Game no longer loads

[curt]

This just started, no previous problems. When I go to continue my saved game, at the initializing database part, it says "handling links and bookmarks" and will not go past that stage. I have left it for 30 minutes once and still nothing. The option to end the program shows up (ootp20.exe is not responding). I've never had this happen in 6-7 years. Any ideas?

[cdidman]

I have gotten this too, mine will load, but it hangs a very long time at "handling links and bookmarks".

[curt]

Originally Posted by cdidman

I have gotten this too, mine will load, but it hangs a very long time at "handling links and bookmarks".

Will your game eventually load? Mine won/t

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by curt

This just started, no previous problems. When I go to continue my saved game, at the initializing database part, it says "handling links and bookmarks" and will not go past that stage. I have left it for 30 minutes once and still nothing. The option to end the program shows up (ootp20.exe is not responding). I've never had this happen in 6-7 years. Any ideas?

This is just one specific saved game?

If so, it sounds like it might be corrupted.

Can you try restoring from the autosave and see if that changes anything?

1) Open the game and on the start screen, click on Settings (or Preferences in OOTP 11-14).

2) Now click on the tab "Troubleshooting".

3) Click "Open folder containing saved games".

4) Now open up the league folder you're wanting to restore.

5) Then select all of the .dat files in the folder and back them up (just in case) by copying them to a temporary folder or creating a zipped file with them

6) Open the folder called "auto-save".

7) In there, select all of the ".dat" files and copy them to the league folder (the parent of the current folder) overwriting all of the ".dat" files in the league folder.

Now start the game and load your league. Does it load?