Possible Resolution to Corrupted Save Game Bug

theluckyone17 · 11-30-06, 10:57 PM

I posted this in another, rather controversial, thread, so some people might've missed it. I've been having intermittent problems with some saved games... the one where you reload the game, just to get past the "initializing" screen, and then watch as your boat heads to the ocean floor at high speed.

After loading this corrupted game a couple times, then rebooting the computer, etc., I was just about to give up. After running out of options, I loaded the game, and waited until the boat was sitting on the bottom of the ocean. Then I saved the game, exited to the main menu, and reloaded it. Yeah, that didn't work... SH3 locked up, and Windows refused to do anything about it.

A reboot later, I gave up temporarily. Walked away from SH3, took a breather, and started thinking about the problem. Started wondering if there was a problem with the boat's bouyancy. Wondered if high seas might have something to do with it. So I fired up SH3Weather, and changed it to July (I haved previously selected September when I first started the career). Then I opened SH3Commander... then opened up the original corrupted save.

And it worked. I've continued to play off the same career for a bit, and haven't run into it again to confirm a workaround for it.

So the next time that someone runs across this particular bug, mind exiting SH3, changing the weather with SH3Weather, and then reloading the game? Sure would be nice if someone could corroborate.

TarJak · 11-30-06, 11:15 PM

Nice one! Sounds like you've got it nutted. Is the test repeatable? I.e, if you set the weather back to bad do you get the problem again or is the weather always clear and calm when you reset the weather?:hmm:

IIRC there is a mention in another thread about this somewhere?

Captain Nemo · 12-01-06, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

IIRC there is a mention in another thread about this somewhere?

Yes, I seem to recall it being mentioned before in the forum that the crash dive to the sea floor bug was connected to a weather mod.

Nemo

_Seth_ · 12-01-06, 07:08 AM

Research pays off!!!!! Excellent!!!

stabiz · 12-01-06, 08:26 AM

This is very interesting!

AVGWarhawk · 12-01-06, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

Nice one! Sounds like you've got it nutted. Is the test repeatable? I.e, if you set the weather back to bad do you get the problem again or is the weather always clear and calm when you reset the weather?:hmm:

IIRC there is a mention in another thread about this somewhere?

Tarjak has a point here. Can you change the weather back and the problem starts again? It would be interesting to find out!

VonHelsching · 12-01-06, 11:21 AM

The SHIII engine works in mysterious ways...

Excellent find!

Von

theluckyone17 · 12-01-06, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Tarjak has a point here. Can you change the weather back and the problem starts again? It would be interesting to find out!

It would... but in my excitement, I continued to play (and save) ;o). So if I load the saved game again, I erase about 16 hours of plaing SH3 straight, dodging aircraft and DD patrols in the Irish Sea.

The next time it happens, I'll try reloading it with bad weather manually set with SH3Weather.

P.S.: I'm going to try to find what files SH3Weather is changing, and make a backup copy of those files, when the bug strikes again. I'll load up SH3Weather, change the weather, then load it. If it's successful, I'll compare the two files and see what SH3 is bugging out about.

Corsair · 12-01-06, 02:19 PM

IIRC, it writes in the three campaign.* files...

JScones · 01-03-07, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corsair

IIRC, it writes in the three campaign.* files...

Correct - just those three .mis files.

The only settings changed are contained in the first block, ie:

[Mission]
Title=GWXR1FULL
MissionType=0
MissionDataType=1
Year=1939
Month=1
Day=1
Hour=12
Minute=0
Fog=1
FogRand=1
Clouds=1
CloudsRand=1
Precip=1
PrecipRand=1
WindHeading=0
WindSpeed=4.000000
WindRand=1
WeatherRndInterval=6
SeaType=0
Briefing=

Corsair · 01-04-07, 04:12 AM

The SH3 Weather Readme advises to save your campaign.* files before first use in case you want to reenable them.

HunterICX · 01-04-07, 07:10 AM

:hmm: silly thing,

the famous Diving deep with high speed bug,

before you save, if you just put your engines off and be on surface, will this bug occur then?

Jimbuna · 01-04-07, 07:19 AM

Great piece of detective work...well done and thanks

Grell · 01-04-07, 07:24 AM

Interesting find, now as others have asked try to reproduce it if possible.

Regards,

Grell

11-30-06, 10:57 PM	#1
theluckyone17 Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: Niskayuna, NY Posts: 482 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Possible Resolution to Corrupted Save Game Bug I posted this in another, rather controversial, thread, so some people might've missed it. I've been having intermittent problems with some saved games... the one where you reload the game, just to get past the "initializing" screen, and then watch as your boat heads to the ocean floor at high speed. After loading this corrupted game a couple times, then rebooting the computer, etc., I was just about to give up. After running out of options, I loaded the game, and waited until the boat was sitting on the bottom of the ocean. Then I saved the game, exited to the main menu, and reloaded it. Yeah, that didn't work... SH3 locked up, and Windows refused to do anything about it. A reboot later, I gave up temporarily. Walked away from SH3, took a breather, and started thinking about the problem. Started wondering if there was a problem with the boat's bouyancy. Wondered if high seas might have something to do with it. So I fired up SH3Weather, and changed it to July (I haved previously selected September when I first started the career). Then I opened SH3Commander... then opened up the original corrupted save. And it worked. I've continued to play off the same career for a bit, and haven't run into it again to confirm a workaround for it. So the next time that someone runs across this particular bug, mind exiting SH3, changing the weather with SH3Weather, and then reloading the game? Sure would be nice if someone could corroborate.

12-01-06, 07:08 AM	#4
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Research pays off!!!!! Excellent!!! __________________

12-01-06, 08:26 AM	#5
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	This is very interesting! __________________

12-01-06, 11:21 AM	#7
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The SHIII engine works in mysterious ways... Excellent find! Von __________________

12-01-06, 02:19 PM	#9
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	IIRC, it writes in the three campaign.* files... __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander

11-30-06, 11:15 PM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Nice one! Sounds like you've got it nutted. Is the test repeatable? I.e, if you set the weather back to bad do you get the problem again or is the weather always clear and calm when you reset the weather?:hmm: IIRC there is a mention in another thread about this somewhere?

01-04-07, 04:12 AM	#11
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	The SH3 Weather Readme advises to save your campaign.* files before first use in case you want to reenable them. __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander

01-04-07, 07:10 AM	#12
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	:hmm: silly thing, the famous Diving deep with high speed bug, before you save, if you just put your engines off and be on surface, will this bug occur then? __________________

01-04-07, 07:19 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Great piece of detective work...well done and thanks __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-04-07, 07:24 AM	#14
Grell Mate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 59 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Interesting find, now as others have asked try to reproduce it if possible. Regards, Grell