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[Pisces]

Originally Posted by SculpinSubDriver

My game kept crashing so I uninstalled and reinstalled. I answered in the affirmative when asked if I wanted to save previous games. Now, with the new install, it says that the load failed for all of my saved games.
Is this recoverable or are they toast?

Did you apply any mods (or patches perhaps) to the game before this? Please be more specific about what happened before.

As it is likely that adding mods to the game made those savegames invalid. It depends on which mods you applied. Graphical enhancements can usually be done safely, but it's better to be safe then sorry. If you change mods (enable or disable them), then do so while you have ended your patrol and are docked in base. With the supermods you need to start an entirely new campaign. (and apply them to a fresh new installation)

[fireftr18]

Originally Posted by Pisces

Did you apply any mods (or patches perhaps) to the game before this? Please be more specific about what happened before.

As it is likely that adding mods to the game made those savegames invalid. It depends on which mods you applied. Graphical enhancements can usually be done safely, but it's better to be safe then sorry. If you change mods (enable or disable them), then do so while you have ended your patrol and are docked in base. With the supermods you need to start an entirely new campaign. (and apply them to a fresh new installation)

Also, be careful when you install mods. Some are just not compatible each other. The biggest example is TMO and RFB. They are base mega mods. If you install both, then it will make your game unstable. Sometimes, you may just find a mini-mod that is incompatible with something you already installed. I add each mod one at a time, then test it. It's time consuming, but worth it.