Surviving Mars - Game Freeze about 30 seconds after requesting geologists to the underground. Also Issue with transport.

[worf634]

Description
Game Freeze about 30 seconds after requesting geologists to the underground. Also Issue with transport.


Windows


Steam

What is your game version?
1010574

What DLC do you have installed?
Space Race, Green Planet, Below and Beyond, Stellaris Dome Set, Marsvision Song Contest, Colony Design Set, Project Laika, In-Dome Buildings Pack

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
After I requested some geologists to go to the underground, I went up to view them go there. While doing that the game froze. Never unfroze. According to the task manager, the game was running and requesting memory and continued to do so. The game is not unplayable. I have attached the save.

Further Another issue is on asteroids, the transport cannot directly load waste rock to a rocket, it can for everything else, just not waste rock.

Can you replicate the issue?
Yes, the save is right after I made the request at the elevator.


File(s) attached

 

[jrhames]

I have this same problem on PS5.

 

[Amun1984]

Bug still exists in latest version of the game.
I simply cannot believe, that this addon was absolutely not tested at all.
Such a bug would be in every test after you send colonists/geologists undergroud

 

[Antelop]

Jumping in... Good thread and thanks for having this discussion out there for the public.

I have this freezing issue as described here. I recently started a new game with latest DLC a few days ago and now looking for solutions to this problem. The colonists set I've selected for transfer - this is the catalyst for freezing the game. The best I can do is simply pan around the map, but no UI or control, or runtime.

I cannot confirm if it is related to moving colonists around... e.g. how many at a time. I can confirm that it froze with the request underground and above ground... it was about 6-7 colonists, the same set each time, and yep - geologists are among them. I'll test it in other ways when time permits, But I have already moved some down including medic and two botanists.

IIRC, If i remain idle underground, I seem to remember the game also freezing - but I will test this as well again to be sure. Some interesting scarios shared here that match my mascnet, failing effort to spelunk the depths of Mars.

I have a bunch of drones at work moving materials between levels; am not sure if this adds to the mix.


What is your game version?
1.4_Merbold.1010784-Windows

What DLC do you have installed?
Everything your posted to Epic Games - all of it.

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
After I requested some colonists to go to the underground, the game froze after a few seconds. Never unfroze. According to the task manager, the game was running and requesting memory and continued to do so.

Can you replicate the issue?
Yes

 

[Antelop]

@D3nnis3n

Please check the latest update that was released today. The game should be updated to v1010784.

Thanks,
Mark

Issue remains in 1010784 from Epic on PC (Win 10) as of today.

 

[Antelop]

I can update that I can send one colonist down at a time... via the elevator selection; above ground; geologist or any other specializations; seemingly without freezing up at this time.

Edit II : I was also able to add two at once with no ensuing problems, through extended game play

Edit III: three to four seems to be the limit and where freezes will be triggered


Any large group will fail at this time.

 

[Swampogrelord]

3rd February 2022: the bug is still present. Savegame attached.

I've emptied the elevator queue, sent 6 colonists down out of 26, same result. After a few seconds the game weirdly freezes.

We're almost half a year past release. That THE most fundamental feature of the game is still bugged is incredible, and I'm being very diplomatic here. This would be bad enough for a free DLC, let alone a 20€ one. Come on people.

EDIT: as per comments above, I tried again sending a single colonist down. The game freezes the same way.

 

[AndrewT]

@AG_MarkPittam can you comment on this issue again please, what progress ie being made? Thanks!

 

[hollasa]

I have the same issue - posting to see when a fix for this might be scheduled. I don't want to spend more time restarting the game than playing it!

 

[Masaku]

You guys get to send colonists to the underground; mine freezes the moment i sent Dozers to clear cave ins. Its bloody annoying when the game becomes unplayable when i bought he DLC to explore the undergound.

 

[Kenpachi97]

The bug is still present. When I try to send 4 colonists down, it sent 11 and crashed instantly. Game is effectively unplayable right now.