Major Help!! Days of saved games LOST!!!

drags636 · 04-04-10, 02:00 AM

I have just got home from a holiday and couldnt wait to get home and start playing again, was upto the 4th part of campain sink aircraft carrier and 5 boats (pass on name) but the save has me loading half way through patrolling the engish coast. (the second campian) This is bull**** HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN???? I have been using the same save name and saving over top everytime. It seems even if i use the other auto saves entering and exiting the harbour, It still puts me in the same place... just off the english coast with 4 front torpedo 1 rear in rough seas second campain.

I need my old saves back, there is no way if I have to redo, I would not bother spending my time and patroling around making sure the ship was the biggest I could find. GRRRR HELP ME!!!!

Oh yeah I have never had a game crash or anything while playing, comp is way over needed spec and play with all graphics and settings on max.

kylania · 04-04-10, 02:07 AM

This is why I turned off that silly online save thing. Same thing happened to my, but I only lost a day of saves and it was cause of a power outage.

There's really nothing you can do since as long as you have online saves turned on, the only thing that matters is what Ubisoft has on it's servers.

drags636 · 04-04-10, 02:16 AM

didnt realise you could turn it off.... **** ubisoft then

drags636 · 04-04-10, 02:38 AM

Ok cos it took some looking to find how you turn it off thought I would make it obvious for blind noobs like me.

To turn off save game sync with server when the game launcher is logging you in click the cog in the top right hand corner this will disable this gay save function and stop it from ever happening it again.

kylania · 04-04-10, 02:44 AM

It's pretty sad that because of the damage it causes we have to turn off the one positive thing about the DRM...

sofie_59 · 04-04-10, 03:54 AM

"For those that hang at the menu during synchronization, turn of synchronization in the login screen first, then quit the launcher/game. Then goto
64-bit:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher
32-bit:
C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher
and verify in settings.ini if this is set:
SaveOnline=false
Last, delete the storage folder (this is another cache folder). This folder apparently contains faulty data, causing the launcher to download . gg!
Note: even if you turned off the sync save game feature, the game apparently (and incorrectly) still tries to sync the games (although it does not upload any new ones anymore). If you do not delete the storage folder, the launcher will STILL try download your last uploaded save games (even though the SaveOnline=false) from Ubi's server. I suspect this is why it hangs (if you have later save games locally, they are not in sync). By deleting it, it will no longer do so.

Gisbod · 04-04-10, 06:46 AM

So just to be clear.. If I turn the autosave off. It will just keep my save points and not overwrite them? Does it still keep yr personal saves on their server? 'Cos the same thing just happened to me.. I saved before exiting, then when I go back to load, it wasn't there.. Just the last autosave...

sofie_59 · 04-04-10, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gisbod

So just to be clear.. If I turn the autosave off. It will just keep my save points and not overwrite them? Does it still keep yr personal saves on their server? 'Cos the same thing just happened to me.. I saved before exiting, then when I go back to load, it wasn't there.. Just the last autosave...

It will keep your save on your Hdd and not on UBI server,But you most delete the storage folder as in my post over yours!

hm, autosave is what it says autosave, it will overwrite the last autosave, so you have to make a save yourself
whit your name if you want to save it

keith_uk · 04-04-10, 08:58 AM

What about if we have a few saves, the auto save and lets say two manual saves and we keep the saves up to date each time we play. Is there still a risk with the online saves then?
I mean if we have a few saves which we keep up to date, then the most game time we could lose could only be an hour or so and not days?

Keith.

SteamWake · 04-04-10, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keith_uk

What about if we have a few saves, the auto save and lets say two manual saves and we keep the saves up to date each time we play. Is there still a risk with the online saves then?
I mean if we have a few saves which we keep up to date, then the most game time we could lose could only be an hour or so and not days?

Keith.

Evidently yes.

I would swear I got someone elses save once.

Nordmann · 04-04-10, 10:27 AM

I have never used Ubi's online save feature, it really is completely pointless, and fraught with problems such as that if the OP. If I need to back up my saves, I'll either transfer them to one of my many USB pens, or place them on my storage drive. Not hard, and definitely no need for Ubi.

SabreHawk · 04-04-10, 12:00 PM

I wish I could offer something on this, but have never experienced any save losses. And I have online saves enabled and have never messed with it.
Every time I've fired SH5 up, all saves are still there. Even after an uninstall and re-install.

04-04-10, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofie_59

"For those that hang at the menu during synchronization, turn of synchronization in the login screen first, then quit the launcher/game. Then goto
64-bit:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher
32-bit:
C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher
and verify in settings.ini if this is set:
SaveOnline=false
Last, delete the storage folder (this is another cache folder). This folder apparently contains faulty data, causing the launcher to download . gg!
Note: even if you turned off the sync save game feature, the game apparently (and incorrectly) still tries to sync the games (although it does not upload any new ones anymore). If you do not delete the storage folder, the launcher will STILL try download your last uploaded save games (even though the SaveOnline=false) from Ubi's server. I suspect this is why it hangs (if you have later save games locally, they are not in sync). By deleting it, it will no longer do so.

