Unable to Save |
Hey guys, I got an error "Unable to save [filepath]" when trying to save my current game on v1.20 using Balance Mod 1.2.
I thought I heard about this before but doing a (really quick) search I couldn't find any info. I would search harder but I am late to a dinner party and am in a rush, but was really hoping to save my game before I head out... I will leave my computer on and hopefully by tonight if someone knows of a workaround for this please let me know so that I can save my game I would be so grateful!
crashes on game save > me too
are you running the steam versiion?
i am and just responded to a post on that...
Anyone who wants power; by definition, cannot be trusted with it...
damnit
Ah well, had to pull the plug on that game, and it was going so great 
what a bummer
I looked at my task manager and se5.exe was only taking 6,860 K. That sounds incredibly low, but I was able to keep playing for a few turns I kept constantly trying to save at all different points but it kept producing that error. I even tried turning autosave on but same thing. I was around year 2411, so not too far into game but I have invested alot of time into it.
But yeah I have noticed that certain artifacts would appear during the game like a planet's texture suddenly changes and it becomes what looks like a disco ball. I would save, exit and reload whenever I saw that.
My computer should be plenty powerful- 2 gigs RAM, athlon 3200+ XP processor, a new geforce 7950 video card...
Re: Unable to Save
This is a random bug with no clear idea what is causing it or why. Myself and others are experiencing this. One person indicated that he could keep playing and (hopefully) resolve the issue. All of us have enabled auto-save EVERY turn to reduce the risk of lost game play. When the error occurs terminate the game and start from the last save.
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Re: Unable to Save
Give it some time as some times the game can be very slow to save but it will do so eventually. I have not had it crash whilst saving just goes very slow indeed. When it does this quit out of the game to clear the cache as there is a tendency for the game to slow over time and restart.
There is probably a memory leak but no one has been able to trace it that I am aware of. It also helps to have sufichent space on your hard drive to allow windows to resize the disk cahe automaticaly I have found.
If you are getting an actual error message I would suggest contacting MM directly with the last save you did manage of the game.
It happened to me too before
I've seen this before, but it was in a late game. What game turn are you on? Its possible that there is a memory leak causing the error. I tried saving again and it worked, it took awhile though. My computer doesnt have a lot of ram, only 1 gig and I've seen SEV take up almost 800 before. Its a good idea to save often, exit the game and then reload.