Where has my career gone?

Pisces · 01-28-12, 07:37 AM

There is indeed a funny bug that makes you career disappear from the savegame list. I don't think the cause of it has been found. If the files are really there in the folder path given by Danasan (in XP it would be c:\Documents and Settings\_username_\...), then you can get it back by renaming the folder carrying the Commander's name. Make sure the game is shut down when renaming it. When the game is started again the savegame list should return. But you'll have to live with the changed Commander's name for a while.

NIGHTFIGHTER · 01-30-12, 01:00 PM

Thanks for the help guys, at first I could not find SH3 under doc's and settings (my name) but did find it under all users. Now i have found their is a career folder but the name inside of it is just player. I have since renamed that folder as per the captains name (me) and will have to try a career misson ( when i get a chance) and see if it saves to that folder...God willing, again folk thanks for the help..Gary

TDK1044 · 01-30-12, 01:20 PM

All of my career games saves are fine. I tend to save about three or four times during each mission, in case of a power outage or whatever. Anyone know if the game has a limit of number of saves allowed in a career?

flag4 · 01-30-12, 02:27 PM

...highest ive got is about 12-13 saves in one patrol. never had a problem like N/FIGHTER.

...so watch this space.....

NIGHTFIGHTER · 02-08-12, 12:12 PM

O.K Guys after a complete cock-up, I ended up doing complete re-installs about 5 times, then realised i hadn't patched the basic game in the first place...but got it to the standard required...Then download a fresh copy of GWX from JIMBUNAL's web site as there are those who say the fileshare GW is incomplete....Everything is back to how we were before i descovered my career wasn't saving. The game runs fine, Ive had a look in the game itself and found no career folder in the cfg folder. Bearing in mind I use XP I had a look in setting and documents and cannot find the game there at all. The only place my game is installed is in Programmes..Since the complete re-build ive tried another Career misson and yes it confirms the save and yet when you return to the misson the player list is empty of any saved missons....This really is a mystery...Gary

Pisces · 02-08-12, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NIGHTFIGHTER

... The game runs fine, Ive had a look in the game itself and found no career folder in the cfg folder. Bearing in mind I use XP I had a look in setting and documents and cannot find the game there at all. ...

Did you check your My Documents folder for the folder named SH3? That contains the said cfg folder with your savegames at some deeper level. (In XP your "My Documents" folder should be stored in that "Document and Settings" folder, but it might be difficult to find for you.) The savegames will not be in the install folder of SH3.

( My example:

My Documents\SH3\data\cfg\Careers\Otto Schuhart\0

= Patrol 0 folder for Kaleun Otto Schuhart

NIGHTFIGHTER · 02-10-12, 10:58 AM

Bingo! thats what i mean. My XP os has it like this, under doc's and setting there are 4 users me, the wife, the son and new user. nowhere within these can i find SH3, I even did a search of Doc's and Settings with no trace of the game. The only place i can find SH3 is...My computer/Local Disk (c)/Program Files/Ubisoft/SH3/Data/Cfg/.....Then there is no careers folder

I think the game is in the Ubisoft folder because I have IL-2 also and it may be an automatic thing.

01-28-12, 07:37 AM	#1
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	There is indeed a funny bug that makes you career disappear from the savegame list. I don't think the cause of it has been found. If the files are really there in the folder path given by Danasan (in XP it would be c:\Documents and Settings\_username_\...), then you can get it back by renaming the folder carrying the Commander's name. Make sure the game is shut down when renaming it. When the game is started again the savegame list should return. But you'll have to live with the changed Commander's name for a while. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

01-30-12, 02:27 PM	#4
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	...highest ive got is about 12-13 saves in one patrol. never had a problem like N/FIGHTER. ...so watch this space..... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

01-30-12, 01:00 PM	#2
NIGHTFIGHTER Mate Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NORFOLK Posts: 55 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the help guys, at first I could not find SH3 under doc's and settings (my name) but did find it under all users. Now i have found their is a career folder but the name inside of it is just player. I have since renamed that folder as per the captains name (me) and will have to try a career misson ( when i get a chance) and see if it saves to that folder...God willing, again folk thanks for the help..Gary

01-30-12, 01:20 PM	#3
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	All of my career games saves are fine. I tend to save about three or four times during each mission, in case of a power outage or whatever. Anyone know if the game has a limit of number of saves allowed in a career?

02-08-12, 12:12 PM	#5
NIGHTFIGHTER Mate Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NORFOLK Posts: 55 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	O.K Guys after a complete cock-up, I ended up doing complete re-installs about 5 times, then realised i hadn't patched the basic game in the first place...but got it to the standard required...Then download a fresh copy of GWX from JIMBUNAL's web site as there are those who say the fileshare GW is incomplete....Everything is back to how we were before i descovered my career wasn't saving. The game runs fine, Ive had a look in the game itself and found no career folder in the cfg folder. Bearing in mind I use XP I had a look in setting and documents and cannot find the game there at all. The only place my game is installed is in Programmes..Since the complete re-build ive tried another Career misson and yes it confirms the save and yet when you return to the misson the player list is empty of any saved missons....This really is a mystery...Gary

02-10-12, 10:58 AM	#7
NIGHTFIGHTER Mate Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NORFOLK Posts: 55 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Bingo! thats what i mean. My XP os has it like this, under doc's and setting there are 4 users me, the wife, the son and new user. nowhere within these can i find SH3, I even did a search of Doc's and Settings with no trace of the game. The only place i can find SH3 is...My computer/Local Disk (c)/Program Files/Ubisoft/SH3/Data/Cfg/.....Then there is no careers folder I think the game is in the Ubisoft folder because I have IL-2 also and it may be an automatic thing.