Failed to save after automations update.

[GT1]

Hello fellow engineers,

I have an issue with failed saves after the recent update for automation was added.. I can no longer save my game? Survival (with friend playing) When attempting to save game now appears an error "Game xxxxxx failed to save. This maybe due to memory ect". I have deleted the old saves thinking it was that but to no avail.

Game loads fine but an issue when saving the game.

Any help or anyone else experiencing this issue?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Happy engineering.

Gav

Ps i do have a couple of mods such as the Imber and Parallax running but that all.

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, some Mods and Plugins need to be updated to the new game version on every game updates.

Follow the steps we all do after a game update to find the mods that needs to be removed and reported.

How to test a world or find broken/conflicting Mods :

1 - Select your save.
2 - Click the "Save as" button on the left.
3 - Change the save name to create a *copy.
4 - Withdraw or add one Mod at a time in the copy.

5 - Report to the Mod author (on WS item page) when broken Mod found so he can fix/update his Mod, always very kind to let them know.

*copy
Never test with your original save, better create a copy and fix the original save when solution found in the copy, this way you will not mess up your save.


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Also -> Plugin Loader got removed from the Workshop, a new Plugin Loader is available so make sure you foilow the steps added to pinned important IF you play with Plugin.

Crashing on Startup - Plugin Loader
https://steamcommunity.com/app/244850/discussions/0/3823034248726265986/

[GT1]

Thank you for such a quick response. I will will attempt this now and update. Legend!

[Kondiq]

Originally posted by GT1:

Thank you for such a quick response. I will will attempt this now and update. Legend!

Someone in another thread said that it was "NPC Defense Shields Provider". Our server crashes while saving, I'm yet to test which mod is the issue in our case. That's our modlist:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2942058738

[GT1]

Update

So the mods I was actually running were:

Parallax Concepts (formerly Surface Occupation)
Modular Encounters Systems (beta)
Assertive Combat Systems
Imber Corporation (formaly Air Traffic)
Defence Shields- V2.0 (38)


I opened the load game screen Selected save game save> then selected >mods and removed All mods, Then loaded the game. Once game was loaded I then saved as a new"test" saved game file. Save was successful, I then exited to main menu and repeated the same process to add each mod to the new "test" save game file, one by one to identify which one was causing the issue.

Interestingly after i had completed adding all the mods (one at a time and then saving) it all seems to be saving now without any errors.

I now have all the mods I had before without any issues saving?

Hope this helps anyone else with the same issue.

Again I would like to thank Dan2030 for such a quick response.

Engineer Gav reporting for duty.

[DrBossWatson]

This seems pretty game breaking. Esp to try to do on a dedicated server

[GT1]

This fixed fixed the saving issue on my PRIVATE single/co-op game. (sorry should of mentioned that) Dedicated servers maybe have other issues.

Maybe the host of the dedicated server may need to isolate which mod is causing the issue?

[Dan2D3D]

The best would be to create a new world, a "Testing world" and add only one Mod at a time to pinpoint the Mod(s) that need to be updated to the new game version, not all need to be updated so testing one at a time is a must and better do this in a new created world.

[Kondiq]

It's this mod:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1365616918
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/1365616918/1637536330463449933/?ctp=5

[::: ketchup :::]

Hello, it was not my case, but someone when pressing "Save" or with automatic saving got the message: "...error: failed to save. This maybe due to memory..." It was fixed with "Save as " button. Greetings

[Rusted Droid]

I had this issue and it was unable to save UUID mod storage key 420 letters long

People suggest me remove
Modular Encounters Systems (beta)
you can also remove
Assertive Combat Systems

Open your SE.log
Find if your game fail on "saving long strings or name"
Edit your save with Notepad++
Search for "mod storage component"
Mostly ships will have those
try to find "key" value that is over 200 characters long.
delete all keys you find.

In simple terms
Make blueprints of all ships you have (as backup)
exit to main menu
Open your save file with Notepad++
Delete all ships / trash ships + generated ships/stations by Modular Encounters Systems.
Save
load world and try to save.

[Kondiq]

For us it was fixed after update to Defense Shields mod