Game breaking bug.

[Jeff-Groves]

List all mods you have installed.
There are some known and proven to cause CTD or failed save loads.

[Scarredclown]

I only have GWX gold. No other mod. I think i'll try a new career again. its the second game i start because of failed saves. its kind of of a disapointment when you have a great start in a new career to lose all that you have done to a bug.

[sublynx]

Crashes usually come when trying to load at sea. Don't your previous saves made at port work?

[Jonesy]

I´m on my 15th patrol, and the other day I ran across my very first iceberg I ever saw in the game - running GWX.

the save I made after spotting the 'berg would not load, causing the game to crash to desktop. had to revert to the "in base" save at the beginning of the patrol.

weighing minor things like this against the advantages of the mods, it's totally worth it.

[sublynx]

To the game the icebergs are ships so no saving near them if your SH3 is unstable!

BTW have you tried the solution described here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166283

With enough memory, UAC off, Windows indexing off and read-only attributes ticked off the save games can be very stable, in my experience.

[Scarredclown]

Originally Posted by sublynx

To the game the icebergs are ships so no saving near them if your SH3 is unstable!

BTW have you tried the solution described here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166283

With enough memory, UAC off, Windows indexing off and read-only attributes ticked off the save games can be very stable, in my experience.

Yep i tried that, and it work for a time and the boxes keep checking them again. I must do it all again in the next game.

I'm considering going back to bas after each session of play. Is there any cons for going back to base even if you have not spent all your torpédos ?

[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by Scarredclown

Yep i tried that, and it work for a time and the boxes keep checking them again. I must do it all again in the next game.

I'm considering going back to bas after each session of play. Is there any cons for going back to base even if you have not spent all your torpédos ?

Two reasons:

1) It is a pain.

2) It is not necessary.

There is another solution. No one has found it necseeary to RTB before saving. Work with the guys here and we will solve your problem. Have you done a complete uninstall, registry cleanup, and reinstall? With no mods except GWX, that should take maybe half an hour.

You arsn't using Steam, are you?

[Jonesy]

Originally Posted by sublynx

To the game the icebergs are ships so no saving near them if your SH3 is unstable!

BTW have you tried the solution described here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166283

With enough memory, UAC off, Windows indexing off and read-only attributes ticked off the save games can be very stable, in my experience.

never had a problem with saves near ships....just this particular ocasion with an iceberg.

like I said...was just a minor issue