[PS4] Issues since last patch

[Maeljin]

Everytime I transition into a new area and the game completes autosaves, the save menu pops up again.. Same thing happens after manual saves, with the addition that save files (auto, overwritten and new ones all) disappear from the load menu. So far I haven't lost any save files and they reappear after a hard restart of the game. Quitting into the main menu doesn't cut it.

The game has also started crashing frequently, about once an hour. It always happens when I transition through areas (like in the pc's stronghold) quickly. The error code (or whatever it's called) has so far always been the same: CE-34878-o.

This all started after the latest patch, about 95 hours played at the time. I had just entered the underground area in Craghöldt Bluffs when both these started to occur. Before this I had had like 4 hard freezes during all that playtime.

Also, could be that I'm just so annoyed at this point, but the loading times seem to have increased A LOT.

Dunno if you need any more info, but: playing in English on hard difficulty with just the pc and a team of 5 npcs from the game.

As things are, I've stopped playing (clocked in 102 hrs) because I'm worried the save files will get corrupted or something... Seriously don't wanna lose all that progress!

 

[Maeljin]

Almost four working days in and still not even a simple acknowledgement of the issue?? For shame...

As an update of sorts, I did start a new game and haven't had issues with the save games so far... but I encountered a new bug: the ranger's pet often gets stuck in combat which prevents combat from ending, which in turn forces me to reload. It can be quite frustrating after a long, hard battle..

 

[MonzUn]

Sorry that you are having this issue :/
To my knowledge we haven't been able to reproduce this yet.
So unfortunately I can't do anything else than thank you for reporting the issue.
Even if there are more reports on this issue; each new report brings us information that might help us find what's causing the issue.

 

[Nightshade-IX]

Sorry that you are having this issue :/
To my knowledge we haven't been able to reproduce this yet.
So unfortunately I can't do anything else than thank you for reporting the issue.
Even if there are more reports on this issue; each new report brings us information that might help us find what's causing the issue.

I am having the same issue as well. I reported in another thread but no response yet. I'm pretty surprised that it isn't a known issue/hasn't been reproduced. So people are actually able to finish the entire PS4 version without this issue? If that's the case, guess I'll try a full reinstall and see if it helps.

 

[MonzUn]

As to my knowledge people have been able to finish the game and it actually seems like only a minority are having this issue based on the reports (which is why it's so hard to reproduce).
If a full reinstall helps; please get back to this thread so other people (and we) get that info

Sorry that I didn't answer your other thread; I saw it but was kind of hoping we would be able to reproduce it so I could give you some better news :/

 

[Nightshade-IX]

As to my knowledge people have been able to finish the game and it actually seems like only a minority are having this issue based on the reports (which is why it's so hard to reproduce).
If a full reinstall helps; please get back to this thread so other people (and we) get that info

Sorry that I didn't answer your other thread; I saw it but was kind of hoping we would be able to reproduce it so I could give you some better news :/

Np. Thanks for the update. Well, I can confirm the bugs remain after full install. For me, the save bug still happens immediately after White Forge activation or loading Caed Nua lv 10 100%. I could probably still finish the game, as I believe both areas are optional. Though, I suspect there may be other triggers and I'm hoping that this eventually gets fixed. Besides this and a few other bugs, I really enjoy the game and would love the chance to experience all of it.

 

[MonzUn]

Np. Thanks for the update. Well, I can confirm the bugs remain after full install. For me, the save bug still happens immediately after White Forge activation or loading Caed Nua lv 10 100%. I could probably still finish the game, as I believe both areas are optional. Though, I suspect there may be other triggers and I'm hoping that this eventually gets fixed. Besides this and a few other bugs, I really enjoy the game and would love the chance to experience all of it.

Hmm... If you have a save close to Caed Nua lvl10 (or anywhere you can make it happen 100%) . Could you try dumping your whole stash and inventory and then going to Caed Nua lvl10?
It's just a hunch but if that works; it could be that the game is running out of memory while doing the auto save.

 

[Niandjiland]

I also posted about this as well, so it's great to see that it's kinda being addressed. I haven't got a save near to the point in Caed Nua where it kicked in on my game, so I'll wait and see if the issue is resolved. Thanks anyway.

 

[Nightshade-IX]

Hmm... If you have a save close to Caed Nua lvl10 (or anywhere you can make it happen 100%) . Could you try dumping your whole stash and inventory and then going to Caed Nua lvl10?
It's just a hunch but if that works; it could be that the game is running out of memory while doing the auto save.

Your hunch was correct. I had about 75 items in my stash which I deleted and was then able to load Caed Nua 10 without the bug appearing. Load time seemed to greatly improve, as well.

 

[MonzUn]

Thanks for trying that out; it helps a lot
Now we "just" have to figure out why some people are running out of memory while others are fine...

Have you done anything else that might increase the save game memory?
Have you stashed a lot of items in containers anywhere or something like that?

 

[Nightshade-IX]

Np. Glad to help.

