This, ...this damn game!

[HertogJan]

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

1) Overwriting an existing save. (Saving with the same name for the saved game without first deleting the previous save.) You MUST delete a saved game before you attempt another save using the same name.

Thats THE most important one how could I have forgotten that

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

) Making ANY changes to the set of activated mods, except when "in port". This includes removing mods and re-activating THE SAME mods in THE SAME order! That means that swapping between , say, careers in TMO and OM can lead to corrupt saves in both careers. The only time it is safe to make any changes to the set of activated mods is between missions, in port.

Although that speaks for its self I forgot that one aswel

I feel like Homer Simpson atm "d'oh" !!!!!

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

I have saved many times under every single circumstance mentioned by HertogJan with no corrupted saves. In fact, since I learned of these two simple rules, I have not had a single corrupted save in SH4, except when I tempted fate and violated those rules (like to try a new mod before I finish the current patrol). There have been other posters here at SubSIm whose experience corroborates these rules. (In fact, that's where I learned of them.) They work.

I didn't either at first but got a weird one eventually, saved the game while leaving a area where I sunk a vessel (still had smoke rising and fire on the surface, ship has sunk 10min's before) I loaded the save a few days after and smoke was comming from my stern even when I was underwater and followed me the whole patrol.
A reload didn't do the trick so after the icon in patrol area turned gray I ended the patrol by going home and docked.
From that moment on I made sure I obeyed those rules and haven't had any problems... yet.


This game is so weird, have a 100 ppl install this game with the same MOD's and you'll probably get 25% different glitches.