Local game saves become unusable (NOT the cloud save bug!!)

[Melicamp]

This is not the first time this bug has been posted, but every time I see this issue posted, a support dev, or forum member, posts "There's a problem with cloud saves, try turning them off."

THIS IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE.

Please don't post "turn off cloud saves", it's not that, and you'll derail yet another thread attempting to get this fixed. Cheers.



Game Version: 1.0.3

Operating System: Windows 10

Platform: Steam

Mods: Bug occurs independently of mods being activated or not, but mods are usually in the game folder of most users who've reported this

Pain threshold: This bug makes the game playable only if you never turn off your computer and never close CK3. Functionally it makes the normal mode into a non-optional one-sitting Ironman mode. I'd rate this 9/10 for frustration, as the game is amazing and so close to being playable yet so far...

Description:

• After a few years in game, trying to load causes CTD
• The only saves that ever load are during the first few years of the campaign (first 20 years or so)
• Seems to be unrelated to any noticeable game state/event, but occurs in every game started
• This happens whether mods are on or off
• Happens whether cloud saves are turned on or off
• Transfer of last_save.ck3 doesn't work
• Manual saving at regular intervals does not stop saves becoming unloadable
• Verifying integrity of games files has no effect
• Possibly unrelated, but crash reporter seems to always fail to upload the issue after the CTD
• Transferring the save file to another person to load also causes a CTD
  

Reproduction: Currently, it seems the bug is independent of all in-game variables except the passage of time. And it happens every time.


Save games:

I've recreated this several times now, and it doesn't matter if the games is saved manually or autosaved. I've attached an Alfred the Great playthrough without mods enabled.

"Autosave _1" 1 January 872, works fine
"Autosave" 1 January 873, causes CTD

 

[buddy8]

Same problem. I can't load a saved game, because this menu is missing. I can just choose a new game, but while is it loading during a 'Waiting for a reply from the Server' message the game is not able to load.

 

[Melicamp]

Same problem. I can't load a saved game, because this menu is missing. I can just choose a new game, but while is it loading during a 'Waiting for a reply from the Server' message the game is not able to load.

...that's not the same problem.

This issue is when you load a game and then CK3 crashes to desktop. It is not the "waiting for server" bug, nor is it the cloud save bug.

 

[nhgrif]

I experienced same problem and reported it here :https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...g-to-load-save-game-on-version-1-0-3.1425329/
Save game files available there from just before the problem occurs (functional) and just after (CTD save).

 

[jk950831]

Hi, I have also this problem. Do you upload the crashes log?

 

[AndrewT]

Everyone who gets this on LOCAL SAVES only, please make a new thread in Bug Reports and attach the problem save there, AND the last_save.ck3 that preceded it.

Sorry for that problem!