Not sure what would create the biggest memory load but I have 8 created characters and I keep all unique items I find in my stash or containers at the stronghold. Since they would stay in a store inventory, would selling them be better? Or must i delete them?

 

[MonzUn]

Well; almost everything you do in the world gets saved somehow (great for immersion; not great for memory) and I don't actually know what is most memory-expensive in the end (Haven't been working on this issue personally).

The inventory is for sure a culprit though. Storing stuff in a random container somewhere might be a viable solution but that will increase the memory intensity (makes this issue more likely and increases load times) of the map that container is located in.
Selling stuff to a vendor does the same thing for the map the vendor is located in.
Storing items in the stash also does the same thing except that you take the penalty(load time + memory size) of those items for each map you enter.

My colleagues also told me that the each time you get the save dialog opened after you make a save (manually or automatically); that is an indication that the save didn't actually go through.
This means that the saves that seems to have been lost were actually never made :/ (They will sometimes show in the system though, but those saves are corrupt and not loadable)

 

[Jim brony]

I have this issue too. i was thinking its not ideal but if i restart and destroy the items i dont pick up wouldnt that help.

 

[MonzUn]

Maybe but it's not likely. Destroying the items you are not picking up will only affect the saving/loading of that particular map.
If you get the save dialog popped at you after the autosave but you still manage to play the level; it might help but it depends on how much items there are and how much memory you need to recover in order to make the save work.

 

[TwentyTwo]

Hi, I have the same issue. Auto save load the save screen and i can't see my new save etc..
I think i trigger this bug when i sell lot of stuff at the same merchant (the one with the wagon) in Stalwart.
So i do what you say deleting some stuff in my stash(lot of shit), even take back my stuff from the merchant (but not all don't have the money for) and delete it.
So it was back to normal, i was able to save as usual.
But after 30min et going into a New map ( stronghold of Iron scourge in english i think) same bug.
So what we do? Go back in every map to clean the forgoten trash on the floor and in every chest ? Waiting for a patch ?

Sorry for my bad english, this not my born language

 

[Maeljin]

I tried that trick of selling/destroying most of the excess equipment, but no changes for me.

ALSO, against my better judgement I decided to continue on my main save; did the Stalwart mines quest (whispers in the dark or something like that)) that's available right in the beginning. After finishing it I noticed half of my party's (3 people) damage reduction values had gone to s*it somewhere down the line. Now Eder has about 5 DR in each type, some BELOW zero... when he's wearing an exceptional plate armour!! Sufffice to say that's pretty bad for a frontliner in particular hahah...
Luckily rebooring the whole system seemed to take care of it, so maybe it was just a simple visual glitch.

On my other save the ranger's pet keeps acting out... now it does minimal (between 2 and 0.something!!) crushing damage and only resting bonuses are displayed in the active effects... and penetrating shot from my main char, whose a cipher and not the companion of the wolf! The ranger is a melee build and doesn't even have that talent, so it can't be some sort weird overlapping issue, right? I read abbout a similar problem on Obsidian's forum and switching weapon sets had done the trick in the past, but I don't know how to do that on the console version or if that is even possible.

I guess I just need to stop playing altogether 'till at least some of these issues get patched. Which is a real shame, because it has been really fun so far, obviously, wouldn't have put over 130 hours into the game otherwise.

Is there even a patch in the works? You seemed to be churning them out quite regularly in the beginning, but now it's been quiet for almost a month.

 

[devtoi]

Weapon sets can be switched from the ability radial.
We are hard at work on our major patch that is why we are not churning out patches as often. The major patch will fix a lot of issues. We are aiming to release the major patch this month.

 

[Maeljin]

The thing is though that the ranger's pet doesn't have the ability to switch weapon sets. There's just a lock on that spot... I looked through all the menus, but didn't find an option to do so. I even made another ranger with a different animal (a bear this time instead of a wolf), but the damage was still ridicuously low.

But since you have a patch in the works, I'll just put the game on hold for now. There are other games for me to play

 

[Pat Ferret]

Hello! Same thing happening here. Started halfway through act 3, while doing the Council of Stars' quests (and after completing most of White Marsh). I get the "saving" message whenever I enter a new map, but it is followed by the save/load screen. Nothing gets saved, either auto or manually. Loading a previous save helped for a while, for a bunch of quests outside Twin Elms, but now it's happening everywhere on the map and I've already tried deleting and reinstalling the full game, to no avail. This issue doesn't seem to be related to the game crashing, though it has happended three or four times since I've started playing.

 

[danielrsmiranda]

As to my knowledge people have been able to finish the game and it actually seems like only a minority are having this issue based on the reports (which is why it's so hard to reproduce).
If a full reinstall helps; please get back to this thread so other people (and we) get that info

Sorry that I didn't answer your other thread; I saw it but was kind of hoping we would be able to reproduce it so I could give you some better news :/

I did the full reinstall in PS4 and the problem persist, even get worse!