FIXED!!! We are unable to load ANY Baking Games

[XTS (Away)]

Please, if anyone else can't load their baking game, or can, please post here.. please. I'm so frustrated with this and I really want it fixed. Wish they'd slow down a bit with DLC and fix the ones they already made.

Update: Fixed as of 27 Dec 2021 YAY.. The dev has marked their answer for the threads already. I came back to do that and let you guys know it was fixed.. So go bake some goodies you guys!! It is LOADING!!

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Please read other's posts below as well! I'm not alone :( We wanna bake for the holidays... *sad face*


I had a bake game for a long, long, LONG time and it got messed up (the save file) so I made a sandbox. No fun so I made a regular bake game last night and had a bug (couldn't pick up the Halloween decorations. Only the one I had just placed on a cookie/cake could I pick up again). So I saved and left.. I tried to load that save and it hangs .. At one point it does kinda hiccup but it continues to show the loading screen after that and does not end.. I have to alt + f4 the game to get out. (Concerning not being able to interact may have been due to lack of funds, which I'd forgotten was a thing bc of how advanced I was in my big save before.. But the save issues are still an issue)

I've had lots of save issues. I do use the cloud. I wish though "check integrity" could fix this.

Couldn't pick up Decoration from Drawer, saved and Save won't load.
Cakes and Cookies Career
Saved on version: 5.1.4
( I have all DLC except the latest and it's updated)
It repeatedly never loads the save. It is able to be reproduced.

The file leaves me with questions..

Like, what's this mean? Why would it be expected to be different? Is it related to the new DLC or is it a problem?

A scripted object (probably DarkTonic.MasterAudio.MasterAudioSettings?) has a different serialization layout when loading. (Read 52 bytes but expected 116 bytes)
Did you #ifdef UNITY_EDITOR a section of your serialized properties in any of your scripts?

There's tons of unknowns and missings in my file (which some may be related to a DLC I don't have?) but I have no place to upload it, no email working on this pc and I do not have Discord. My usage is solely STEAM though I did link Youtube. *sigh* Wish you did your trouble shooting here, too and I wish STEAM had a place for our txt files to share with you guys to fix our games.

[XTS (Away)]

I just had an issue with this new game but it did load! I saved several saves.. I left the game entirely and upon trying to re-launch it I did get a warning about inability to sync w/cloud and if I continued, bleh bleh so I canceled and tried again.. The next time it launched fine and the game loaded by clicking continue.

Upon entering I noticed some lights off on the ovens so I grabbed those cakes and put new items in.. Then I realized the counter was still going but the light was off on about half of the ovens. ALL 6 were in use. Opening and closing the door fixed the light.

EDIT: It's hiccuping on the 8th dot. It's actually supposed to be loading my game right now.. I tried to load the last bake save, and it won't so I tried the one before.. IT is still "loading" *sigh*. So.. I only have A-I Saves for the Bake Game (not sandbox). I'm tired of trying to load a save. It often gives that error, too.. The sync error. I have a recording of the stove lights not working right since they did that again.. Timer keeps going upon loading game but light is not on. It's bad and I'm trying to enjoy the night so I'm giving up. Again.

OVERALL: Can't Load Saves.. :( :(

[6teaNEIN?]

I also have this issue. Have made numerous new baking world's, none of them will load.
Whether it's manual or auto save, just sits on loading screen until I force close.

[Luna]

I have this issue as well. I couldn't load my quicksave. I exited the game without saving because I messed up a special order and it had quicksaved before I got that order. I decided to take an L and delete that quicksave since I was only an hour or so in. I made a new game with the cakes DLC and that was able to load. So I saved it manually and went back to the main menu to see if I could load it up. It was able to load. Kinda bummed I lost my hour, but I'm just glad I was able to load it again. I was able to open my load on the shelter DLC, so it's not like it's a problem with the whole game.

I haven't played it yet but when it quicksaves again, I'll manually save it afterwards and exit to see if I can get into either one. I'll update once I do.

I really hope they can fix this issue, this DLC is my favorite out of the ones I have so far. :(

[CVIN CHAN]

I also have this issue. couldn't load any save of baking games.

