Game not loading an older save

[TurfyBat]

While trying to open an older save file with a lot of mods that worked last night the game gave me a error message that said "File format out of date format will be updated after load" but than the game proceeded to not load and give a warning saying that the file might be corrupted i little to no major computer knowledge and don't know what to do please help!

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, looks like something wrong happened while loading Mods, may be conflicting Mods!?

Strange things like that can happen when playing with Mods, mostly when we add and remove Mods that can delete important code lines in the save files and the world become corrupted.

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I hope you Blueprinted all your creations so you can paste all back in new created world.

That said, you may try the steps we all do after a game update to find the mods that are not compatible and need to be 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 - Add and Withdraw 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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Never open original Modded saves after a game update.

Ref.:
Forum/Community workaround(s) Pin 📌
https://steamcommunity.com/app/244850/discussions/6/3464975177698306889/

[TurfyBat]

thanks im going to try that now

[TurfyBat]

ive removed older mods and it still doesnt work im going to keep trying

[Baratheon79]

If you absolutely can't get it to load, and want to at least salvage your builds to paste into a fresh world, you might be able to load the save up in se toolbox. Then you could look for the grids you want and export them as blueprints. I had to do this to recover builds from a save that refused to load awhile back.

[TurfyBat]

i would but i have a large base implanted into the ground

[Dan2D3D]

SEToolbox may help but here too I strongly recommend to open a copy of your save with that World editor (save as + change save name), just in case you make a bad edit and lose the original save.

Just create a new folder on your desktop or else, extract SEToolbox ZIP in it and double click its exe to see all your saves and open the remaned copy :

https://github.com/mmusu3/SEToolbox/releases

[Swiftbobcat]

i hope this never happens to me

[Dan2D3D]

Oh! SEToolbox also got a "Fix" save option, that may fix it for you so worth to try if you did not saved all your creations as Blueprints.

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It's Ok to paste underground station in new created world and use the Voxel tools to remove Voxel inside the station after pasting.

[TurfyBat]

well i tried loading and it worked fast but didn't succeed

[Dan2D3D]

I would send the save to the SE Programmers and ask them to recover for you, tell them the creations in are important for you to recover.

-> Click "Request help" on the Support Portal to have a SE Programmer testing the bug for you and be able to chat with you.

https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/pc
(create "Bug report" or "Request help"(Private) or "Feedback"(Petition) on the Portal)

Ref.:
General Information - Useful Links - FAQ Pin 📌
https://steamcommunity.com/app/244850/discussions/0/4622335767039372629/

[TurfyBat]

im going to stop trying i can always make a new base in a new world at least this was a learning experience for the future

[Dan2D3D]

Happens when playing with Mods but we get used to at some point, I found my Favorite Mods that never break my save and never crash the game.

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Added all my tested Mods to a new world saved in my Workshop, this way I never have to Redo my Fav world settings, I just have to download when I want to start new.

[Baratheon79]

One possibility if you can't get the save to load... You might try loading up the save in SE Toolbox. Then, if you can find the grids you want to save, it has an option to export them as blueprints, which you can then paste into a new save. I had to resort to that while back when the world I was using for my live streams started acting up (and I always do a save as at or near the start of a stream, just in case).

[Gorf2010]

Have you tried in offline mode? My saves don't work any more in online mode at all. None of them, but offline everything seems to be OK

[DukeSatan]

Not seen anyone mention it, but remember each game has multiple saves, so you might like to try loading one of the backups and see if they will cleanly load, i've often had to rewind 5 or 10 minutes in a game when things have klanged and SE decides i will save right now, which is not the load i want.