posts are being vigilancly watched :haha:

[Paul Riley]

Don't use your own printer Paul. :nope: Call around to Print shops.

It's alot cheaper. :yep:

At Kinko's here in USA it was 2 cents a page both sides.

FW,

I have always been curious,how much is a cent compared with British money?.Is it closer to our penny?,with 100 pennies to a pound?,so,so many cents to a dollar?.I understand 1 dollar is about half of our pound,meaning you can get roughly 2 for the price of 1 over in the US.

Ripoff Britain! (shame,but wouldnt want to lose our pound either)

[RoaldLarsen]

FW,

I have always been curious,how much is a cent compared with British money?.Is it closer to our penny?,with 100 pennies to a pound?,so,so many cents to a dollar?.I understand 1 dollar is about half of our pound,meaning you can get roughly 2 for the price of 1 over in the US.

A cent is 1/100th of a dollar, so about half a UK penny. (We sometimes call them pennies too.) Back when you had 240 pence to the pound, and the pound was worth about $2.40, a cent was worth about a penny. New pence are worth 2.4 old pence, but the relative value of the pound to the dollar has declined.

[Paul Riley]

RL,

Thanks for the info.I will just relate to them as being pennies,albeit much more value than our pennies,as you can still get almost 2 for our 1 over there.
On the downside,it would mean losing our £ if we adopted any other currency.The price you pay,literally.

[Paul Riley]

I sometimes hear 'dimes' on films too,what are they?,slang for dollar?

[FIREWALL]

@ PR " The guy got a dime dropped on him."

He got sentenced to 10 yrs.

[Paul Riley]

10 cents? ;)

He ought to be lucky it wasnt that t##t 50 cent! :rotfl:

[Sgtmonkeynads]

Or there's " Someone dropped the dime on him" meaning the called they police on him. From back when a pay-phone call cost a dime.

"Oh you dirty rat":down:

[Paul Riley]

Ahh...in other words,a grass? :know:

[lostsm]

apologies for necroing this thread but it caught my eye while searching for somethng else...

so anyhow about the topic question, i had the same thing happen to me. i run gwx 3 only and on vista. when i saw that none of my saves where there anymore, i looked in 'my docs' directory and noticed my saves where in fact there.

so i restarted the game, this time w/o 'run as admin' and my saves where back. hope this helps whoever runs across this problem

[Pisces]

apologies for necroing this thread but it caught my eye while searching for somethng else...Don't worry, looking at the date you only got it out of it's coma. It was far from being classified really dead.