Have you ever experienced the save game bug?

Captain Nemo · 04-02-08, 09:09 AM

As this is a fairly hot topic at the moment, I thought it would be interesting to find out how many on the forum have had this bug.

Thanks for voting.

Nemo

kiwi_2005 · 04-02-08, 09:18 AM

Once. When the game just came out to be exact about 3months into the game i lost my whole career. I never had the bug again although now i dont play SH3 everynight like i use too.

mcf1 · 04-02-08, 09:21 AM

Never had that bug

ichso · 04-02-08, 09:22 AM

Two or three times at all perhaps.

So I'm at the very low end of the occasionally-fraction

Voyd · 04-02-08, 10:01 AM

I don't even save anymore...followed all of the tips and tricks, and about 65% of the time, I get a botched save (days worth of lost gameplay). I just leave SH3 loaded until I finish my patrol. I have a fairly decent system, so I am able to multi task.

Happy Hunting,

Voyd

Hylarion · 04-02-08, 10:14 AM

Lost my career once already (it's still my first

).
I used the trick posted by I don't remember who (add an x to the career's name in My Documents/SH3/Career folder) and it worked... Kaleun Karl-Heinz Voghel rose back from oblivion...

Jimbuna · 04-02-08, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hylarion

Lost my career once already (it's still my first

).
I used the trick posted by I don't remember who (add an x to the career's name in My Documents/SH3/Career folder) and it worked... Kaleun Karl-Heinz Voghel rose back from oblivion...

Something I've posted on numerous occasions

Quote:

Two or three times at all perhaps.

So I'm at the very low end of the occasionally-fraction

Ditto

Graf Paper · 04-02-08, 11:30 AM

I have yet to suffer the dreaded "save game bug" and I count my blessings for every time it hasn't reared its ugly head.

The following info was dredged up from a dusty corner of my brain, so I cannot vouch 100% for its veracity:

In another thread, I was just telling Brag that I vaguely recall SH3 doesn't play nice with some anti-virus programs' resident background monitoring and this can cause CTDs and corrupted saves due to the AV prog having to override every read/write access to check and make sure it's not a virus trying to infect your system.

That includes when SH3 writes a saved game to the hard drive because the game insists that it has total control of the system.

So try shutting down your anti-virus while playing SH3 and see if that helps. You might have to use Window's Task Manager to kill the AV resident monitor completely. Sometimes the core executables are still running in memory despite clicking on the icon in the System Tray and selecting "Close" or "Exit" or whatever.

predavolk · 04-02-08, 12:06 PM

Lost my career due to deleting Player, and have had 3 or so failed saves.

difool2 · 04-02-08, 12:18 PM

Someone needs to define what the bug is, exactly...

If they are referring to the one where saving when submerged causes all sorts of problems upon reloading (incl. CTDs and uncontrollable crash dives), nope, never seen that either despite a now 11-patrol career in an XXI, with every single save at 15-19m.

Keelbuster · 04-02-08, 12:21 PM

50% of my saves crash the game to desktop upon loading. I'm suspicious of the 'save and exit' command. Yet, sometimes it works.... I make three saves (in different places - i.e., travel a bit, then save again) on the surface with no one nearby before quiting. It is _annoying_.

papa_smurf · 04-02-08, 12:54 PM

Only had it happen to me once. (So far...........)

Captain Nemo · 04-02-08, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by difool2

Someone needs to define what the bug is, exactly...

If they are referring to the one where saving when submerged causes all sorts of problems upon reloading (incl. CTDs and uncontrollable crash dives), nope, never seen that either despite a now 11-patrol career in an XXI, with every single save at 15-19m.

I would define it as saved games that fail to reload successfully. But I think the uncontrollable crash dive has been attributed to a weather mod so perhaps this shouldn't be included.

Nemo

Sigurd · 04-02-08, 02:39 PM

I've had the bug happen a few times, but its a rare occurance. When it does get buggy, I usually am able to restore the "In Dock after Mission" save and it'll work again. I've only had two bad bugs. One borked my career (which was nice, as I needed to update to GWX 2.0 anyway), the other one was more of an annoyance (when I loaded, my U-Boat was kilometers away from where I saved, and it was beached).

It would be less of an annoyance if SH3 didnt take so long to load though.