[XxSapphirePawsxX]

Bakes and cookies saves will NOT load any of my saved games. Loading screen takes long time, but isn't loading.

[pris_ka]

I have the same issue as well, it's so frustrating!

[!?]

i have the same issue

[Sneaky]

Same issue, just bought the game and wanted to bake, now i cant progress

[XTS (Away)]

Sorry you guys can't either. If any of you have discord or use email, they take reports that way. I don't have discord.. I wish we could get tech support at the sites we get our games though.. Something more simple and no signing up for other things.

DEVS: Please fix the game so we can play again!! Totally missed the season for baking for Christmas but Valentine's Day will be here in 2 months. Can I start practicing SOON? I miss baking, as do these other fine folks. I'll change my review for the DLC as soon as it is fixed.. I promise I'll help support you ♥ .. just please support us ♥

[Luna]

Originally posted by XTS:

Sorry you guys can't either. If any of you have discord or use email, they take reports that way. I don't have discord.. I wish we could get tech support at the sites we get our games though.. Something more simple and no signing up for other things.

DEVS: Please fix the game so we can play again!! Totally missed the season for baking for Christmas but Valentine's Day will be here in 2 months. Can I start practicing SOON? I miss baking, as do these other fine folks. I'll change my review for the DLC as soon as it is fixed.. I promise I'll help support you ♥ .. just please support us ♥

I'm in the discord. A lot of people are saying they have this issue as well, but it does not look like the DEVS have acknowledged it...some other people in it are saying to make sure our pcs can handle the game, but if the bug is being reported and we can load everything else, then that obviously isn't the issue. :/

[XTS (Away)]

Thanks for the info.. I hope they don't go leaving stuff behind. I love this game so much. I'm an older player but I still have become so happy with the styles, the recipes, the .. shoot, lots of things.. Just wish they would be quicker with fixes. They did fix the fridge door issue but it took a bit. IDK how much they knew though, nor how long. I just worry bc a few things have been ongoing for a VERY long time and are not fixed... This one is a total game breaker though. This should be urgent IMHO.

I'm so glad I'm not alone in my disappointment.. My emotions are full of frustration with the problem and not hearing anything back in here.

7 Days since I posted this? I don't recall how much before it I had issues, if any time before it. (With this). I kinda rate my "providers of games" by their tenacity and attention to their base game and functionality of it.. Not abandoning it, not neglecting it. Sometimes I get so happy with a game provider (Dev, Pub & Team) but then something happens and it seems ignore a bit longer than I'm comfortable with.

This is one of those times for me.

My Specs (unlikely the issue):

Hardware Specifications
Alienware Area 51
Windows 10 PRO 21H1 19043.1288
Intel Core i9-10900K CPU @ 3.70GHx
64 GB RAM 63.8 Usable
NVidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Intel UHD Graphics 630

[Luna]

In the Discord, someone had mentioned their load stopped working around when the poltergeist multiplayer entered BETA. And that does make sense, cause that was fairly recent and the cakes DLC has been out for a hot minute.

I'm a fairly new player, I've only been playing a week or so and this DLC is my favorite one. I've been wanting to play it all the time. I am also very frustrated. It sucks that they still haven't acknowledged anything and I really hope that this isn't going to be an issue they'll put on a back burner. Like you said, something like this should be their top priority. I'm kind of shocked that this isn't actively being looked into, like this is a major bug. It's lowkey getting a little annoying at this point, I just want them to at least say they know this is an issue.

My PC isn't as strong and I don't know the specifics, but it still runs the game perfectly fine. I have had zero issues up until this point. No lag, no long loading screens, nothing.

[XTS (Away)]

@ Luna, Me too~ Yeah, both of my laptops have handled it. I don't think it's not meeting specs.. or anything like that lest they changed a spec with that update. I heard something about that update, too. I bet you're right. X fingers they rush this fix ♥

[trulyee]

I have this issue too I was able to load save files yesterday but I can't anymore.

[tommy]

Hi guys! We've just released a hotfix for the broken saves. Thanks for letting us know❤️
Just make sure you have the game updated to the latest 5.1.4.2 version!

I'll make this as an answer to this thread so you'll be more likely to see the response :)