GAME WON'T SAVE MY PROGRESS (3 in 1 update)
matijas_05
Join Date: 2017-03-01 Member: 228454Members
Join Date: 2017-03-01 Member: 228454Members
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WTF!!!
Same problem as reported above. Progress was save from about an hour after play, all subsequent saves appear to have done nothing at all. So, I have to redo the sunbeam as well as search for nearly all fragments again for scan room, stillsuit, mobile vehicle bay, propulsion canon, laser cutter.. Quite a lot. Perhaps 3 hours worth has vanished.
I think I'll use Dev menu to update progress though, there's only so many times you can do the same things in a row and there's still such a lot to test and explore.
Before the 3-in-1 update yesterday (Game Preview 52814), I was getting an error when trying to save:
"Save data loading failed (Error #2156068870). Try again?"
I had to delete several of my older games/saves, as well as my new game, before the issue fled. I don't think this is the same issue, but it's intriguing nevertheless.
When in the seamoth, do y'all have a compass display that partially covers the HUD's depth meter? My first thought was that the saved games' data was somehow confusing the current build, as manifest by the compass (obtained from an earlier game) being displayed when it hasn't yet been made in-game.
I completely erased all saves. Reinstalled. Cleared cache and tried again..
After about an hour of play the saves refuse to update again, no warning messages. It just says 'saving game' as per usual.
Whilst still in the game I opened up the Dev console and tried 'gamereset' which forces the game to load the last save (without exiting to menu), this would take me to the save I just made. Kept playing, saved again. Kept playing. Ran 'gamereset' command again and it took me to the one I had made recently.
So... Exited the game, making sure to exit properly etc. Reloaded the game annnnd.. It took me to the save made hours earlier. So the saves which were subsequently made and successfully reloaded by 'gamereset' where wiped in favour of the stuck save.
So I can't progress at all really. Stuck in an endless cycle. Wiped all content and tried again.. Same.. So I've downloaded the game twice today, patch only yesterday.
Unfortunately I will have to duck out from now on until some sort of fix. It's very odd.
Also, on the main menu it'll say LOADING for a while before the menu comes up. It can take a few minutes but if this happens, try just leaving it. Like, go do something else for a while and come back.
I'm wondering if the folks having save trouble are having some hard drive issues that only show up under certain conditions. It sure is a pain, but keep reporting in-game and send data to the devs. It'll go a long way towards fixing it.
Just out of curiosity, how often do you save? Back when I was first playing on XB1, I would only save after a long time when I got back to my base. Now I save every few minutes and it seems to work out. I've found that the longer I go without saving, the longer it will take to complete the save function. I haven't run into this problem yet this time around, but back before the update, this meant there was more of a chance for the save to be corrupted.
Incase it was a conflict between the cloud and the console I tried removing gamedata using the xbox system menu to force cloud sync but alas it is to no avail.
i quit to main menu THEN hit home button highlite icon and hit start button and exit the game entirely and the SAVE FAILS. only the 1st save is there.
Good idea though.
Im curious, who is experiencing the problem? Are they using new saves or old ones?
I'm going to try one new attempt today and not make my first save untill after the aurora detonation and subsequent sunbeam story, see if that makes any difference to save-halt issue. I don't know if it will, it's the only distinction I could think about between new/old saves (I assume everyone playing from old saves pretty much have completed the first story missions and have most of their gear). At least first few hours of grind wont have to be repeated if nothing else haha.
So far I have gone into games & apps, selected Subnautica and manage game. Selected my profile and deleted all saved games everywhere (on and off the cloud). The profile for the game will vanish.
Then I have cleared console cache: (following method)
Hold down the xbox main power key for about 6 seconds until it powers down.
The xbox hard drive will still be running and it will empty cache files. Wait about 30 seconds and disconnect from mains supply.
After 2 minutes, reboot and load Subnautica.
Save Game as usual. Exit to main menu but DONT press menu. Then exit to dashboard and close the game by selecting it with menu key and quit.
Once the profile/cache clearing is done you don't need to do that part again.
Like I say. I have not done testing so I don't know yet if it will hold.. So if you don't want the headache of grinding don't take my word on it.
I can now save games. I can only imagine there was some sort of corruption which occurred with the save slots, likely involving the cloud and the xbox. I noticed the corrupted saves, even after deletion and a new save in the same spot would have a odd play time (for instance it would say 5 hours even if only played for an hour).
So, try this method (as above but as bullet points for simplicity):
1)My games and Apps
2)Scroll to Subnautica, menu key, manage game.
3)Scroll to saved data, select your profile and "delete from everywhere".
4)Wait for about 30 seconds for it to delete from hard drive and cloud.
5)HOLD DOWN main xbox power button until it powers down (about 6 seconds). This will clear the console cache.
6)Wait 30 seconds BEFORE disconnecting from mains.
7)After 30 seconds/ a couple of minutes reconnect and reboot. Load Subnautica.
From then on all you need to do is save your game and exit to main menu but DONT press menu when prompted on the Subnautica screen. Then exit to dashboard and menu key, quit.
I've tried for hours now, saved and reloaded, this has worked thank goodness!
Spent about four hours on it last night coz I was excited about the new update , I saved it three times as I always do since we've had problems in the past and today I started by the life pod with no tools , just a few bits n bobs I picked up
I hope i can read an answer of a dev the next days.
Thanks!
Please devs, I hope you can help us!