This should be stickied...

.

Catfish · 04-04-10, 03:23 PM

Yeah, and storing (losing) online games is called a feature, by UBI. That is why they need the all-the-time online connection ..

I guess you will have to be a programmer, to get UBIsoft's next game up and running

Greetings,
Catfish

jmr · 04-04-10, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kptlt_Lynch

This should be stickied...

.

Agreed. I'm bookmarking this thread in case it's not because that solution is a real life saver.

04-04-10, 02:00 AM	#1
drags636 Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Major Help!! Days of saved games LOST!!! I have just got home from a holiday and couldnt wait to get home and start playing again, was upto the 4th part of campain sink aircraft carrier and 5 boats (pass on name) but the save has me loading half way through patrolling the engish coast. (the second campian) This is bull**** HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN???? I have been using the same save name and saving over top everytime. It seems even if i use the other auto saves entering and exiting the harbour, It still puts me in the same place... just off the english coast with 4 front torpedo 1 rear in rough seas second campain. I need my old saves back, there is no way if I have to redo, I would not bother spending my time and patroling around making sure the ship was the biggest I could find. GRRRR HELP ME!!!! Oh yeah I have never had a game crash or anything while playing, comp is way over needed spec and play with all graphics and settings on max.

04-04-10, 02:07 AM	#2
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	This is why I turned off that silly online save thing. Same thing happened to my, but I only lost a day of saves and it was cause of a power outage. There's really nothing you can do since as long as you have online saves turned on, the only thing that matters is what Ubisoft has on it's servers. __________________

04-04-10, 02:44 AM	#5
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	It's pretty sad that because of the damage it causes we have to turn off the one positive thing about the DRM... __________________

04-04-10, 08:58 AM	#9
keith_uk Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 114 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	What about if we have a few saves, the auto save and lets say two manual saves and we keep the saves up to date each time we play. Is there still a risk with the online saves then? I mean if we have a few saves which we keep up to date, then the most game time we could lose could only be an hour or so and not days? Keith. __________________ i7-3930k CPU 16GB RAM GeForce GTX 670 Samsung SSD 830 Series Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

04-04-10, 10:27 AM	#11
Nordmann Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 628 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I have never used Ubi's online save feature, it really is completely pointless, and fraught with problems such as that if the OP. If I need to back up my saves, I'll either transfer them to one of my many USB pens, or place them on my storage drive. Not hard, and definitely no need for Ubi. __________________ "I must confess that my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea." - H. G. Wells

04-04-10, 02:16 AM	#3
drags636 Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	didnt realise you could turn it off.... **** ubisoft then

04-04-10, 02:38 AM	#4
drags636 Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Ok cos it took some looking to find how you turn it off thought I would make it obvious for blind noobs like me. To turn off save game sync with server when the game launcher is logging you in click the cog in the top right hand corner this will disable this gay save function and stop it from ever happening it again.

04-04-10, 03:54 AM	#6
sofie_59 Bosun Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 63 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	"For those that hang at the menu during synchronization, turn of synchronization in the login screen first, then quit the launcher/game. Then goto 64-bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher 32-bit: C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher and verify in settings.ini if this is set: SaveOnline=false Last, delete the storage folder (this is another cache folder). This folder apparently contains faulty data, causing the launcher to download . gg! Note: even if you turned off the sync save game feature, the game apparently (and incorrectly) still tries to sync the games (although it does not upload any new ones anymore). If you do not delete the storage folder, the launcher will STILL try download your last uploaded save games (even though the SaveOnline=false) from Ubi's server. I suspect this is why it hangs (if you have later save games locally, they are not in sync). By deleting it, it will no longer do so.

04-04-10, 06:46 AM	#7
Gisbod Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So just to be clear.. If I turn the autosave off. It will just keep my save points and not overwrite them? Does it still keep yr personal saves on their server? 'Cos the same thing just happened to me.. I saved before exiting, then when I go back to load, it wasn't there.. Just the last autosave...

04-04-10, 12:00 PM	#12
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I wish I could offer something on this, but have never experienced any save losses. And I have online saves enabled and have never messed with it. Every time I've fired SH5 up, all saves are still there. Even after an uninstall and re-install. __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"

04-04-10, 03:23 PM	#14
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Yeah, and storing (losing) online games is called a feature, by UBI. That is why they need the all-the-time online connection .. I guess you will have to be a programmer, to get UBIsoft's next game up and running Greetings, Catfish