I was thinking there should be a sticky thread about saving?

jimmyjam25 · 02-24-13, 01:32 AM

I was having a lot of problems saving games and then it crashing when I went back to my saved games. Then I found a few threads about someone having same problem and found info like this:

"Are you doing any of the following?

1) Saving while submerged

2) Saving within contact range of other units (ships, planes, etc.)

3) Saving within contact range of land

All of these factors can play a part in making a saved game unusable.

Corrupted saved games are a known issue with SH3 from stock on up and as far as I know there is, unfortunately, no guaranteed way to avoid the possibility. Your best bet is to save only when surfaced and when you are out of range of other units and/or land. And with rare exceptions, mods should only be added or removed when you are in base between patrols.

Even if you follow all the above advice sometimes corrupted saves just happen, and if one save is corrupted, every save made after it will most likely be unusable as well. The only thing you can do is to work your way backwards through your saves until you find one that works and play on from there.

Now, if you are unable to reload *any* saves at all in your installation, even ones made under "ideal" conditions, that may be another issue. "

I was thinking a lot of people must have this problem also and maybe someone should make a sticky thread on tips to avoid this. I would do it if I knew more about it. Just a suggestion. I wasn't trying to be rude or anything. : )

02-24-13, 01:32 AM	#1
jimmyjam25 Soundman Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 146 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I was thinking there should be a sticky thread about saving? I was having a lot of problems saving games and then it crashing when I went back to my saved games. Then I found a few threads about someone having same problem and found info like this: "Are you doing any of the following? 1) Saving while submerged 2) Saving within contact range of other units (ships, planes, etc.) 3) Saving within contact range of land All of these factors can play a part in making a saved game unusable. Corrupted saved games are a known issue with SH3 from stock on up and as far as I know there is, unfortunately, no guaranteed way to avoid the possibility. Your best bet is to save only when surfaced and when you are out of range of other units and/or land. And with rare exceptions, mods should only be added or removed when you are in base between patrols. Even if you follow all the above advice sometimes corrupted saves just happen, and if one save is corrupted, every save made after it will most likely be unusable as well. The only thing you can do is to work your way backwards through your saves until you find one that works and play on from there. Now, if you are unable to reload any saves at all in your installation, even ones made under "ideal" conditions, that may be another issue. " I was thinking a lot of people must have this problem also and maybe someone should make a sticky thread on tips to avoid this. I would do it if I knew more about it. Just a suggestion. I wasn't trying to be rude or anything. : )