Save game ruined by someone named Jim Smith

LowkeyMadlad · 01-02-2023, 04:41 PM

OF NOTE: THE IMAGE LINKS MAY EXPIRE! IF THIS IS YEARS FROM NOW, THESE IMAGES MAY BE SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT!

This one is somewhat satire and somewhat actually pretty disheartening. I made the Seattle Thunderbirds the most OP team in the WHL through a combination of slick trades and honestly pretty good knowledge of the signing window and what teams want. We won the Memorial cup, only for me to come on the next day, and have half of my team be called "Jim Smith." Now, where this becomes even more funny is its not just my team. It's every team... In the game... There is a Finnish team of Jim Smiths. There is even a Smith Smith. I didn't realize Calgary had 2 Jim Smiths between the pipes. Florida has Sergei Smith and Jim Smith. The Kraken have a Joey Smith and a Jim Smith. Even top players could not escape the wrath of Jim Smith as the beloved Canadian legend Sidney Crosby is now in fact... Jim Smith. It is such a sad way to go for Sid. Such a wonderful hockey player now to be called Jim Smith.

All jokes aside, I think it has something to do with the names not saving properly. Some further digging shows some more interesting things happening. It seems now any Swedish Jim Smith refers to Jacob Markstrom, even though the particular Jim Smith plays for the Tappara Tampere. https://prnt.sc/lxuEO-KUqDTI

This is what my Seattle Thunderbirds looks like as of now. https://prnt.sc/lwzLmD4cPNiR
I will say that there are some pretty key players on this roster whos names are now Jim Smith. So recreating my team would be a challenge that if anyone would like to try it be my guest.

My only hint was that getting Connor Bedard was a 5:1 trade, but 3 pieces of that trade were pieces that I could not use anyways, so it was really a 2:1 -3 PL

I am running a singular mod to give me logos for teams that are not normally in the game, such as all the WHL's teams, but it extends to most leagues in the game. Devs please add this mod into the game base, unless for licensing reasons you can't.

More random photos of players who got Jim Smithed:
https://prnt.sc/54gUskJrBPgZ
https://prnt.sc/EGXP-rxBzHYV
https://prnt.sc/ETO9CYSPrduA
https://prnt.sc/KuJtyiB-fvoT

I unfortunately have no idea what would cause this... but its not the first time I have restarted so I'm gonna try for another run! Hopefully I don't get Jim Smithed again

LowkeyMadlad · 01-02-2023, 04:46 PM

It seems images are not showing up

JeffR · 01-03-2023, 02:50 AM

I can see them. This looks like a broken names.dat file; try going into the /rs_one and/or /rs_two.backup folders in your save and copying the names.dat file from one of them into the main save folder, overwriting the one that's there, then reload the game. If the first one doesn't fix it, try again; if neither does, then start a new game of the same type and copy the names.dat file from it into your save. That may not be a perfect match with your exisitng save, so you may see the occasional guy with an odd-looking name, but it will fix the Smiths.

LowkeyMadlad · 01-03-2023, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

I can see them. This looks like a broken names.dat file; try going into the /rs_one and/or /rs_two.backup folders in your save and copying the names.dat file from one of them into the main save folder, overwriting the one that's there, then reload the game. If the first one doesn't fix it, try again; if neither does, then start a new game of the same type and copy the names.dat file from it into your save. That may not be a perfect match with your exisitng save, so you may see the occasional guy with an odd-looking name, but it will fix the Smiths.

I have given this a try and this does not seem to be the issue. I have tried all 3, including making a fresh save, copying the names over, and replacing it in all 3 files and it still does not seem to work. The new run I have started has also decided to crash while loading, similar to a previous forum post by another user. I will try reinstalling my game and see if that solves anything. Atleast the Jim smith game loads!

It is really hard sometimes because drafting would be a nightmare. Jim Smith was drafted first, second, third, 7th, 9th, 10-19th, and then probably 29th-105th. Every team truly needs their own Jim Smith

dmleibo · 11-08-2023, 06:04 PM

Same issues for me. Custom game in commissioner mode, unfire-able GM/Coach. Did an initial draft before starting. Game crashed after the awards ceremony. On re-load, everyone had the last name "Smith" - mostly became "Jim Smith" but there's the odd "Linus Smith" and some others with a different first name.

