Have I been boned by an update?
harrzack
United States Join Date: 2016-09-11 Member: 222250Members
I bought Subnautica a few weeks ago when the August-2016 was the current version. I played steadily and the the September (38227) came along - and I installed it. All seemed to be well - but shortly after that I completed the Aurora radiation repair, and ever since then (about 9/29 or so) any Fabricator (other than the one in Lifepod5) takes 10 minutes to do a fab. (details of my tale of woe are in the Bug reporting section). I've tried all manner of tricks to get the Fab to run at normal speed - but so far the only thing that has worked is to start a new Survival game. Which makes me think the "cross-update" game (not Subnautica) has been broken some how - and it isn't really a bug.
I've read somewhere that sometimes an update will hose an existing game - is that true?
If so - I'll try and recreate all the stuff I HAVE found so far using "nocost" and other 'cheats' only to get myself back where I am now.
I did fix the leaks in Aurora, - does the 'fixleaks' cheat also end radiation or would I have to do that too?
Kind of a bummer - if this is true - how does one install an update an not mung your existing game?
I've read somewhere that sometimes an update will hose an existing game - is that true?
If so - I'll try and recreate all the stuff I HAVE found so far using "nocost" and other 'cheats' only to get myself back where I am now.
I did fix the leaks in Aurora, - does the 'fixleaks' cheat also end radiation or would I have to do that too?
Kind of a bummer - if this is true - how does one install an update an not mung your existing game?
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Well, if it's a major update and you've only been on stable, you kind of don't.
I mean, it's an early access game. A lot of things are gonna change, so yeah. It sucks but it makes sense.
It is very true. You never know what a major update is gonna do to your save. Sometimes nothing. Sometimes the unimaginable.
So yes, it's probably best to just start a new game.
Can't be complaining that new updates are not 100% back compatible. Its am E.A. game after all.
At version 1.0 and beyond I imagine we won't have those issues with our saves. Cross fingers.
It is a testament to just how good this game is now - in early access - I simply didn't think of the game as 'unfinished' - and the sort of problem I had was rather strange - and didn't "quack" like a bug...
In any case I've got a new game about where I was before - and a bit wiser for it all.
Sorry for all the whining!