Saved games vanishing!

Rockin Robbins · 05-11-07, 09:12 PM

This is the second time! I've played in career mode GWX mod. I have the 1.04b patch. I get near the end of the first patrol, save the game before entering port and quit until the next day. When I start up Silent Hunter the next day my saved game pane is totally empty! I've wasted weeks on this game and been slammed twice. This is getting very discouraging. Is this a loser simulation, do I just need to forget about career mode, or is there a fix that can prevent this from recurring? Please help, this is ruining my enjoyment of Silent Hunter III. Is it too much to expect a game to remember saves?

melnibonian · 05-12-07, 02:54 AM

This is strange.

How close were you to port before saving? The rule of thumb say that you should NEVER save close to land (50-100Km) or close to other ships.

Spytrx · 05-12-07, 04:04 AM

If it is the very first patrol I found you have to return to port and dock before the safe is recognized (at least that is how I found it working on my machine)...

If you are 30 miles out you can just teleport to port without any loss of renown...

Jimbuna · 05-12-07, 05:54 AM

You state this is your second time......did you have to reinstall after the first...if you did then did you uninstall/delete everything from C\MyDocs ? :hmm:

Rockin Robbins · 05-12-07, 12:29 PM

Thanks for replying. The first time I lost all save game data I was in the middle of the oceans with 3 different saved levels I had been rotating. I don't remember if I was near any ships, but I was not near land. Not only did I lose my last save, but the other two as well. I had saved and restarted dozens of times before without incident. I did not reinstall. However, I did install GWX after that. Wow, is that great, although I endured a period of doubt when the additional escorts and better skills on their part made my life miserable

for awhile. I learned not to shoot deck guns at armed transports. I learned not to advertise myself to escorts and some evasion skill. I learned aggression is a limited tool. lol Then I started a second career. It actually vanished after I had entered port at the end of my first patrol with 20,000 tons under my belt. I actually motored into my slip before entering port. Now I know that's unnecessary if I'm within 30 miles or so. But I was a sad puppy for sure when all three saved game levels vanished.

I'll bet this bug is costing them big money because for every person like me who looks for a solution, there are ten who just write the game off as a loser. They aren't candidates for new releases, so Ubisoft hits themselves in the pocket. You'd think they would fix their game. Why go through all the work of producing the best simulation of anything anywhere and then fail to do the basic easy stuff that absolutely has to work to have a viable product? I was going to spring the $50 for Wolves of the Pacific but now I know I can just wait until someone gets shafted by bugs and pick it up for $15 on Half.com. lol

Hey, is anybody else having success with underwater evasion by reducing speed to 1 knot under silent running? That's working really well for me when the escorts get on top of me. All ahead slow seems nowhere near as stealthy.

Jimbuna · 05-12-07, 01:12 PM

Saved games from other SH3 ibstallations will not work with GWX

05-11-07, 09:12 PM	#1
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Saved games vanishing! This is the second time! I've played in career mode GWX mod. I have the 1.04b patch. I get near the end of the first patrol, save the game before entering port and quit until the next day. When I start up Silent Hunter the next day my saved game pane is totally empty! I've wasted weeks on this game and been slammed twice. This is getting very discouraging. Is this a loser simulation, do I just need to forget about career mode, or is there a fix that can prevent this from recurring? Please help, this is ruining my enjoyment of Silent Hunter III. Is it too much to expect a game to remember saves?

05-12-07, 02:54 AM	#2
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	This is strange. How close were you to port before saving? The rule of thumb say that you should NEVER save close to land (50-100Km) or close to other ships. __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

05-12-07, 05:54 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You state this is your second time......did you have to reinstall after the first...if you did then did you uninstall/delete everything from C\MyDocs ? :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-12-07, 12:29 PM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	More details of lost saved games Thanks for replying. The first time I lost all save game data I was in the middle of the oceans with 3 different saved levels I had been rotating. I don't remember if I was near any ships, but I was not near land. Not only did I lose my last save, but the other two as well. I had saved and restarted dozens of times before without incident. I did not reinstall. However, I did install GWX after that. Wow, is that great, although I endured a period of doubt when the additional escorts and better skills on their part made my life miserable for awhile. I learned not to shoot deck guns at armed transports. I learned not to advertise myself to escorts and some evasion skill. I learned aggression is a limited tool. lol Then I started a second career. It actually vanished after I had entered port at the end of my first patrol with 20,000 tons under my belt. I actually motored into my slip before entering port. Now I know that's unnecessary if I'm within 30 miles or so. But I was a sad puppy for sure when all three saved game levels vanished. I'll bet this bug is costing them big money because for every person like me who looks for a solution, there are ten who just write the game off as a loser. They aren't candidates for new releases, so Ubisoft hits themselves in the pocket. You'd think they would fix their game. Why go through all the work of producing the best simulation of anything anywhere and then fail to do the basic easy stuff that absolutely has to work to have a viable product? I was going to spring the $50 for Wolves of the Pacific but now I know I can just wait until someone gets shafted by bugs and pick it up for $15 on Half.com. lol Hey, is anybody else having success with underwater evasion by reducing speed to 1 knot under silent running? That's working really well for me when the escorts get on top of me. All ahead slow seems nowhere near as stealthy.

05-12-07, 01:12 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Saved games from other SH3 ibstallations will not work with GWX __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-12-07, 04:04 AM	#3
Spytrx Medic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 167 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If it is the very first patrol I found you have to return to port and dock before the safe is recognized (at least that is how I found it working on my machine)... If you are 30 miles out you can just teleport to port without any loss of renown...