Honor Mode save file is bugged

[Mojo's Bizarre Adventure]

On a whim I downloaded a simple mod (Potent Robes For Dark Urge) so that I could get the Potent Robes in my current run. The mod didn't work, so I quit and uninstalled it. Now when I try to load my save, the game crashes because the mod is no longer present. And because this is Honor Mode, I can't load a previous save. Is there any way to recover from this? Am I just screwed now? Seems like quite an oversight that even a single mod can completely ruin an Honor Mode run and I'm honestly extremely upset right now

[' koelouS]

The risks of mods..

[ElbowDropGamingTTV]

i never installed a mod and my honor mode save file crashes while loading at 33%

[seeker1]

I am a strong proponent of using mods in other play modes, but the risk/benefit ratio in Honor Mode isn't there.

You also should know if you're doing Honor Mode for achievements. using mods disables them. (Unless you use another mod to correct the problem).

Finally, equipment mods are the hardest to uninstall, as they create instances of objects in the game, which when you load that save without the mod, it no longer recognizes.

BTW, it may not "work" (what went wrong?) but a save containing that mod might open again if you re-enable it.

[Mojo's Bizarre Adventure]

Originally posted by seeker1:

BTW, it may not "work" (what went wrong?) but a save containing that mod might open again if you re-enable it.

tried that, didn't work.

boy i sure wish i knew literally any of this before sinking so many hours into a doomed save file

[seeker1]

Just a tip as someone who uses lots of mods. Nexus has a Bug Reports section for every mod hosted there. Read it and see if people are having issues. That one sounds borked, and I bet it's happening to other people.

I recommend contacting the author. Bear in mind, modders are usually doing this for nada so don't expect a lot of support. But if they host on Nexus, you have to be able to reach them. Might try their forum.

[Nerrinas]

Originally posted by Mojo's Bizarre Adventure:

Originally posted by seeker1:

BTW, it may not "work" (what went wrong?) but a save containing that mod might open again if you re-enable it.

tried that, didn't work.

boy i sure wish i knew literally any of this before sinking so many hours into a doomed save file

That's on you. Modding a game already known for it's notorious honour mode bugs, crashes and glitches leading to a run ending immediately without hope of recovery - without any modding at all.

You should always read around before modding any game.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Mojo's Bizarre Adventure:

Honor Mode save file is bugged
On a whim I downloaded a simple mod (Potent Robes For Dark Urge) so that I could get the Potent Robes in my current run. The mod didn't work, so I quit and uninstalled it. Now when I try to load my save, the game crashes because the mod is no longer present. And because this is Honor Mode, I can't load a previous save. Is there any way to recover from this? Am I just screwed now? Seems like quite an oversight that even a single mod can completely ruin an Honor Mode run and I'm honestly extremely upset right now

Originally posted by Mojo's Bizarre Adventure:

Originally posted by seeker1:

BTW, it may not "work" (what went wrong?) but a save containing that mod might open again if you re-enable it.

tried that, didn't work.

boy i sure wish i knew literally any of this before sinking so many hours into a doomed save file

Consult the mod author for mod related issues. How can you not know unless they missed it in their mod description.

[McGoodGreen]

Interesting. That is an unfortunate situation. But it isn't the developers fault. Mods are risky by nature, you have to already know this.

Running Honor mode doesn't mean you cannot make a backup of your save yourself. If you know enough to mod, you should have the tech know how to do this.

Best practice. If you are gonna pour energy into anything you are gonna mod, backup backup backup. Mods are not "sanctioned DLC" or anything. Developers cannot possibly prepare for every possible scenario modders could bug out their game.