SP crash on Map load

[jtausend76]

EU-ShooterGame Game Crash
fatal error!
Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x0000000000000018

I've tried few various things to resolve this. But one definent way was starting a new play through, smh.
Some how it's related to my save cause it reappeared as soon as I pasted my old saves over a new start.
It all started after pc crashed twice while tweaking settings on the pc (not the game). Then my saves started crashing on load in to map.

[Silverlila]

If you can give us the full error message we might be able to help, but with only that line it could be anything, really.

[jtausend76]

I'd have to reapply the saves at this point to show the full exceptions. I've started over since then, just frustrated that I had to work my way back to level 89 without the same tames.

[Thorgram]

Are you familiar with launching with the -dx11 command?

[jtausend76]

Originally posted by Thorgram:

Are you familiar with launching with the -dx11 command?

Not too familiar. But isn't that more for graphics setting? And wouldn't I have had issues before 30ish hours in?
The tweeks I was doing on pc were too get thermals lower, which I think made the pc unstable hence pc crashing. and possibly corrupting my saved game( just my theory).
So far I've been fine playing since restart of playthrough.
On a different note when playing on 12/3/23 I've crashed when exiting inventories, But NOT the same issue as above.
specs Amd Ryzen 5 3600 32Mb gpu 7800XT win 10

[Silverlila]

no need for the command, it will not fix the problem itself and is not a work around for everyone sadly. Try disabling Foliage & Fluid interactions in the settings. Most of the inventory crashes are related to UE5 raytracing eating too much of your CPU/GPU.
The water wont look as nice, but you should be able to play crash-free.

If your pc crashed and not just ASA, it is very likely, that your old save got corrupted. You could have rolled back to each of the older saves, to see if one of them works. But i guess this isnt needed anymore since you started over.

[jtausend76]

I'm a little confused? Are there other saves to a map?
I was under the impression that there is just a single save to a map. But if there is I'm not certain about where to look in the UI menu, Though the file may have that, It didn't show differing file names to indicate other saves.
As to Inventory crashing That's weird one. Personal Inventory such as clothing swaps from another inventory starts it.

[Rastrack]

There are backup saves.
You can find them at this path: Steam Games\steamapps\common\ARK SurvivalAscended\ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal\TheIsland_WP
Your savegame is named TheIsland_WP.ark. If you want to load a backup you need to rename one of the backup files (those with the timestemp) to TheIsland_WP.ark.

[jtausend76]

Originally posted by Rastrack:

There are backup saves.
You can find them at this path: Steam Games\steamapps\common\ARK SurvivalAscended\ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal\TheIsland_WP
Your savegame is named TheIsland_WP.ark. If you want to load a backup you need to rename one of the backup files (those with the timestemp) to TheIsland_WP.ark.

Ok thanks, The naming convention didn't stick out to me as other saves at first look.

But why not show them in UI menu then? other than the fact the game was most likely ported to UE5 with tweeks.