Now I remember why I gave up on SHIII after it first came out

Samwolf · 11-18-06, 07:43 PM

I can't take this frustration anymore. Once again the "save game" bug has ruined this game for me.

I originally ran into it with stock Sh#, I hoped that the 1.4b patch would have fixed it but no luck. I gave up on it. After a while, I started pllying Rub when it came out but the bug hit me again and I gave up. GW came out and I thought I'd try it again.

A few days ago I ran into the "save game" bug, the one where after loading a saved game your sub immediately dives to crush depth and your career ends. Not too bad, go back about 6 hours of game time to the previous save and lose the 2 ships I took out in a convoy attack. This time I don't turn off the computer or exit the game since Thursday, I do the save and exit for this mission 8 times but I continue without exiting and just pause the game when I had to leave. So after "playing" for two days real time, I finally have to really "save and exit" . When I reload the last save game, I dive to the bottom, frustating but I'll just go back and load the previos one, another dive to the bottom, all eight saves dive my sub to the bottom. Only the "IN Port before mission" will load.

I know, bitch, bitch, bitch, but this takes 100% of the fun out of this game, it's just happened too many times in the past and it still keeps happening.

I don't save submerged, near any ships or land, I turn off the gramophone and have TC at 1, nothing seems to make a difference, once the saves start corrupting they just keep on doing it. I was able to play for about 2 months this time before the problem showed up. I reinstalled the game and it only took two days to show up this time. None of the "fixes" suggested here work for me.

Does anyone know if it's the save files that get corrupted when they're created or does the code that load the game get corrupted somehow?

I was so looking forward to GWX but this is just too much of a killer.

Sorry to rant here but I figure the other U-Boat Captains here would either be able to tell me how to prevent this or at least understand my frustration and "need" to vent. The wife just doesn't get it, "It's just a game" ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHH!

Syxx_Killer · 11-18-06, 07:57 PM

This is the first time I heard of this crush depth save bug. I have literally saved hundreds of times both above and below and have never run into this bug.

sh3rules · 11-18-06, 08:00 PM

I had to reinstall once because I couldn’t load any saved game. After reinstalling it never did it again. But I never experienced this bug.

Tuddley3 · 11-18-06, 08:08 PM

You may have to start that career over, sounds like something happened to your mid patrol file.

Did you add any mods while you were not in port, this makes weird things happen ?

stabiz · 11-18-06, 09:20 PM

Strange stuff, tuddley. :hmm: I have never - yes never - experienced any of the save bugs myself.

Samwolf · 11-18-06, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuddley3

You may have to start that career over, sounds like something happened to your mid patrol file.

Did you add any mods while you were not in port, this makes weird things happen ?

No, that's what makes it so frustrating. It seems that not all users experience this. Makes me wonder if it is system related somehow.

shegeek72 · 11-18-06, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Samwolf

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Originally Posted by Tuddley3

You may have to start that career over, sounds like something happened to your mid patrol file.

Did you add any mods while you were not in port, this makes weird things happen ?

No, that's what makes it so frustrating. It seems that not all users experience this. Makes me wonder if it is system related somehow.

I experienced something similar when I first got SH3, though not the sub crashing, just saved games not loading. I found when I didn't overwrite, but created a new save each time helped. But it went away completely when I installed GW.
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Safe-Keeper · 11-19-06, 06:35 AM

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I can't take this frustration anymore. Once again the "save game" bug has ruined this game for me.

So that's where that cursed copy of Silent Hunter III went:hmm:.

Never heard of this bug before. It's never happened to me after over a year of playing the game extensively and even modding it.

As was said, maybe it has to do with making changes while mid-patrol?

Samwolf · 11-19-06, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

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I can't take this frustration anymore. Once again the "save game" bug has ruined this game for me.

So that's where that cursed copy of Silent Hunter III went:hmm:.

ROTFLMAO! Figures I'd be the "winner" that got it. Thanks for the laugh, it helps.

11-18-06, 07:43 PM	#1
Samwolf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Carolina, CSA Posts: 684 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Now I remember why I gave up on SHIII after it first came out I can't take this frustration anymore. Once again the "save game" bug has ruined this game for me. I originally ran into it with stock Sh#, I hoped that the 1.4b patch would have fixed it but no luck. I gave up on it. After a while, I started pllying Rub when it came out but the bug hit me again and I gave up. GW came out and I thought I'd try it again. A few days ago I ran into the "save game" bug, the one where after loading a saved game your sub immediately dives to crush depth and your career ends. Not too bad, go back about 6 hours of game time to the previous save and lose the 2 ships I took out in a convoy attack. This time I don't turn off the computer or exit the game since Thursday, I do the save and exit for this mission 8 times but I continue without exiting and just pause the game when I had to leave. So after "playing" for two days real time, I finally have to really "save and exit" . When I reload the last save game, I dive to the bottom, frustating but I'll just go back and load the previos one, another dive to the bottom, all eight saves dive my sub to the bottom. Only the "IN Port before mission" will load. I know, bitch, bitch, bitch, but this takes 100% of the fun out of this game, it's just happened too many times in the past and it still keeps happening. I don't save submerged, near any ships or land, I turn off the gramophone and have TC at 1, nothing seems to make a difference, once the saves start corrupting they just keep on doing it. I was able to play for about 2 months this time before the problem showed up. I reinstalled the game and it only took two days to show up this time. None of the "fixes" suggested here work for me. Does anyone know if it's the save files that get corrupted when they're created or does the code that load the game get corrupted somehow? I was so looking forward to GWX but this is just too much of a killer. Sorry to rant here but I figure the other U-Boat Captains here would either be able to tell me how to prevent this or at least understand my frustration and "need" to vent. The wife just doesn't get it, "It's just a game" ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHH! __________________ GWX 3, JSGME 2.3, Sh3 Commander 3.2 SH3 Gen 8.1, Water Stream for U-boats, LRT LITE 2.0, Lifeboats for SH3

11-18-06, 09:20 PM	#5
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Strange stuff, tuddley. :hmm: I have never - yes never - experienced any of the save bugs myself. __________________

11-18-06, 07:57 PM	#2
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	This is the first time I heard of this crush depth save bug. I have literally saved hundreds of times both above and below and have never run into this bug.

11-18-06, 08:00 PM	#3
sh3rules Sonar Guy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sailing the Seas of Lies Posts: 393 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I had to reinstall once because I couldn’t load any saved game. After reinstalling it never did it again. But I never experienced this bug.

11-18-06, 08:08 PM	#4
Tuddley3 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Augusta, Maine USA Posts: 905 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	You may have to start that career over, sounds like something happened to your mid patrol file. Did you add any mods while you were not in port, this makes weird things happen ?