Where has my career gone?

NIGHTFIGHTER · 01-27-12, 03:31 PM

Hi guys, been some time since ive been on the board so if this has been covered please forgive me. Im running GWX.3 and very happy with it, so happy ive only been doing single missons until now. I had a go at doing a career, naming my self and away we went...Great patrol 3 sunk and then the dreaded call from the missus, so did a save and exit (as per the old SHIII) went and did the weekly shop, came back to the game went to career and to my great shock no me in the career...Even though as i closed down the game before going shopping the game had confirmed the save. Can anyone explain where things have gone so wrong. I was on the surface as per advised and just crusing towards home...Mystery..Thanks Gary

danasan · 01-27-12, 03:42 PM

First of all, have a look at the files involved. Should be - depending on the OS - something like C:\Users\MyName\SH3\data\cfg\Careers\MyName

search for the newest files inside that folder, if they are there, there is a good chance...

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.....

01-27-12, 03:31 PM	#1
NIGHTFIGHTER Mate Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NORFOLK Posts: 55 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Where has my career gone? Hi guys, been some time since ive been on the board so if this has been covered please forgive me. Im running GWX.3 and very happy with it, so happy ive only been doing single missons until now. I had a go at doing a career, naming my self and away we went...Great patrol 3 sunk and then the dreaded call from the missus, so did a save and exit (as per the old SHIII) went and did the weekly shop, came back to the game went to career and to my great shock no me in the career...Even though as i closed down the game before going shopping the game had confirmed the save. Can anyone explain where things have gone so wrong. I was on the surface as per advised and just crusing towards home...Mystery..Thanks Gary

01-27-12, 03:42 PM	#2
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	First of all, have a look at the files involved. Should be - depending on the OS - something like C:\Users\MyName\SH3\data\cfg\Careers\MyName search for the newest files inside that folder, if they are there, there is a good chance... __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

01-28-12, 07:37 AM	#3
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	#6
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	#4
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	#5
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?