CTD then can't load save game

[JRHT]

I've just got back into CK, installed 1.04a, started a new game and was then a happy little camper.

Until the game started CTDing and then would not reload the autosave game.

It CTD's when loading the autosave game at the "initialising provinces" and "reading scenario" stages (depending on who you load the game as).

I know there have been some issues in loading save games, but I thought I should post to make sure that I wouldn't misinterpret what other posts said and do the wrong thing to try and fix my game.

And btw, I've checked and I don't have that extra black shield coming up in my counties list when I load my game.

 

[JRHT]

Specs

In reference to the above, my machine is as follows:

Pentium IV 3.0Ghz
512MB RAM
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT
80GB HDD (30 GB free)
I'm running Windows XP

 

[Castellon]

Does old autosave work?

 

[JRHT]

Does old autosave work?

Yes, but is there anyway I can stop CK behaving in this manner? I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but I don't remember CK doing this when I used to play it when it was patched to v1.03

 

[Castellon]

IIRC it is fixed in the next patch.

 

[JRHT]

Any estimate of when that will be released?

 

[LordLeto]

"Its ready when its ready."

So sayith Johan.

In other words, not really. Though the last turn around between Beta patches(which I suggest you look into, their great) was about a week. So the next beta patch(though not the offical patch) shouldn't be to far off. And MrT has been working to fix this little bug.

 

[Castellon]

What he said.

 

[JRHT]

Thanks muchly!

 

[unmerged(6777)]

To further clarify...

The next official patch (1.05) will probably not be for quite some time -- not until the bugs are fully ironed out of the public beta patches -- so as far as an official release patch you would be waiting a while.

The public beta patch is available for download from the public beta subforum and is very easily installed over your 1.04a. You will find a great many enhancements in play with these patches and we are slowly approaching the point where CTD bugs are rare. There are balance issues with new features, but the game plays very well indeed.

The next public beta patch will very likely be along within the next few days.

 

[Castellon]

Eww Ahh! you heard it here first folks, who says we never say when a patch will come out.