Issue with loading saves

fresh_prince · 12-02-20, 08:34 AM

I've recently installed the game. At first I was having no issues but now after trying to load my career save it CTD. I get a progress bar to show loading but after it fills it crashes. I am using GWX 3 and ARB 1920x1080 GUI.

I've also noticed a few things wrong about my save.
On the save game screen where it shows all your saves, the information about the save is incorrect. It shows that i am using a type IIA sub when I was using a type IXB and it says that i hadn't sunk any ships.
During the loading screen it shows the correct sub type but it says that my departure location is 0 degrees 0 mins W, and 0 degrees 0 mins S which is obviously incorrect.

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Aktungbby · 12-02-20, 11:09 AM

fresh_prince!

CapZap1970 · 12-02-20, 11:54 AM

When saving, make sure you are at least 25 km away from land or other units. I always make an hydrophone check before saving and extend it to 50 km (for land), if there is a ship or any unit within that radius, most likely will cause CTD when loading a save...

CapZap

FeatsOfStrength · 12-03-20, 07:45 AM

How far along are you in your campaign? And do you save frequently?

I got from 1939 to 1943 in one campaign and all of a sudden my saves stopped loading, I had been saving frequently across many patrols and giving each of them a different name. I'm not sure why but as time went on these save files grew bigger until the point where the save folder was hundreds of megabytes big, I managed to prevent this happening on a subsequent campaign by saving over my previous files rather than naming each one something unique. If you save too frequently across a long campaign I have found that the game struggles loading saves so it may be a good idea to start over copying across the data from your last save into the first save of a new campaign so you retain your progress.

If you have changed any mods whilst out of port this can cause crashes to desktop when loading saves.

Try running SH3.exe in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 2), I had loads of crashes to desktop on loading saves before doing this. And of course the 4gb patch if you haven't installed it.

fresh_prince · 12-03-20, 03:27 PM

I was only a few weeks into the first patrol. I save frequently but probably not enough to have that issue, I only had about 5 saves in total.

I'll try running it in compatibility mode, thanks for the advice.

(Edit) Ok I think that fixed it, for now at least. Thank you so much.

FeatsOfStrength · 12-03-20, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fresh_prince

I was only a few weeks into the first patrol. I save frequently but probably not enough to have that issue, I only had about 5 saves in total.

I'll try running it in compatibility mode, thanks for the advice.

(Edit) Ok I think that fixed it, for now at least. Thank you so much.

I was about 20+ patrols in when that issue started happening for me so you'll be fine. Putting the .exe into compatibility mode solved any further ctd issues I had after exhausting every option. I'm glad it worked for you too!

12-02-20, 08:34 AM	#1
fresh_prince Nub Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 2 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Issue with loading saves I've recently installed the game. At first I was having no issues but now after trying to load my career save it CTD. I get a progress bar to show loading but after it fills it crashes. I am using GWX 3 and ARB 1920x1080 GUI. I've also noticed a few things wrong about my save. On the save game screen where it shows all your saves, the information about the save is incorrect. It shows that i am using a type IIA sub when I was using a type IXB and it says that i hadn't sunk any ships. During the loading screen it shows the correct sub type but it says that my departure location is 0 degrees 0 mins W, and 0 degrees 0 mins S which is obviously incorrect. . Last edited by fresh_prince; 12-02-20 at 10:12 AM.

12-02-20, 11:09 AM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,869 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! fresh_prince! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

12-02-20, 11:54 AM	#3
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 51	When saving, make sure you are at least 25 km away from land or other units. I always make an hydrophone check before saving and extend it to 50 km (for land), if there is a ship or any unit within that radius, most likely will cause CTD when loading a save... CapZap __________________

12-03-20, 07:45 AM	#4
FeatsOfStrength Gunner Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 100 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	How far along are you in your campaign? And do you save frequently? I got from 1939 to 1943 in one campaign and all of a sudden my saves stopped loading, I had been saving frequently across many patrols and giving each of them a different name. I'm not sure why but as time went on these save files grew bigger until the point where the save folder was hundreds of megabytes big, I managed to prevent this happening on a subsequent campaign by saving over my previous files rather than naming each one something unique. If you save too frequently across a long campaign I have found that the game struggles loading saves so it may be a good idea to start over copying across the data from your last save into the first save of a new campaign so you retain your progress. If you have changed any mods whilst out of port this can cause crashes to desktop when loading saves. Try running SH3.exe in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 2), I had loads of crashes to desktop on loading saves before doing this. And of course the 4gb patch if you haven't installed it.

12-03-20, 03:27 PM	#5
fresh_prince Nub Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 2 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I was only a few weeks into the first patrol. I save frequently but probably not enough to have that issue, I only had about 5 saves in total. I'll try running it in compatibility mode, thanks for the advice. (Edit) Ok I think that fixed it, for now at least. Thank you so much.