Game won't load any save past 60%.

[Knight Axel]

So I have no idea what to do at this point. I'm an obsessive saver so I have dozens of saves going back the last few days and not a single one of them will load me into the game. I get to the main menu, click to load my game and it just jumps to 60% progress and spins indefinitely. I love this game and I've got almost 100 hours into my character, I just want to play!

Things I've tried:

• Verifying Installation.
  
• Reinstalling.
  
• Installing on a different computer and downloading my saves.
  
• Making sure no mods are installed.
  
• Making sure I have plenty of drive space.
  
• Letting it cycle on the loading screen for an hour.
  
• Making sure my drivers are all up-to-date.

I have the DxDiag as well so I'll just post it here? I'm not sure how without creating a wall of text, so I apologize in advance.

EDIT: Figured out Dxdiag, here: https://www.sendspace.com/file/nq52sw

Please, any help would be appreciated.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Knight Axel:

Game won't load any save past 60%.
So I have no idea what to do at this point. I'm an obsessive saver so I have dozens of saves going back the last few days and not a single one of them will load me into the game. I get to the main menu, click to load my game and it just jumps to 60% progress and spins indefinitely. I love this game and I've got almost 100 hours into my character, I just want to play!

Things I've tried:

• Verifying Installation.
  
• Reinstalling.
  
• Installing on a different computer and downloading my saves.
  
• Making sure no mods are installed.
  
• Making sure I have plenty of drive space.
  
• Letting it cycle on the loading screen for an hour.
  
• Making sure my drivers are all up-to-date.

I have the DxDiag as well so I'll just post it here? I'm not sure how without creating a wall of text, so I apologize in advance.


Please, any help would be appreciated.

Last time I am going to offer this today: share screenshots and savegames files for an external check.

[WooksterRu]

same issue bump

[Knight Axel]

Ok, what screenshots specifically do you need?

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Knight Axel:

Ok, what screenshots specifically do you need?

Two of the savegames which are affected in your load game list.

Two of the savegames which are unafffected in your load game list. If everything is affected, share two of different version numbers.

[Knight Axel]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Knight Axel:

Game won't load any save past 60%.
So I have no idea what to do at this point. I'm an obsessive saver so I have dozens of saves going back the last few days and not a single one of them will load me into the game. I get to the main menu, click to load my game and it just jumps to 60% progress and spins indefinitely. I love this game and I've got almost 100 hours into my character, I just want to play!

Things I've tried:

• Verifying Installation.
  
• Reinstalling.
  
• Installing on a different computer and downloading my saves.
  
• Making sure no mods are installed.
  
• Making sure I have plenty of drive space.
  
• Letting it cycle on the loading screen for an hour.
  
• Making sure my drivers are all up-to-date.

I have the DxDiag as well so I'll just post it here? I'm not sure how without creating a wall of text, so I apologize in advance.


Please, any help would be appreciated.

Last time I am going to offer this today: share screenshots and savegames files for an external check.

Ok, here's a few saves that I'm unable to load. (I think)
EDIT: Didn't see your reply before I posted, there's 5 here sorry
https://www.sendspace.com/filegroup/j7K%2FZYRAsEpkDm7aEAiNS61v7BtQTtQV%2FZlmFHZorPI

[Knight Axel]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Knight Axel:

Ok, what screenshots specifically do you need?

Two of the savegames which are affected in your load game list.

Two of the savegames which are unafffected in your load game list. If everything is affected, share two of different version numbers.

This is a the first save with a different version number, which I am able to load in.
https://www.sendspace.com/file/oz91qd

EDIT: Sorry this is taking me so long, I have to force close BG3 every time I try to verify one of my saves works or not :/

[Knight Axel]

And the second working save is also from the same version number.
https://www.sendspace.com/file/par9gv

EDIT: This is so discouraging, this is literally dozens of saves and 50 hours back from my current location. Everything after these two show a different version number and I am unable to load past 60%.

[Knight Axel]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Knight Axel:

Game won't load any save past 60%.
So I have no idea what to do at this point. I'm an obsessive saver so I have dozens of saves going back the last few days and not a single one of them will load me into the game. I get to the main menu, click to load my game and it just jumps to 60% progress and spins indefinitely. I love this game and I've got almost 100 hours into my character, I just want to play!

Things I've tried:

• Verifying Installation.
  
• Reinstalling.
  
• Installing on a different computer and downloading my saves.
  
• Making sure no mods are installed.
  
• Making sure I have plenty of drive space.
  
• Letting it cycle on the loading screen for an hour.
  
• Making sure my drivers are all up-to-date.

I have the DxDiag as well so I'll just post it here? I'm not sure how without creating a wall of text, so I apologize in advance.


Please, any help would be appreciated.

Last time I am going to offer this today: share screenshots and savegames files for an external check.

Just wanted to say thank you for offering to help. Feeling really depressed and discouraged about this.

[Canupote]

Same prob here, and no solution at the moment

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Knight Axel:

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Last time I am going to offer this today: share screenshots and savegames files for an external check.

Just wanted to say thank you for offering to help. Feeling really depressed and discouraged about this.

I am still looking into the issue right now with various methods. I still would like a screenshot of your load game screen where all your savegames are listed. I cannot promise that I can help right away, but I already learned something interesting which has not been mentioned in any post before in regards of the savegame size and how the game handles them.

Currently I am waiting for Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix 2.1. finishing to install, so I can test your savegame with the relevant versions after I have confirmed that your issue is not VRAM related.

Not getting your hopes up, but if I am done I have at least something Larian Support can make use of by Tuesday.

