WEIRD Load Game Folder not loading??

Rosco Peabody · 01-30-2020, 08:02 AM

Posted this to General discussions and no one answered, so hopefully someone can answer here...

I have a real weird predicament. Once I got the latest update, I had a crash issue. The game crash randomly on a menu screen while I was trying to save.

Once I opened back up, my "Load Game" folder does not display my save game, even though it is clearly in the "saved games" folder if I open it up manually from Application Support in Finder (I use a Mac).

And it's not like the saved games folder has a problem. If I start a new game and save it, the new game appears in the saved games folder like normal and in the load game screen like normal.

I did a backup fairly recently (about a month before spring training in game time and it's now the second game of the year), but I'd prefer not to lose any progress.

Matt Arnold · 01-30-2020, 10:02 AM

If it crashed while saving, then quite possibly something got screwed up in the league files. If the game can't find a "world.dat" file, then it won't list it in the "Load Game" screen.

So the steps I'd suggest:
1. Verify that that is the case - check inside the .lg folder and see what files are and aren't there
2. Most likely, you will have to restore your league. The first step to try is to go to the autosave folder within the league, copy the .dat files to the main folder, and then try to load that. Lukas often posts the instructions, so if you have trouble you can try to find a post of his to go into more details.
3. If that doesn't work, then you probably need to reload from the backup.

Basically, crashing while saving is very bad, and while hopefully the autosave folder will be able to help you, you may need to restore from the backup depending on what exactly happened during the crash.

Rosco Peabody · 01-30-2020, 05:31 PM

Thanks Matt. I'll try that

Rosco Peabody · 01-30-2020, 05:34 PM

Alright, so that basically worked. I lost out on two games (even though I had saved after the first one successfully, but that's a lot better than it could have been. Thanks!!!

01-30-2020, 08:02 AM	#1
Rosco Peabody All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,092	WEIRD Load Game Folder not loading?? Posted this to General discussions and no one answered, so hopefully someone can answer here... I have a real weird predicament. Once I got the latest update, I had a crash issue. The game crash randomly on a menu screen while I was trying to save. Once I opened back up, my "Load Game" folder does not display my save game, even though it is clearly in the "saved games" folder if I open it up manually from Application Support in Finder (I use a Mac). And it's not like the saved games folder has a problem. If I start a new game and save it, the new game appears in the saved games folder like normal and in the load game screen like normal. I did a backup fairly recently (about a month before spring training in game time and it's now the second game of the year), but I'd prefer not to lose any progress. __________________ . Been playing since OOTP '08 Avatar is a picture of me drawn by one of my students a few years ago (My real name is not Rosco, nor do I live anywhere near Peabody)

01-30-2020, 05:31 PM	#3
Rosco Peabody All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,092	Thanks Matt. I'll try that __________________ . Been playing since OOTP '08 Avatar is a picture of me drawn by one of my students a few years ago (My real name is not Rosco, nor do I live anywhere near Peabody)

01-30-2020, 05:34 PM	#4
Rosco Peabody All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,092	Alright, so that basically worked. I lost out on two games (even though I had saved after the first one successfully, but that's a lot better than it could have been. Thanks!!! __________________ . Been playing since OOTP '08 Avatar is a picture of me drawn by one of my students a few years ago (My real name is not Rosco, nor do I live anywhere near Peabody)

01-30-2020, 10:02 AM	#2
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,521	If it crashed while saving, then quite possibly something got screwed up in the league files. If the game can't find a "world.dat" file, then it won't list it in the "Load Game" screen. So the steps I'd suggest: 1. Verify that that is the case - check inside the .lg folder and see what files are and aren't there 2. Most likely, you will have to restore your league. The first step to try is to go to the autosave folder within the league, copy the .dat files to the main folder, and then try to load that. Lukas often posts the instructions, so if you have trouble you can try to find a post of his to go into more details. 3. If that doesn't work, then you probably need to reload from the backup. Basically, crashing while saving is very bad, and while hopefully the autosave folder will be able to help you, you may need to restore from the backup depending on what exactly happened during the crash.