My save will not launch

HollywoodTy · 01-31-2025, 01:36 PM

I saved my game last night and as it did, I got an error message. When I went to relaunch the game, I got messages saying that the game was either in an older version or corrupt. From there I went through the steps as if it was from an older version. That didn’t work. So I was looking through the save game files, it seems likes everything BUT the world.dat file saved correctly and that’s limiting its ability to launch. I even have a last save file from only 5 minutes prior that is available but not sure how to operate that. Any help would be great, it’s my best OOTP save yet and hope to get it restored.

LansdowneSt · 01-31-2025, 01:46 PM

Try this:

https://wiki.ootpdevelopments.com/in...ersion_of_OOTP

HollywoodTy · 01-31-2025, 04:12 PM

That did not work. I think it’s due to world.dat having 0 data scored. All other files have data in it. Could copying another world.dat file work?

LansdowneSt · 01-31-2025, 06:29 PM

The auto-save folder also has a world.dat that has zero data? hmmmmm. Not sure on this one. I used the forum search function to look for world dat missing and other key words, and most refer to the auto-save file restoration process I referenced.

HollywoodTy · 01-31-2025, 06:45 PM

yes, the world.dat file has 0 data in it. Even in both locations in the saves files. I made many copies to see if throwing in other saves files can work to see if it overrides but it does not.

01-31-2025, 01:36 PM	#1
HollywoodTy Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2025 Posts: 4	My save will not launch I saved my game last night and as it did, I got an error message. When I went to relaunch the game, I got messages saying that the game was either in an older version or corrupt. From there I went through the steps as if it was from an older version. That didn’t work. So I was looking through the save game files, it seems likes everything BUT the world.dat file saved correctly and that’s limiting its ability to launch. I even have a last save file from only 5 minutes prior that is available but not sure how to operate that. Any help would be great, it’s my best OOTP save yet and hope to get it restored.

01-31-2025, 01:46 PM	#2
LansdowneSt Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: From Duxbury, Mass residing Baltimore Posts: 7,822	Try this: https://wiki.ootpdevelopments.com/in...ersion_of_OOTP __________________ Complete Universe Facegen Pack 2.0 (mine included) https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi...k_2.0.zip/file Just my Facegen Pack: https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi..._Pack.zip/file

01-31-2025, 06:29 PM	#4
LansdowneSt Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: From Duxbury, Mass residing Baltimore Posts: 7,822	The auto-save folder also has a world.dat that has zero data? hmmmmm. Not sure on this one. I used the forum search function to look for world dat missing and other key words, and most refer to the auto-save file restoration process I referenced. __________________ Complete Universe Facegen Pack 2.0 (mine included) https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi...k_2.0.zip/file Just my Facegen Pack: https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi..._Pack.zip/file

01-31-2025, 04:12 PM	#3
HollywoodTy Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2025 Posts: 4	That did not work. I think it’s due to world.dat having 0 data scored. All other files have data in it. Could copying another world.dat file work?

01-31-2025, 06:45 PM	#5
HollywoodTy Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2025 Posts: 4	yes, the world.dat file has 0 data in it. Even in both locations in the saves files. I made many copies to see if throwing in other saves files can work to see if it overrides but it does not.