Save game Deleted, very frustrated.

[SpicyCrab]

ALirght I managed to make the game say "you died" (i'll avoid spoilers) it then crashed, told me that my save file was corrupted, and deleted it now all it says is "new expedition."

I know that I can just keep going with the knowledge that I have; but I had almost every rumor filled out from all around the galaxy and I do NOT want to go around the galaxy filling my codex again and I doubt I am smart enough to figure out what to do without all those logs.

I really feel like I been robbed here, and apparently i'm not the only one to get the game to crash and delete their save after accomplishing this "feat"


Very frustrated, does anyone have a late game save or some way to help me I am super bummed right now.

[mommy? (STEVE)]

What exactly are you missing? How many hours are you into the game?

[MobiusDigital]

Try the troubleshooting solutions near the bottom of this post and see if any of them work for you: https://steamcommunity.com/app/753640/discussions/1/2568689796946065157/

[CthulhusMonocle]

You can save the game in this? How?

It only gives me the option to quit.

[Skissors_]

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Gribbly Monocle:

You can save the game in this? How?

It only gives me the option to quit.

You need to complete the first task given to you by Slate, and then head to your ship. You'll know when it happens. If it doesn't, then either you managed to do a glitchy thing, or the game glitched in general, and you might need to verify game files/reinstall/restart the game or something. I heard of one person who had an issue, no idea if they ever tried to play again. Saving isn't strictly necessary, since all you really gain is knowledge in this game.

[Nert]

Check %userprofile%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\Backup or
https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorage
as it may have a backup

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Gribbly Monocle:

You can save the game in this? How?

It only gives me the option to quit.

As long as you've gotten past the prologue, it will autosave every time you see "Ship Log Updated", and you'll see the option to Resume Expedition at the menu

If you need to be sure you've started, get the launch codes and immediately fly into the sun or something. More specifically, if you already know the nature of the game: You need to have met the statue and completed the first loop, either by dying or reaching the end of it

[CthulhusMonocle]

I've been to three planets and not had it save my game or give me anything unusual or hint at what is going on really. I genuinely thought this was an Ironman style game with no saving - that I always needed to start a new expedition when I fired up the game again.

I do not know the nature of this game as of yet and asking questions might end up spoiling things for me which I am attempting to avoid.

[Skissors_]

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Gribbly Monocle:

I've been to three planets and not had it save my game or give me anything unusual or hint at what is going on really. I genuinely thought this was an Ironman style game with no saving - that I always needed to start a new expedition when I fired up the game again.

I do not know the nature of this game as of yet and asking questions might end up spoiling things for me which I am attempting to avoid.

Yep, you've massively glitched passed the save point if you made it into space.

I recommend going back and talking to Hornfels and Hal. If nothing happens, restart the game and walk to go get the launch codes again, then Walk out of the Observatory the same way you entered. If still not working, The specific save point is: you need to walk past the statue after getting the launch codes from Hornfels

[CthulhusMonocle]

Originally posted by Skissors_:

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Gribbly Monocle:

I've been to three planets and not had it save my game or give me anything unusual or hint at what is going on really. I genuinely thought this was an Ironman style game with no saving - that I always needed to start a new expedition when I fired up the game again.

I do not know the nature of this game as of yet and asking questions might end up spoiling things for me which I am attempting to avoid.

Yep, you've massively glitched passed the save point if you made it into space.

I recommend going back and talking to Hornfels and Hal. If nothing happens, restart the game and walk to go get the launch codes again, then Walk out of the Observatory the same way you entered. If still not working, The specific save point is: you need to walk past the statue after getting the launch codes from Hornfels

I walk past it each time and trigger it. I must need to reinstall the game.

[wataniyob]

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Gribbly Monocle:

Originally posted by Skissors_:

Yep, you've massively glitched passed the save point if you made it into space.

I recommend going back and talking to Hornfels and Hal. If nothing happens, restart the game and walk to go get the launch codes again, then Walk out of the Observatory the same way you entered. If still not working, The specific save point is: you need to walk past the statue after getting the launch codes from Hornfels

I walk past it each time and trigger it. I must need to reinstall the game.

While the Nomai statue is what initiates the in-game mechanic that allows for saving, the game does not "save" until you have died. The save automatically occurs once each loop begins and cannot be manually activated.

[SpicyCrab]

So; sad end to this story, I did try to recover my save with the backup, which did not work. I tried everything, nothing worked.

While looking for solutions to the save problem online I accidentally spoiled the end game 'solution.'

I was pretty close to figuring it out myself, it turns out.

I really enjoyed the ending but after getting so immersed in the world, and then having the game just fail, break my save through no fault of my own; and having the 'big reveal', ruined, it does leave a kinda sour taste in my mouth.

I would still recommend the game, but not to people that happen to encounter this error.

If I could make a recommendation; maybe have 'two' backup save folders each one backing up an 'earlier' save. That way if one of them fails there is another one to recover from earlier in time.

[Nert]

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Gribbly Monocle:

I've been to three planets and not had it save my game or give me anything unusual or hint at what is going on really. I genuinely thought this was an Ironman style game with no saving - that I always needed to start a new expedition when I fired up the game again.

I do not know the nature of this game as of yet and asking questions might end up spoiling things for me which I am attempting to avoid.

Admirable! You’ve not likely glitched anything (unless you’ve installed mods), but I can only imagine you’ve been playing small amounts, not dying but quitting?

[CthulhusMonocle]

Originally posted by Nert:

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Gribbly Monocle:

I've been to three planets and not had it save my game or give me anything unusual or hint at what is going on really. I genuinely thought this was an Ironman style game with no saving - that I always needed to start a new expedition when I fired up the game again.

I do not know the nature of this game as of yet and asking questions might end up spoiling things for me which I am attempting to avoid.

Admirable! You’ve not likely glitched anything (unless you’ve installed mods), but I can only imagine you’ve been playing small amounts, not dying but quitting?

Aye, and I have indeed died but it just restarts the game back at base camp and I need to redo everything I've done with no saves - which is why I figured it was an Ironman style game and you needed to burn through it as fast as possible.

No mods installed. I didn't know this game had Steam Workshop enabled.

[Nert]

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Gribbly Monocle:

Aye, and I have indeed died but it just restarts the game back at base camp and I need to redo everything I've done with no saves - which is why I figured it was an Ironman style game and you needed to burn through it as fast as possible.

Trying not to give much away but: you will always wake up at that campfire, no matter what

If you've got Resume Expedition, and when you wake up you can already see the Launch Codes in the bottom left of your screen, then everything is normal. Thinking of it like ironman gameplay isn't the worst idea, but there is a crucial difference

As well as there being some different dialogue with your campfire buddy, you should find your Ship's Log isn't empty anymore..


If on the other hand, New Expedition is the only option you ever have and you do have to redo the trek up to the observatory, something is wrong.. Resume should be an option as long as you've gotten the codes and died at least once after that point

[wataniyob]

To add onto what Nert said above, a good description I've heard people use in describing this game is a knowledge-gated exploration game. Your position and physical progress always resets upon death, but crucially the info you've attained has not. The ship log in particular will keep filling up and retaining important info even after deaths, so as to keep a record of what you've already discovered.

[CthulhusMonocle]

Reinstalling seemed to fix my problem.

I'm not being sent back to the campfire anymore upon death without codes and progress is being saved now in the ship's log. I am incredibly relieved this isn't an Ironman style game.