Saved File Corrupted?

Schnee · 03-09-08, 07:10 PM

Anybody get deep in the game (ie '45 on the Fleet Boat Side, nid '44 on the U-Boat side) and not have their saved file load. Its happened on both sides to me

Having to restart without getting the saved file to load is pretty frustrating . I have no mods on my game - its completely clean. But in the loading of the save file, get to the screen where it says "Please Wait" and then get booted back to the Windows desktop with a little box saying "SHIV has stopped working.."

AkbarGulag · 03-10-08, 01:50 AM

I had a problem similiar to this... and found a weird workaround.

First, it's good to have multiple saves.

1. Select a different save than your current one that is in port.
2. load the alternate save that is in port, then set sail. ( I can't recall if it was a different career.)
3. exit the game and then load your original save.

It worked for me... if you have no extra saves... start a new career then make a new save, rinse and repeat.

When I had this problem, I got no error message, but it would sit at 'Please Wait' for as long as i left it there.

TDK1044 · 03-10-08, 07:07 AM

I've used the same 'Save' formula since day one of SHIII. I save 'in port' before each mission and I overwrite the previous 'in port' save each time. Then I rotate between two overwriting saves every five minutes within a mission.

So I have TDK1 (in port), TDK2, and TDK3 (in mission saves). I've been doing this since March 2005 and I've yet to have a problem with either game.

SuperCavitation · 03-10-08, 07:40 AM

I've noticed when near a harbor if any ships are moving in reverse my future save files will be hosed. Once I reach "open water" and can TC at a higher rate (4096) my saves will return to being useful. I never encountered the save bug in SH3, however.

stabiz · 03-10-08, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperCavitation

I never encountered the save bug in SH3, however.

Me neither, but I do in SH4.

bosna387 · 03-11-08, 10:18 AM

i got the same problem with save files but after 2 or 3rd load it load without problems

03-09-08, 07:10 PM	#1
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Saved File Corrupted? Anybody get deep in the game (ie '45 on the Fleet Boat Side, nid '44 on the U-Boat side) and not have their saved file load. Its happened on both sides to me Having to restart without getting the saved file to load is pretty frustrating . I have no mods on my game - its completely clean. But in the loading of the save file, get to the screen where it says "Please Wait" and then get booted back to the Windows desktop with a little box saying "SHIV has stopped working.."

03-10-08, 01:50 AM	#2
AkbarGulag Samurai Navy Join Date: May 2007 Location: cfgdatsimZOMGddstgasns Posts: 571 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 1	I had a problem similiar to this... and found a weird workaround. First, it's good to have multiple saves. 1. Select a different save than your current one that is in port. 2. load the alternate save that is in port, then set sail. ( I can't recall if it was a different career.) 3. exit the game and then load your original save. It worked for me... if you have no extra saves... start a new career then make a new save, rinse and repeat. When I had this problem, I got no error message, but it would sit at 'Please Wait' for as long as i left it there. __________________ "6 days into his patrol, the first enemy ship was spotted... a trawler... ...It was at this point, Captain AkbarGulag realised how green his crew was..."

03-10-08, 07:40 AM	#4
SuperCavitation Loader Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dallas, Tejas!! Posts: 87 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've noticed when near a harbor if any ships are moving in reverse my future save files will be hosed. Once I reach "open water" and can TC at a higher rate (4096) my saves will return to being useful. I never encountered the save bug in SH3, however. __________________ "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast. For I intend to go in harm's way." - Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778, in a letter to le Ray de Chaumont.

03-10-08, 07:07 AM	#3
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I've used the same 'Save' formula since day one of SHIII. I save 'in port' before each mission and I overwrite the previous 'in port' save each time. Then I rotate between two overwriting saves every five minutes within a mission. So I have TDK1 (in port), TDK2, and TDK3 (in mission saves). I've been doing this since March 2005 and I've yet to have a problem with either game.

03-11-08, 10:18 AM	#6
bosna387 Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 23 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	i got the same problem with save files but after 2 or 3rd load it load without problems