[WIP] A simple savegame crash salvage mod

[msalama]

S! guys.

I've been plagued with lots of savegame crashes lately, and upon further examination it now seems that it's not the saves themselves per se that go belly-up during loading, but the AI unit / traffic definitions usually found in "C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Campaigns\Campa ign". What this mod does, then, is that it replaces the campaign files (namely Campaign_LND.mis, Campaign_RND.mis and Campaign_SCR.mis) with empty files, i.e. ones containing just the mission header and nothing else. I've found that a broken mission is loadable again with these files, and one can then go and sail the boat back to port and end the gig as per usual!

More research is needed to pin-point the exact culprit, but meanwhile a crude solution like this will, in my opinion, have to suffice. I'll release an initial version soon(ish) after some more testing, so watch this space - I'll try and keep you posted.

S!

[irish1958]

Good idea for a workaround

[Jimbuna]

If this is in fact the case...you could be onto something more effective than Anadin for those gamesave headaches

[msalama]

Sorry guys, but seems this is a wee bit more complicated than I first - naïvely - thought

Now I'm not sure if it's worth it to release the mod just yet, because there's clearly something else besides the campaign files causing these crashes there, too. I did succeed in salvaging a botched save a couple of times by switching them, yes, but that doesn't work anymore!

But regardless, if you want to try this out yourselves you can always replace your campaign files with the ones below. Remember to back up your old files first though!

Campaign_LND.mis:

[Mission]
Title=Empty
MissionType=0
MissionDataType=1
Year=1939
Month=1
Day=1
Hour=12
Minute=0
Fog=0
FogRand=0
Clouds=0
CloudsRand=0
Precip=0
PrecipRand=0
WindHeading=0
WindSpeed=4.000000
WindRand=0
WeatherRndInterval=5
SeaType=0
Briefing=

Campaign_RND.mis:

[Mission]
Title=Empty
MissionType=0
MissionDataType=1
Year=1939
Month=1
Day=1
Hour=12
Minute=0
Fog=1
FogRand=1
Clouds=1
CloudsRand=1
Precip=1
PrecipRand=1
WindHeading=0
WindSpeed=4.000000
WindRand=1
WeatherRndInterval=4
SeaType=0
Briefing=

Campaign_SCR.mis:

[Mission]
Title=Empty
MissionType=0
MissionDataType=1
Year=1939
Month=1
Day=1
Hour=12
Minute=0
Fog=1
FogRand=1
Clouds=1
CloudsRand=1
Precip=1
PrecipRand=1
WindHeading=0
WindSpeed=4.000000
WindRand=1
WeatherRndInterval=4
SeaType=0
Briefing=

I'll investigate this further & keep you guys posted. S!

[Jimbuna]

Ah well....not to worry. At least you gave it your best shot