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 04-02-08, 04:52 PM

yes, a lot of times.... even had to start 3 careers from scratch

View Poll Results: Have you experienced the save game bug?
Never	36	40.00%
Occasionally	39	43.33%
Frequently	15	16.67%
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04-02-08, 09:09 AM	#1
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Have you ever experienced the save game bug? As this is a fairly hot topic at the moment, I thought it would be interesting to find out how many on the forum have had this bug. Thanks for voting. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

04-02-08, 09:18 AM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Once. When the game just came out to be exact about 3months into the game i lost my whole career. I never had the bug again although now i dont play SH3 everynight like i use too. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

04-02-08, 09:22 AM	#4
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Two or three times at all perhaps. So I'm at the very low end of the occasionally-fraction __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

04-02-08, 10:14 AM	#6
Hylarion Watch Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: France, on the Mediterranean sea Posts: 24 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Lost my career once already (it's still my first ). I used the trick posted by I don't remember who (add an x to the career's name in My Documents/SH3/Career folder) and it worked... Kaleun Karl-Heinz Voghel rose back from oblivion... __________________ GWX3.0, patched OLC Gold, Torpedo Damage Final 2, Debris & Lifeboats v4, SH3 Commander 3.2 100% realism, no map updates

04-02-08, 09:21 AM	#3
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Never had that bug

04-02-08, 10:01 AM	#5
Voyd Bosun Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 64 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I don't even save anymore...followed all of the tips and tricks, and about 65% of the time, I get a botched save (days worth of lost gameplay). I just leave SH3 loaded until I finish my patrol. I have a fairly decent system, so I am able to multi task. Happy Hunting, Voyd

04-02-08, 11:30 AM	#8
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	I have yet to suffer the dreaded "save game bug" and I count my blessings for every time it hasn't reared its ugly head. The following info was dredged up from a dusty corner of my brain, so I cannot vouch 100% for its veracity: In another thread, I was just telling Brag that I vaguely recall SH3 doesn't play nice with some anti-virus programs' resident background monitoring and this can cause CTDs and corrupted saves due to the AV prog having to override every read/write access to check and make sure it's not a virus trying to infect your system. That includes when SH3 writes a saved game to the hard drive because the game insists that it has total control of the system. So try shutting down your anti-virus while playing SH3 and see if that helps. You might have to use Window's Task Manager to kill the AV resident monitor completely. Sometimes the core executables are still running in memory despite clicking on the icon in the System Tray and selecting "Close" or "Exit" or whatever. __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.

04-02-08, 12:06 PM	#9
predavolk Weps Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 369 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lost my career due to deleting Player, and have had 3 or so failed saves.

04-02-08, 12:18 PM	#10
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Someone needs to define what the bug is, exactly... If they are referring to the one where saving when submerged causes all sorts of problems upon reloading (incl. CTDs and uncontrollable crash dives), nope, never seen that either despite a now 11-patrol career in an XXI, with every single save at 15-19m.

04-02-08, 12:21 PM	#11
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	50% of my saves crash the game to desktop upon loading. I'm suspicious of the 'save and exit' command. Yet, sometimes it works.... I make three saves (in different places - i.e., travel a bit, then save again) on the surface with no one nearby before quiting. It is _annoying_. __________________

04-02-08, 12:54 PM	#12
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Only had it happen to me once. (So far...........) __________________

04-02-08, 02:39 PM	#14
Sigurd Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 140 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I've had the bug happen a few times, but its a rare occurance. When it does get buggy, I usually am able to restore the "In Dock after Mission" save and it'll work again. I've only had two bad bugs. One borked my career (which was nice, as I needed to update to GWX 2.0 anyway), the other one was more of an annoyance (when I loaded, my U-Boat was kilometers away from where I saved, and it was beached). It would be less of an annoyance if SH3 didnt take so long to load though. __________________ GWX 2.0 w/ OLC GUI 1.2.3 for GWX 2.0 DiD, 79% realism (by the OLC GUI standards). Currently taking a break from the Atlantic to hone my flight-sim skills

04-02-08, 04:52 PM	#15
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in my sub Posts: 2,741 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	yes, a lot of times.... even had to start 3 careers from scratch __________________ Gruß

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