Saves do not work anymore

[Billy Ray]

I have not been playing TWW2 lately like 2 weeks. Today I wanted to continue my campaign however I am not able to load my saves. Just before the loading should end the game freezes and a windows message that the program has stopped working appears. The new game is ok, I can launch it with no issues at all but I cannot load my saves.

During the past 2 weeks I have done the following changes in my system:
- connect a 3rd lcd via integrated GPU on my i5, other games had no problems.. but I tested CSGO only. Tried to disable integrated GPU today, crash still occures
- Installed this new big WIN 10 patch today (crash still occuries)
- Installed new nvidia drivers today (crash still occures)
- Installed 4 mods to TWW2 (crash still occures with or without mods)

I even tried to uninstall steam and reisntall it completely (I read it somewhere), no change - I still cant load my saves, only start a new game:(

Does anyone have any advice please?

[Dr.Z]

Same problem, unfortunately no advice :(
No pre-ME save works... only new games.

[Nugcrusher]

Those saves appear to be corrupted. This can happen for many reasons (such as a Microsoft Overwrite Error, for example, or out-of-date mods). A save that is in this state cannot be recovered.

BTW, think about it....reinstalation of a game (or steam) does nothing as far as a fix is concerned. All these files are saved locally (your system) and don't go back to a fix-it warehouse. Whatever errors exist in the files simply go along for the ride, sad to say. It is primarily a waste of time. If you can launch a new game, then you're good to go. I have had this situation myself (bad saves), but if the base-game files were ok and I could launch a new game, I was happy, because I have had the game firles themselves get corrupted, and that is another kttle of fish. Those saves are just best deleted.

Sry...I probalby didn't say anything you wanted to hear...

[Billy Ray]

that is actually quite sad.. I have been in turn 74 but still you know it is a pain to stat over:(

[duncanCZ]

same problem here - pre-ME vortex campign won't load, new game is ok. No mods ever, no windows updates (at least not any "visible"), only change I know about is Mortal Empires

[duncanCZ]

bug report already on TW forums: https://forums.totalwar.com/discussion/205755/after-mortal-empires-update-game-crashes-while-loading-campaign-from-old-saves

[Billy Ray]

Good, this is the same probelm I have..the sound also stuck for one sec and then the game freezes..

[Dr.Z]

Interesting how only (maybe) Czech players have this problem. Could it be something with localization?

[Billy Ray]

Hmmm, it is very suspicious actually... maybe could be the issue.

[Billy Ray]

I put a link for this discussion on CA forum..

[linq]

i have same problem all pre Me save dont work any progress with this ?

[Mmarekk11]

Originally posted by Skabb:

Originally posted by Dr.Z:

Interesting how only (maybe) Czech players have this problem. Could it be something with localization?

Or it could be that youa re full of ♥♥♥♥ and making things up? Out of the thousands of posts with this problem Ive NEVER heard of EVEN ONE czech. Idiot.

Only idiot are you.Because you are talking about something aboslutely different and this problem has not been reported since day one of W1. OMG


For those who still have this problem I found a solution and wrote it on CA forum https://forums.totalwar.com/discussion/205755/after-mortal-empires-update-game-crashes-while-loading-campaign-from-old-saves#latest
But I can quote myself here too:
"Guys I am not sure if you noticed but I found temporary solution to this problem. If you dont mind not to have Mortal Empires and you prefer to finish your ongoing campaign just allow beta updates and let it download and install.
You will be able to play your old saves again.
Or another idea comes into my mind. Maybe it would be worth trying to change language(localisation) to English as this problem is most probably caused by localisation."

This will downgrade your game to 1.0.0.
BTW I have czech localisation too.

[Gnaeus Poopicus Magnus]

I've had this problem as well, but only on Mortal Empires.

I have a Dwarf campaign that's around turn 190 now, and strangely, any saves around turn 180 load fine / I can start new campaigns and play custom battles without any issue. However, when I try to play my Dwarf campaign on any save past 190, it crashes.

What's even weirder is that if I load a save around, 180, for example, I can play until turn 200 without any issue. It's when I save, exit the game, and try to load anything past turn 190 that the game refuses to play.

Bizarre. Wasn't having this issue at all before.

[Dr.Z]

Originally posted by Mmarekk11:

Or another idea comes into my mind. Maybe it would be worth trying to change language(localisation) to English as this problem is most probably caused by localisation."

This will downgrade your game to 1.0.0.
BTW I have czech localisation too.

I can CONFIRM THIS WORKS. Just switch to english in your steam library and the old saves load just fine. It is 1,3GB update though.

Thanks for the idea.

[Billy Ray]

Perfect, thanks for your suggestion I will switch to English asap:-)

[Billy Ray]

Confirmed, it works now!