Surviving Mars - Technologies randomizing without player consent

[probe137]

Description
Technologies randomizing without player consent


Windows


Steam

What is your game version?
1001586

Do you have Space Race installed?
No

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
The technologies randomize even if tech variety or chaos theory are disabled

Can you replicate the issue?
I can replicated it by creating a savegame with tech variety and chaos theory disabled

Attachments
File(s) attached

 

[AndrewT]

I don't know why this would affect you, since we know it is not a general problem. Has this always happened ever since you've had this game? Or it was okay up to some point?

Any mods involved?

 

[probe137]

I have no mods. I don't remember it happening before I started playing

 

[AndrewT]

I'm sure it didn't happen before you started playing


What I'd suggest is a full clean reinstall of the game:

- move any valued save games elsewhere; they are under
C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Roaming\Surviving Mars\{large number}\
- "uninstall" in Steam-Surviving Mars
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/Surviving Mars AND C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Roaming\Surviving Mars\ folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add MarsSteam.exe to the exceptions list/whitelist of your antivirus app
- start the game with no mods active and test with a new colony - NOT any existing one

In particular you need to make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam SM or AppData SM locations, before installing again.

Good luck with that!