game crashing when loading save

Bulldawgz24 · 12-27-2018, 10:32 AM

Uploaded save file to FTP site named redwings.lg

I saved a couple nights ago and the next time I tried to play, it just keeps crashing. I created a new save and that one loads fine. Not far into this save, but still would like to restore.

JeffR · 12-27-2018, 06:19 PM

Huh, this is a new one. It looks like something interrupted the save just before it finished, and it left one file with a temporary name. All you need to do is change the name of tmp_teams.dat to teams.dat and it'll load properly.

I'm a little suspicious about what state the team data may be in, though. I can't see anything obviously wrong with it when I load the game, but just in case it would be a very good idea top copy your rs_one and rs_two folders to another location before loading the game. Those are the rolling backup saves. If the game starts behaving oddly (teams in the wrong league, mismatched team names, etc.), then you can just copy the contents of one of those folders into your save, overwriting the files that are there, and it'll restore the save to the last backup version.

Bulldawgz24 · 12-27-2018, 08:25 PM

Thanks for the follow up, I’ll give it a shot tonight!

12-27-2018, 10:32 AM	#1
Bulldawgz24 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 218	game crashing when loading save Uploaded save file to FTP site named redwings.lg I saved a couple nights ago and the next time I tried to play, it just keeps crashing. I created a new save and that one loads fine. Not far into this save, but still would like to restore.

12-27-2018, 06:19 PM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,625	Huh, this is a new one. It looks like something interrupted the save just before it finished, and it left one file with a temporary name. All you need to do is change the name of tmp_teams.dat to teams.dat and it'll load properly. I'm a little suspicious about what state the team data may be in, though. I can't see anything obviously wrong with it when I load the game, but just in case it would be a very good idea top copy your rs_one and rs_two folders to another location before loading the game. Those are the rolling backup saves. If the game starts behaving oddly (teams in the wrong league, mismatched team names, etc.), then you can just copy the contents of one of those folders into your save, overwriting the files that are there, and it'll restore the save to the last backup version.

12-27-2018, 08:25 PM	#3
Bulldawgz24 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 218	Thanks for the follow up, I’ll give it a shot tonight!