Corrupt database

Kelric · 05-31-2006, 10:33 AM

I broke it already! Just tried to load the MAL quick start. Got an error telling me 'The loading of the database failed. It is either corrupt or a save-game from an old version.

I feel sad.

Edit - Is this the first complaint?! That makes me feel even worse.

Marc Duffy · 05-31-2006, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelric

I broke it already! Just tried to load the MAL quick start. Got an error telling me 'The loading of the database failed. It is either corrupt or a save-game from an old version.

I feel sad.

Edit - Is this the first complaint?! That makes me feel even worse.

Just loaded MAL qstart with no issues.

Markus Heinsohn · 05-31-2006, 10:38 AM

Try again

Kelric · 05-31-2006, 10:40 AM

Everything copied correctly, but once it told me to go to Add Human Manager it gave no such option on the screen. I then went back to the Main Menu to hit Continue Game and it gave me that error message.

It worked the third time I tried it however.

KWhit · 05-31-2006, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelric

Everything copied correctly, but once it told me to go to Add Human Manager it gave no such option on the screen. I then went back to the Main Menu to hit Continue Game and it gave me that error message.

It worked the third time I tried it however.

Same error here. I used the other fictional universe quickstart (can't remember the name)...

Went to the OOTP Main Screen and then clicked Continue Game and got the same error.

The loading of the database failed. It is either corrupt or a save-game from an old version.

battists · 05-31-2006, 10:49 AM

Kelric,

I know you're a kid with a new toy, but if you have a minute, could you please write a step-by-step of what you did, and at what precise point you got the error message?

Thanks!

KWhit · 05-31-2006, 10:54 AM

On the main screen, click Quickstart game.

Choose Fictional Quickstart.quick.

Name the file.

Click Create Game.

Click OK.

Under the game Menu, click OOTP Main Screen.

Click Continue Game.

That's when I got the error.

However, it worked fine the second time. One thing I noticewd is that this time, there were other options under the game menu. The first time I tried the quickstart, there was no option to Add General Manager or Select Human Manager. This time there was. Maybe it's a quirk of the first time you run the game????

smeyers003 · 05-31-2006, 10:58 AM

I had the same error the first time I tried it too. It worked without problem the second time though

Kelric · 05-31-2006, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by battists

Kelric,

I know you're a kid with a new toy, but if you have a minute, could you please write a step-by-step of what you did, and at what precise point you got the error message?

Thanks!

I simply loaded the MAL quickstart, left the name as is. Everything loaded and then it told me to Add Human Manager but the only menu working for me was the Game menu which had no such option. So I went back to the main game screen, then hit Continue Game and then got that error message.

battists · 05-31-2006, 11:05 AM

Hold on while I try to replicate this. Apologies, these two quick-starts were among the very last things added. Please don't read this into the overall quality of the game!

Markus Heinsohn · 05-31-2006, 11:09 AM

It looks like this only happens after a fresh install and the first thing you do is a quickstart game... we'll fix this soon

05-31-2006, 10:33 AM	#1
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	Corrupt database I broke it already! Just tried to load the MAL quick start. Got an error telling me 'The loading of the database failed. It is either corrupt or a save-game from an old version. I feel sad. Edit - Is this the first complaint?! That makes me feel even worse.

05-31-2006, 10:38 AM	#3
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,739	Try again

05-31-2006, 10:40 AM	#4
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	Everything copied correctly, but once it told me to go to Add Human Manager it gave no such option on the screen. I then went back to the Main Menu to hit Continue Game and it gave me that error message. It worked the third time I tried it however.

05-31-2006, 10:49 AM	#6
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	Kelric, I know you're a kid with a new toy, but if you have a minute, could you please write a step-by-step of what you did, and at what precise point you got the error message? Thanks!

05-31-2006, 10:54 AM	#7
KWhit Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 413	On the main screen, click Quickstart game. Choose Fictional Quickstart.quick. Name the file. Click Create Game. Click OK. Under the game Menu, click OOTP Main Screen. Click Continue Game. That's when I got the error. However, it worked fine the second time. One thing I noticewd is that this time, there were other options under the game menu. The first time I tried the quickstart, there was no option to Add General Manager or Select Human Manager. This time there was. Maybe it's a quirk of the first time you run the game????

05-31-2006, 10:58 AM	#8
smeyers003 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 416	I had the same error the first time I tried it too. It worked without problem the second time though

05-31-2006, 11:05 AM	#10
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	Hold on while I try to replicate this. Apologies, these two quick-starts were among the very last things added. Please don't read this into the overall quality of the game!

05-31-2006, 11:09 AM	#11
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,739	It looks like this only happens after a fresh install and the first thing you do is a quickstart game... we'll fix this soon