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CTD when loading with 1.02

I look around and didn't see anyone with my problem, but if someone has already ask what I'm asking please refer it to me. Thanks

Can't load save game. I chose save game, kingdom, start... then it goes to reading scenario, either it stops (freezes) or i go back to desktop. Please help.

Thank you.

EDIT: okay, so I guess this is a CTD?
EDIT: 1.02 and after 1100 ...
 
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So if you start a new game let one day go by, then save the game, then exit the game. then launch the game and try and load the save you just made, it will not load?
 
I have the same problem with 1.03b. I am playing for a long time without any CTD ( 1066 scenario until 1110 + ), then after an Auto Save or regular saving, the game crashes to desktop. When I try to load it again, it tells me "database mismatch" and shows "Ignore, Try again, Abort"....only "Ignore" works and then it has a CTD.
If I try to load the oldsavegame and play for a few months, I can't save this one without having a CTD....So the game is lost....
 
This is being dealt with in the bug forum.
*Moved
 
Target said:
I have the same problem with 1.03b. I am playing for a long time without any CTD ( 1066 scenario until 1110 + ), then after an Auto Save or regular saving, the game crashes to desktop. When I try to load it again, it tells me "database mismatch" and shows "Ignore, Try again, Abort"....only "Ignore" works and then it has a CTD.
If I try to load the oldsavegame and play for a few months, I can't save this one without having a CTD....So the game is lost....
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Are you playing with any mods?
Does the save game look as though it is all there, i.e. not a real short file??
 
Nope, I haven't installed any mods yet. I just got my CK last week ( slow german publishers ), and upgraded to 1.03b ( german ) right away.
I had the problem 2 times now. It happened around 1110 to 1120 ( I am not sure anymore ). I wanted to take a look at one of the save games but wasn't able to view it with the editor ( never happened to me before ). I think the game froze somehow during the saving process, crashed to desktop and corrupted the files.
 
Same problem for me, but I don't think the problem occured during the last save as SOME former saves won't load either. Why "SOME" ? Well I noticed that older saves would perfectly load. The only difference is, that the older saves had about half the filesize (8 MB) as the "problematic" ones (16-17 MB).
What actually leads to the question : "How comes that these "eug" files inflate to that point (double size in 20 gameplay years ??? )"
Aren't they just textfiles anyway, anyhow ?

What a pity.. CK is realy a highly enjoyable Game.. bat these CTD's "suck" because they make it unplayable. Quite a pity, doooh.
 
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I think the game froze somehow during the saving process, crashed to desktop and corrupted the files.
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You didn't by any chance alt-tab when this happened? Sounds like a corrupt save I had in EU2 ages ago, and one that I can reproduce at will at least there. I.e. alt-tab when the game is saving -> game freezes and corrupts the save.
 
Jarkko Suvinen said:
You didn't by any chance alt-tab when this happened? Sounds like a corrupt save I had in EU2 ages ago, and one that I can reproduce at will at least there. I.e. alt-tab when the game is saving -> game freezes and corrupts the save.
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I've had this happen too, one weird thing is that the older saves of the same game were also corrupted.

not just autosave and old autosave but the last two saves. each of them would load but were impossible to save from.
 
Same problem

The game cannot save after 1131 or something started 3 campaigns .All 1066 and they all cannot save after 1st 1131-2 2nd 1125-6 3rd 1130 . freshly installed 1.03b fresh save games. Have save game files .
Game CTD on save and CTD if you try to load the save (obviously) .
If I load previous working save and try different action game CTD later (that why I put to days ) . I have 3-5 titles only and a small number of children and siblings (about 30) .
What might cause it?
 
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Jarkko Suvinen said:
You didn't by any chance alt-tab when this happened? Sounds like a corrupt save I had in EU2 ages ago, and one that I can reproduce at will at least there. I.e. alt-tab when the game is saving -> game freezes and corrupts the save.
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Eh nope...I didn't do anything.....
 
Are there dyn = 0 characters in the save file? If there are, change them to dyn = 708 and your problems should be over :)
 
Jarkko Suvinen said:
Are there dyn = 0 characters in the save file? If there are, change them to dyn = 708 and your problems should be over :)
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No no dyn = 0 on any of the save files . Actually the saves I search work but after I load them if I try to save again and I mean immeditly even if I take no action the game CTD on saving . Actually it creates a new save with an .EUG file but not with a .CFG file so the save in unusable.
 
I managed to get to cca 1250 on the 3rd try. I've been saving every few months since 1066, loading here and there on few occasions, all was ok untill that 1250 save, and I finally managed to turn the tide of the war against the Borg, err, Mongols. Got some weird C++ error, had to reboot and that save was, of course, unusuable (small file, few kbs). Previous save was from before I went to war with the Horde so I kinda got too pissed with the game and all and decided to play it when ppl will actually be able to finish the game. 3 games, 3 crashes, numerous CTDs, 5 days real-time in total, heh. CK is great, but needs some serious, serious polishing.

No dyn=0 lines in any of the saves (1.03b). Cya in 1.0x ;)
 
Propagandas said:
Is anyone out there that has progressed a game after from 1066 to 1200? or more ? using 1.03b throughout the game and saved loaded at least 3 times?
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I have a saved gamed from 1240 (and it's 30 megs!). I then played on a few more years, tried to save at 1245 and the computer locks up. Add that to the three times the game has CTD'd on me this weekend and you get a loyal customer who's getting angry.
 
Same here. Played with Surrey until 1102. After this the game started crashing when saving, regardless if autosave or manual. I can reload my last save, but every time I'll save that game it'll crash.

Patch is 1.03 b.

I'm kind of reluctant to start a new game and run into the same problem again. On the other hand I just strted to love this game...

Paradox: What's the situation on a possible fix or at least a workaround?
 
thx a lot, Fallout_Boy, that solved it for me. I had an id = 33 entry which would have been the next one to save in the file that crashed during saving, compared to the file I loaded from.

title = {
tag = WIEL
tier = duchy
liege = POLA
holder = { character = { type = 16 id = 33 } startdate = { year = 1079 month = july day = 23 } enddate = { year = 1083 month = january day = 13 } }
}

So here's what I did:

- Went to the end of the partial file that crashed during saving.
- Searched for that entry in the file I loaded from.
- Looked at the next entry (which showed the infamous id = 33 thingie)
- Deleted that one
- Saved the file in word
- Started CK and loaded from the repaired file
- Saved again ingame and saw that it worked

I just hope that the deletion of that entry won't cause problems in the furture of my game... I'd definetey feel better with an official statement what to do about that problem - or best a patch, version "c".
 
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