When i play i get a readonly database error

[BMW-POWER]

Hi all,

When i play the 0.8.2 version i see in the left corner with red letters 'WARNING world could not be saved' SQlite readonly database.
Attempt to write a readonly database.
I can't get rid off that screen.
Anyone has also that problem? and how do i fix this?

[red51]

Where did you play the game exactly? According to Steam, you never owned this game before oO

[BMW-POWER]

I've played the game on my girlfriends PC, She owned the game.

[Khayla]

I had two or three times. Sometimes it gereneriert itself from itself times crashes the pc timely. Which I do not find so bad since I start there again where I was.

[red51]

A "read-only database" error indicates that the game was unable to write to the database. This either happens if the world file is corrupted (which is unlikely, unless you've just converted a very old world), or if something prevented the game from writing to your harddrive. Typically this happens if the game has insufficient permissions (e.g. if you're not logged in as admin), if there is a hard drive failure (unlikely), or if another program interferred with the game. Some antivirus programs (e.g. Comodo) execute unknown programs in a sandbox, which results in missing write permissions. Possibly an antivirus program also locked the database file (this could happen with Avast, AVG and Panda).

What antivirus program do you use exactly? Make sure the game is on the exception list of your av scanner.
Maybe it's also worth a try to run the game (or more precisely, Steam) as administrator. To do that, shutdown Steam, then rightclick on the Steam shortcut -> select "Run as Administrator".

@Khayla: If the pc crashes, there is definitely something strange going on. The game should never cause the computer to crash, unless the machine suffers from temperature issues (or more precisely, no application should cause your computer to crash). Please check the temperature of your CPU and graphics card.
What sort of "crash" do you experience exactly? Do you get a bluescreen, or does your computer simply shut down?
If the temperature is fine, but you're still running into crashes, there is most likely a hardware or driver issue.

[Auakopf]

Originally posted by BMW-POWER:

I've played the game on my girlfriends PC, She owned the game.

Your girlfriend can try using the steam menu:
Steam - Settings - Family - authorise this computer (make a tick there). I am not quite sure if this really helps but it is worth a try.

[Tryst49]

Originally posted by red51:

The game should never cause the computer to crash, unless the machine suffers from temperature issues (or more precisely, no application should cause your computer to crash).

In theory Red.
In reality, any application only has to hiccup and Windows crashes. It also seems that each new version of Windows is more likely to crash as a result of a minor error than the previous ones. Unlike Unix/Linux, Windows does not run apps in protected memory to prevent apps taking the OS with it when they crash.

[Mardoin69]

I've rarely ever had my whole PC running MS Windows crash due to an app crashing.... but, yes, it's possible. Even then, it was just a freeze up of Windows. A blue-screen crash is like Red51 says, most likely a corrupted driver issue within Windows.

[OZINI]

Today I have the same red letters info. I think my world saves fine, but I'm worried about this. I have hope that I don't lose my world, because I played on it almost 400 hours :(

[Mush]

am i the only one who thinks this thread has the scent of an illegal download?

[OZINI]

Look at mouse icon next to my nick. Letter info appear first time in my world today.

[Rogue]

Originally posted by OZINI:

Look at mouse icon next to my nick. Letter info appear first time in my world today.

He is refering to BMW-POWER not you.

[OZINI]

Well ok... but I also have this message then it's doesn't matter he's owner of the game or not. What about fix the problem from this topic?

[Walter das Trevas]

Originally posted by Tasty Mushroom:

am i the only one who thinks this thread has the scent of an illegal download?

I absolutely agree with you. Download pirate copies, normal, a lot of people do this, but asking for help in the official forum is bold.

[Rogue]

Originally posted by OZINI:

Well ok... but I also have this message then it's doesn't matter he's owner of the game or not. What about fix the problem from this topic?

Red51 has already answered above have you tried what he has said?

[BMW-POWER]

As i say: I've played the game on my girlfriends PC, She owned the game! i don't own this game yet.