Copied the names.dat file from re_one into the main save folder and reloaded - not fixed. Then copied the names.dat file from rs_two into the main save folder and reloaded - still not fixed.

Am working on the next option - creating the same type of game to create a clean names.dat file...will update here with the result.

UPDATE: Creating a new game with the same setup and using its names.dat file worked for now.

01-02-2023, 04:41 PM	#1
LowkeyMadlad Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2023 Posts: 5	Save game ruined by someone named Jim Smith OF NOTE: THE IMAGE LINKS MAY EXPIRE! IF THIS IS YEARS FROM NOW, THESE IMAGES MAY BE SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT! This one is somewhat satire and somewhat actually pretty disheartening. I made the Seattle Thunderbirds the most OP team in the WHL through a combination of slick trades and honestly pretty good knowledge of the signing window and what teams want. We won the Memorial cup, only for me to come on the next day, and have half of my team be called "Jim Smith." Now, where this becomes even more funny is its not just my team. It's every team... In the game... There is a Finnish team of Jim Smiths. There is even a Smith Smith. I didn't realize Calgary had 2 Jim Smiths between the pipes. Florida has Sergei Smith and Jim Smith. The Kraken have a Joey Smith and a Jim Smith. Even top players could not escape the wrath of Jim Smith as the beloved Canadian legend Sidney Crosby is now in fact... Jim Smith. It is such a sad way to go for Sid. Such a wonderful hockey player now to be called Jim Smith. All jokes aside, I think it has something to do with the names not saving properly. Some further digging shows some more interesting things happening. It seems now any Swedish Jim Smith refers to Jacob Markstrom, even though the particular Jim Smith plays for the Tappara Tampere. https://prnt.sc/lxuEO-KUqDTI This is what my Seattle Thunderbirds looks like as of now. https://prnt.sc/lwzLmD4cPNiR I will say that there are some pretty key players on this roster whos names are now Jim Smith. So recreating my team would be a challenge that if anyone would like to try it be my guest. My only hint was that getting Connor Bedard was a 5:1 trade, but 3 pieces of that trade were pieces that I could not use anyways, so it was really a 2:1 -3 PL I am running a singular mod to give me logos for teams that are not normally in the game, such as all the WHL's teams, but it extends to most leagues in the game. Devs please add this mod into the game base, unless for licensing reasons you can't. More random photos of players who got Jim Smithed: https://prnt.sc/54gUskJrBPgZ https://prnt.sc/EGXP-rxBzHYV https://prnt.sc/ETO9CYSPrduA https://prnt.sc/KuJtyiB-fvoT I unfortunately have no idea what would cause this... but its not the first time I have restarted so I'm gonna try for another run! Hopefully I don't get Jim Smithed again Last edited by LowkeyMadlad; 01-02-2023 at 09:36 PM.

11-08-2023, 06:04 PM	#5
dmleibo Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 10	Same issues for me. Custom game in commissioner mode, unfire-able GM/Coach. Did an initial draft before starting. Game crashed after the awards ceremony. On re-load, everyone had the last name "Smith" - mostly became "Jim Smith" but there's the odd "Linus Smith" and some others with a different first name. Copied the names.dat file from re_one into the main save folder and reloaded - not fixed. Then copied the names.dat file from rs_two into the main save folder and reloaded - still not fixed. Am working on the next option - creating the same type of game to create a clean names.dat file...will update here with the result. UPDATE: Creating a new game with the same setup and using its names.dat file worked for now. Last edited by dmleibo; 11-08-2023 at 06:10 PM.

01-02-2023, 04:46 PM	#2
LowkeyMadlad Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2023 Posts: 5	It seems images are not showing up

01-03-2023, 02:50 AM	#3
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,244	I can see them. This looks like a broken names.dat file; try going into the /rs_one and/or /rs_two.backup folders in your save and copying the names.dat file from one of them into the main save folder, overwriting the one that's there, then reload the game. If the first one doesn't fix it, try again; if neither does, then start a new game of the same type and copy the names.dat file from it into your save. That may not be a perfect match with your exisitng save, so you may see the occasional guy with an odd-looking name, but it will fix the Smiths.