[Knight Axel]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Knight Axel:

Just wanted to say thank you for offering to help. Feeling really depressed and discouraged about this.

I am still looking into the issue right now with various methods. I still would like a screenshot of your load game screen where all your savegames are listed. I cannot promise that I can help right away, but I already learned something interesting which has not been mentioned in any post before in regards of the savegame size and how the game handles them.

Currently I am waiting for Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix 2.1. finishing to install, so I can test your savegame with the relevant versions after I have confirmed that your issue is not VRAM related.

Not getting your hopes up, but if I am done I have at least something Larian Support can make use of by Tuesday.

Ok, thank you! I took two screenshots, are these what you're looking for?
https://www.sendspace.com/filegroup/3r%2Bj90feCSHJMIbYor3UOw

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Knight Axel:

Originally posted by アンジェル:

I am still looking into the issue right now with various methods. I still would like a screenshot of your load game screen where all your savegames are listed. I cannot promise that I can help right away, but I already learned something interesting which has not been mentioned in any post before in regards of the savegame size and how the game handles them.

Currently I am waiting for Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix 2.1. finishing to install, so I can test your savegame with the relevant versions after I have confirmed that your issue is not VRAM related.

Not getting your hopes up, but if I am done I have at least something Larian Support can make use of by Tuesday.

Ok, thank you! I took two screenshots, are these what you're looking for?
https://www.sendspace.com/filegroup/3r%2Bj90feCSHJMIbYor3UOw

Mhm. That was what I wanted. I have good news and bad news for you.

Bad news, there is nothing I can do make it playable right now on the latest version of the game, but to send Larian Support my findings in regards of the problems with the merger files and savegame updater. I will submit the savegames you have provided alongside my own savegames with notes which should make them investigate why it looks like that Hotfix#4 reverted something introduced in Hotfix#2.1.

And here is the good news: your savegame is still okay as it is and fully usable with the previous version of the game. So once the matter with the updater is resolved, you can continue where you started.

https://i.ibb.co/72Lnnhg/screenshot-1692471832.png
https://i.ibb.co/N2d8Gx5/screenshot-1692471842.png

Since I started my investigating on this immediately after you shared your file games (2 hours ago? feels like 3), I am quite beat and will take a break for now. However, you got my "stamp of approval" for collaborating with my research on the matter.

I wish I could do more for you, to make it magically work right away with the latest version. Instead I give you two useful advice, which are more valuable than on the first glance - maybe you already knew about it, just keep in mind, there is more to this advice than on the first glance. Make sure to roll an inspired Perception check.

1. To "save" your weekend, keep a calm mind knowing your savegames are still usable, but not right now. You could use the time to start a new playthrough without to worry about your affected savegame. I am currently playing "pseudo evil" The Dark Urge as a Drow and it is worthwhile. The time is spent with fun while waiting for the issue to resolve.

2. Try to find some space on your PC and always keep a single copy of the game's last version, so you will not be surprised when such an issue happens again. Go to your Steam Library, right-click on the game's entry, manage -> browse local files
then copy everything there you can see to a new location e.g. on a folder called BG3Hotfix4 (since the current version is hotfix4), you can use that version at your convenience while Steam is off by launching it directly from the executable.

I suggest to keep only version as backup for convenience. But of course if you want to make more backups, that is up to you. That being written, time for me to take a long rest ~

[TheDaeMon]

Just confirming I have the same issue.

[Knight Axel]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Knight Axel:

Ok, thank you! I took two screenshots, are these what you're looking for?
https://www.sendspace.com/filegroup/3r%2Bj90feCSHJMIbYor3UOw

Mhm. That was what I wanted. I have good news and bad news for you.

Bad news, there is nothing I can do make it playable right now on the latest version of the game, but to send Larian Support my findings in regards of the problems with the merger files and savegame updater. I will submit the savegames you have provided alongside my own savegames with notes which should make them investigate why it looks like that Hotfix#4 reverted something introduced in Hotfix#2.1.

And here is the good news: your savegame is still okay as it is and fully usable with the previous version of the game. So once the matter with the updater is resolved, you can continue where you started.

https://i.ibb.co/72Lnnhg/screenshot-1692471832.png
https://i.ibb.co/N2d8Gx5/screenshot-1692471842.png

Since I started my investigating on this immediately after you shared your file games (2 hours ago? feels like 3), I am quite beat and will take a break for now. However, you got my "stamp of approval" for collaborating with my research on the matter.

I wish I could do more for you, to make it magically work right away with the latest version. Instead I give you two useful advice, which are more valuable than on the first glance - maybe you already knew about it, just keep in mind, there is more to this advice than on the first glance. Make sure to roll an inspired Perception check.

1. To "save" your weekend, keep a calm mind knowing your savegames are still usable, but not right now. You could use the time to start a new playthrough without to worry about your affected savegame. I am currently playing "pseudo evil" The Dark Urge as a Drow and it is worthwhile. The time is spent with fun while waiting for the issue to resolve.

2. Try to find some space on your PC and always keep a single copy of the game's last version, so you will not be surprised when such an issue happens again. Go to your Steam Library, right-click on the game's entry, manage -> browse local files
then copy everything there you can see to a new location e.g. on a folder called BG3Hotfix4 (since the current version is hotfix4), you can use that version at your convenience while Steam is off by launching it directly from the executable.

I suggest to keep only version as backup for convenience. But of course if you want to make more backups, that is up to you. That being written, time for me to take a long rest ~

Thank you for investigating, and thanks for the advice. I appreciate all the help, and I'm just gonna roll a new character for now. Hope you enjoy your weekend too!

[excitingandwasted]

yeah same problem too... tried to play again with older character, but cant