Corrupt saved games :(

[Spock]

All my saved games appear to be corrupt. I can't load any chapter; all I can do is start a new game. I've tried verifying the files; no errors found. I've tried resetting my options to defaults; no love. I've tried disabling cloud sync and manually deleting the most recent saves; no help. I have no idea what to do. Is there somewhere I can download the start of a chapter? I don't care if I don't end up with precisely the right gear.

This is very frustrating.

[phattanuki]

Same happened to me, tried friends save file, it didn't even recognize it... So sadly no.. I'll restart the game at this weekend and see what happens. Problem is, I don't know WHAT caused the save files to be corrupted...

[Spock]

Thanks for your reply. Do the developers monitor this forum? Is there any way I can get some official support? I've paid a lot of money for a game that is requiring me to restart -- to replay gameplay that I didn't find all that compelling the first time around.

[Wario]

Originally posted by Razzle:

Thanks for your reply. Do the developers monitor this forum? Is there any way I can get some official support? I've paid a lot of money for a game that is requiring me to restart -- to replay gameplay that I didn't find all that compelling the first time around.

Try the Irrational Games Forums[forums.2kgames.com].

My two cents: corrupted saves = start over.

Originally posted by SpankedNugget:

tried friends save file, it didn't even recognize it...

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think that the saves are tied to the "profile.bin" file, which in turn is tied to the installed copy of the game.

Originally posted by SpankedNugget:

Problem is, I don't know WHAT caused the save files to be corrupted...

It could be software related, although I think it could also be hardware related.

Without going into tech stuff: if your hard disk surface is deteriorating, data corruption[en.wikipedia.org] may occur.

[snowball]

Saved game system is true misery for this game. Try simple example: backup all files from savegame folder, clean that folder empty, start new game with different difficulty setting from what was previously used. Now clean folder empty (again), and copy back backuped files. Infinite wont recognize them.
There is something really fcuked up there...

[tatankasamoyed]

I lost my saved games too. They just vanished! I can start from previous chapters, but I don't see myself going back for a bit. I really wasn't enjoying the game that much.

It is kinda fun, but I just find the lavish praise of this game so annoying. So much is recycled from the first Bioshock, everything from art design to interface to sound effects. There is some really lazy animation. I remember where a bunch of workers were toiling about, and they were all synchronized so that they were performing the exact same movement at the exact same time. It just looked very very lame and breaks the immersion.

[Ash]

The problem with corrupt saves lies in fact that saves are linked to a profile.bin. And this file is stored in steam cloud NO MATTER THE SETTINGS. I've turned off steam cloud both in-game and in steam cleint settings. You see, there's the catch: when I start steam in offline mode, game starts as usual. But if I start steam in offline mode, disconnect from internet and after that start a game, it says: "Cannot load your profile" (and then tried to connect onto web), despite profile.bin sitting tight in \userdata\%steamid%\8870\remote.
Edit: And another thing. I've checked size of files in steam cloud before deleting savefiles and profile.bin - it was about 5 KBs. Then I've started a new game and quit immediately after reaching checkpiont on the top of lighthouse. Cloud files was about 3 KBs. I've started game from that checkpoint and played a bit - cloud file grew up to nearly 4 KBs. But my cloud was off entire time!
Edit 2: Played Burial at Sea for some time, my steam cloud is still off, but now cloud files are around 5 MB instead of 3,2 KB. Oh well.