Surviving Mars - Game freezes without crashing

[mizushimo]

Description
Game freezes without crashing


Mac


Steam

What is your game version?
1008298

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

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
After 10 - 30 minutes of play, my game will freeze. The only thing I can still do is scroll through the map using the mouse (directional keys don't work). The only way out of this is to force quit, but the game doesn't actually crash (no crash log associated with this event). The freezing gameplay was happening on this save file before, but it would clear up after a few seconds, it's gradually gotten worse over the last few days until the game freezes completely for an unknown amount of time.

I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling and returning to an earlier version of the save file.

I am running mods, but all of them have not caused any problems over 300 + sols of game play until this point. I may try a no-mod game, but the problems didn't start happening until my colony got really big (I'm also experiencing some graphic stuttering and video glitching occasionally, especially when switching maps).

the same problem happens with every mod disabled except Silva's Unoffical modpack, I can't open the game without that mod enabled (I'm only using one building from that mod, everything else is disabled)

Can you replicate the issue?
The save freezes right before night falls every single time. (china 313 (4)). The second file was my attempt to start from an earlier version of the save game, but I believe it freezes at the same point

Attachments
File(s) attached

 

[tablegamer]

More experimentation and I think it is related to file size (or number of buildings, colonists etc). I went back to a Sol 260 game and then took actions to control population growth, so that the population stays fixed. This means I no longer need to keep building domes and expanding capacity. I'm now at Sol 184, file size is still around 44MB, and no freezes. It reduces the enjoyment of the game to not be able to expand, but it does seem to be a way to allow me to continue playing.

 

[tablegamer]

Sorry I haven't uploaded the file yet. I want to try to verify it before I do again, though I need to figure out how to do that, since it is downloaded from my Steam cloud.

But I am even more convinced that the but is tied to some limit on the number of buildings, population etc. I have continued to play with population controls to keep population steady and eliminate the need to build any more domes, and I now have gotten to Sol 192 without freezes. Though I should also note that the "Flat Mars Society" hasn't triggered (which I suspect is tied to a population trigger). If so, it could also be a bug with this event that is triggered only when population hits a certain level.

 

[McD76]

I am having the exact same issue. My save file is > 60mb. Attached. Any help is greatly appreciated!!

 

[Demeanon]

I also have this problem, and I haven't gotten beyond Sol 100 or 100 colonists yet. I do have 4 total domes, two of which are underground. I didn't keep an eye on my PC heat though, but while I wait for a response here I'll test and see if using my cooling supports will help.