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Elemental: can't load saved campaign games after 8/27 Update

August 27, 2010 8:52:42 AM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Ran the 8/27 update and now can't load any of my saved campaign files.  this is very frustrating - not hapy with the thought of starting over.  Anyone have a solution?

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Reply #1 August 27, 2010 3:07:51 PM
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same thing here. i cant even load saved games that I saved after the patch when creating a new game!

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Reply #2 August 27, 2010 3:51:16 PM
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save game issues are really frustrating.  Good catch to mention this right away.

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Reply #3 August 27, 2010 8:17:29 PM
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You can try using System Restore and hope that the install folder was backed up, I'm checking if I can load back to the previous version and finish my saved game.

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Reply #4 August 28, 2010 2:42:08 AM
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Needs to be better quality control from Stardock before they release patches.  Extremely irritated with this bug.

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Reply #5 August 28, 2010 5:30:14 AM
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I experienced the same, but I think this might be intentional, because many statistics changed dramatically. I just finished the first chpter befor patching. When I realized my old saves are useless, I deleted them and started over again. The first chapter played rather differently in terms of experiencing, unit speeds, item costs etc.

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Reply #6 August 28, 2010 9:35:48 AM
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Aaargh, WTF! How about a warning at the top of the update? What are you guys doing? I'm trying my best to love this game and after the crashes and now this, I'm having a hard time mustering up the time to commit to it. It's clearly a conscious decision so it's not like you wouldn't have known.

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Reply #7 August 28, 2010 10:31:53 AM
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A message posted at the top of the elemental chat room (/join #elemental) states that the patch does not support any previous edition's (prior to v1.06) saves.

I don't understand why this isn't in the patch notes or a why there isn't a warning pop up telling you before you update that updating will break your old saves.

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Reply #8 August 28, 2010 1:17:00 PM
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Yeah, I was downloading the new patch when I read this--I put that baby on hold until I finish my current game.  I agree that Stardock should put a warning on any update that invalidates saved games ("info at the source is the wisest course").  Would save so many customer service issues.

Anyway, thanks for the warning, Flow.

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