Stellaris crashes when loading a saved game

[tom]

Hi All,

I am pretty sure this issue is a mod, but removing them does not get my saved games to reload

I have found, since the update to 2.2.4 that I am unable to load a saved game. The progress bar goes to about 10% and then the games crashes out. This also happens if I opt into 2.2.5

I am playing on a Mac, using Steam. I also have crash reports that tell me thread 14 has crashed. I will post those details at the very bottom
Tried disabling the mods, but the saved games won't load. Recreated on the last 2 game attempts, the issue is that early in the game its fine, but up around mid game, if I save and try to come back later, there is no joy :-)
Recreated on 2 different Macs, the other being an Air that is really under powered for this game. Today I deleted and reinstalled, same result.

Running 4 mods:
GigaStructure Engineering
Guilli's Planet Modifiers 2.2
More Events Mod
Real Space 3.2

I really appreciate everyone who looks at this, please let me know if I can provide any further info!

--T



Sysinfo from Steam:
Computer Information:
Manufacturer: Apple
Model: MacBookPro11,2
Form Factor: Laptop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4980HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x46
CPU Stepping: 0x1
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2800 Mhz
8 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Unsupported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

Operating System Version:
MacOS 10.13.6 (64 bit)

Video Card:
Driver: Intel Iris Pro
Driver Version: 1.2
Driver Date: 0 0 0
OpenGL Version: 2.1
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
VendorID: 0x8086
DeviceID: 0xd26
Revision: 0x8
Number of Monitors: 2
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Desktop Resolution: 3840 x 2400
Primary Display Size: 20.39" x 12.76" (24.02" diag)
51.8cm x 32.4cm (61.0cm diag)
Primary VRAM: 0 MB

Memory:
RAM: 16384 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 476902 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 113271 Mb
VR Headset: None detected

from the Craash report:
Process: stellaris [18945]
Path: /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Steam/*/stellaris.app/Contents/MacOS/stellaris
Identifier: ???
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: stellaris [18945]
User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2019-02-11 15:51:25.879 -0600
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.13.6 (17G65)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: 0CE2DDA8-B17C-EAE4-406A-2C90558D8656

Sleep/Wake UUID: 27800C25-2636-4BCA-93A2-4CDE6FFBEC64

Time Awake Since Boot: 86000 seconds
Time Since Wake: 32000 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 14

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x00000000b09b4e4c
Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Termination Signal: Bus error: 10
Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0xa
Terminating Process: exc handler [0]

VM Regions Near 0xb09b4e4c:
Stack 00000000b0933000-00000000b09b4000 [ 516K] rw-/rwx SM=COW
--> Stack Guard 00000000b09b4000-00000000b09b5000 [ 4K] ---/rwx SM=NUL
Stack 00000000b09b5000-00000000b0a36000 [ 516K] rw-/rwx SM=COW


and the errant thread (just the headers, the actual info is 500+ lines)
Thread 14 Crashed:
0 libsystem_c.dylib 0xa73270e3 __svfscanf_l + 12
1 libsystem_c.dylib 0xa732faf8 vsscanf_l + 447
2 libsystem_c.dylib 0xa7321953 sscanf + 66
3 0x00f61eee CToken::ReadValue(unsigned int&) const + 36
4 0x00f5d592 void CReader::ReadUniform<unsigned int, 2>(unsigned int (&) [2]) + 506
5 0x00f5d370 CReader::Read(CCrudeRandom&) + 44
6 0x002affa0 CEventScope::ReadMember(CReader&, int) + 422

[tom]

I have also tried disabling the AV :-)

[ZiffyHead]

Just a wild guess, but since it happens after a certain amount of time, maybe it is related to events (like a mid game crisis?).

You could remove all mods to verify that a mod is the issue, but I would try temporarily removing the "more events" mod and start a new game to see if that fixes it.

But again, it is just a wild guess, in case you want to try...

[tom]

ok, that makes sense...I will have to start a new game and see what happens

[Farmer_Boy]

Pretty basic suggestion but - have you tried verifying game files? I experienced some crashes and it turned out to be a glitch in syncing save file or something. After verification, it worked normal

[tom]

yeah, that I have done :-)

[eldiabs]

You need the gigastructures/real space patch if you're not using it. Easy search on the workshop. Otherwise, if that doesn't work, your save is borked and you need to load an earlier save.

Also, you're playing a game on a mac...

[tom]

I had no idea that patch existed :-)
Thanks!

[GLAGK26]

I know I'm a bit late, but I was wondering if you had been able to find a solution for this issue? I'm running the game very similarly and also been having the exact the same problem: around 2260ish? all saves past that time frame just seemingly will not load.

[Shazzamx]

I am also having this issue, can anyone post a solution? Those who have had this issue and might have fixed it?

[tom]

removing 'more events' mod solved my problem.
sad, but true

[Shazzamx]

Yep same here, I think it is not compatible with MAC.

[The Centurion]

Yes, I’ve encountered the same issue on Mac OS 10.14.6. 25-30+ hours into a playthrough, and *BAM*, loading the save file crashes it out.

It was such a good run too. I’m so sad. Played as Earth, with the difficulty all the way up and a mod to enhance the AI. Took out a couple aggressive neighbors on a close call after they came after me early. Defanged them both—vassalized one and became friendly with the remnants of a civil war from the other. Got into a Federation with some really cool aliens who were one of the top Council races. Another couple aggressive empires expanded and absorbed their neighbors, and I was facing both of them for dominance in the Southeastern quadrants. Everything was stacking up so nicely, and I was in the course of a truly memorable playthrough. *Depression*