My Base Disappeared and/or Escape Pod Moved

[dsegel4]

I just got back from an expedition in my Seamoth and my base has disappeared and Biome around the Escape Pod is completely different. I was going to exit without saving but I found a slew of fragments on this last trip. What could have happened?

[Tim Timsen]

Save, exit game, reboot game, load.

[Tazburg]

Not sure if it was suppose to have been fixed or not, But the life pod had a chance of drifting, Could it of drifted away from your base ?

[dsegel4]

Originally posted by Tim Timsen:

Save, exit game, reboot game, load.

So I'm safe to save? Are you sure? I'd rather lose the fragments than my base with all my stuff.

[Tim Timsen]

Originally posted by dsegel4:

Originally posted by Tim Timsen:

Save, exit game, reboot game, load.

So I'm safe to save? Are you sure? I'd rather lose the fragments than my base with all my stuff.

Backup your old save.

[dsegel4]

I went back to my previous save and the same thing happens. I can't figure out how to retrieve the save before that. I tried deleting all the files back to the previous time I saved but that only deleted the whole game. SO, I'm assuming no one can tell me how to fix this. I just started another game. So disenheartening because I had really made some progress and set so many things up and had an extensive inventory, multipurpose room, Seamoth, etc.

Can someone at least tell me if this is a common occurence? Do I need to make sure I backup my save everytime I play?

[Cougarific]

How old was the save? If it was from before the second-most recent update and your base was near the newly-added Crags biome, that's why it's gone.

If an update changes the biome terrain, your base can be destroyed/overwritten/disappear.

Most (if not all) of the biomes are now in place (they may add one or possibly two more), so depending on where you build your base this probably will not be a problem going forward.

[dsegel4]

Originally posted by Cougarific:

How old was the save? If it was from before the second-most recent update and your base was near the newly-added Crags biome, that's why it's gone.

If an update changes the biome terrain, your base can be destroyed/overwritten/disappear.

Most (if not all) of the biomes are now in place (they may add one or possibly two more), so depending on where you build your base this probably will not be a problem going forward.

The save was only a couple hours old--earlier today. My base was right under my escape pod in the shallows. That's the biome that changed. If I surface, I'm still the same place near the Aurora but everything underneath has changed. Mostly sand with a few patches of red grass. There isn't a kelp forest anywhere near. Very few resources at all. The worst part is my lost base, had a ton of inventory in it. I had accumulated so many blueprints. Oh well, I do know it's pre-alpha and s**t happens, still lots of hours gone. To look on the bright side, I know a lot more about the game so it won't take me near as long to get back to where I was.

BTW, I made the save in my Seamoth in the middle of the ocean. Would that have made a difference?

[Cougarific]

I'm beginning to suspect some crossed wires here. What you're describing should not have happened and has never happened before (that I'm aware of). But I'm still a little confused so clarify something for me.

Did you have any kind of beacon on your base? Or were you using the Lifepod's beacon to find your base.

There is a well-known, well-documented bug that can teleport your Lifepod up to 1.5km from its original location. It's entirely possible that your base is right where you left it, you're just looking in the wrong place.

If your lifepod disappeared you can use the console command "randomstart" to move it back to one of the five original spawn locations - it may not return to where you originally spawned, but it will be close.

Full instructions on using the console can be found in the Wiki.

[dsegel4]

I did not have a beacon on my base (lesson learned). It was right below my lifepod and I always used that beacon as a way to find it. I didn't know about the bug--I've only been playing a couple weeks. OK! Maybe all is NOT lost. I will give the "randomstart" thing a try. Thanks so much for helping.

[dsegel4]

Originally posted by Cougarific:

....There is a well-known, well-documented bug that can teleport your Lifepod up to 1.5km from its original location. It's entirely possible that your base is right where you left it, you're just looking in the wrong place. ...

That's exactly what happened! I didn't even have to use the console command. I remembered I was so many meters se of #17 escape pod so I went to that and SE from there. When I got close, I immediately recognized the area and just searched around until I found it. All intact!

Now looking for some copper so I can make a beacon. Thanks so much!

[Cougarific]

I've done my good deed for the day.

*adjusts cape*
*flies away*

[The FreyMan® XC / 99th]

Originally posted by Cougarific:

I've done my good deed for the day.

*adjusts cape*
*flies away*

Great job man! :)

+1

Regards,

[dsegel4]

Originally posted by Cougarific:

I've done my good deed for the day.

*adjusts cape*
*flies away*

Thanks again. But this is funny. I played some more today, went on another expedition and when I returned to my base, my pod was back where it started!

I did another save out in the seamoth. I'm wondering if it could be connected.