Game save is not loading, .DAT files reading 0KB in size

[Longshot]

Hello,

I submitted a ticket, but I figured I would ask here in case anyone is aware of a solution to this problem... but I have a bad feeling my data is corrupt and my game unrecoverable.

I have been playing FHM2 without an issue, but when I loaded my game today it appears something has gone wrong. I closed it around 2AM last night (2/14) and it appeared to save properly. When it loads now, it hangs for a few minutes on "Load Leagues" and then the game crashes on "Load Face Data".

I compared the contents of a different save folder with this one and most of the .DAT files show as 0KB, and the few that have any size are MUCH smaller compared to the same files from a different (and shorter) save. Also, the date modified time of the files show 3PM, however I saved it at 2AM.

Is there any way to salvage this game? I hope its not lost.

Thanks

[jpsyr]

Originally Posted by Longshot

Hello,

I submitted a ticket, but I figured I would ask here in case anyone is aware of a solution to this problem... but I have a bad feeling my data is corrupt and my game unrecoverable.

I have been playing FHM2 without an issue, but when I loaded my game today it appears something has gone wrong. I closed it around 2AM last night (2/14) and it appeared to save properly. When it loads now, it hangs for a few minutes on "Load Leagues" and then the game crashes on "Load Face Data".

I compared the contents of a different save folder with this one and most of the .DAT files show as 0KB, and the few that have any size are MUCH smaller compared to the same files from a different (and shorter) save. Also, the date modified time of the files show 3PM, however I saved it at 2AM.

Is there any way to salvage this game? I hope its not lost.

Thanks

This has happened to me at least 4 times since I bought the game...Half of the time, it crashes when I try to finish the day, and sometimes it even reboots my computer...I've lost several leagues that I was trying to play, several players I made, got stuck and couldnt advance for who knows why, custom league, historical, modern...it doesnt matter, the game will crash...sorry bout your problem

[dave1927p]

This has happened to me at least 4 times since I bought the game...Half of the time, it crashes when I try to finish the day, and sometimes it even reboots my computer...I've lost several leagues that I was trying to play, several players I made, got stuck and couldnt advance for who knows why, custom league, historical, modern...it doesnt matter, the game will crash...sorry bout your problem

I am sorry to hear you are so unhappy with the game. I cannot say that i have experienced the type of crashes you have indicated and I haven't heard of it restarting anyones computers. But the developers always want to hear constructive feedback if you feel like sharing - just please make it in the appropriate section and keep it respectful. However, if you are so unhappy with the game and have purchased it within the last week or two a full refund might be available to you if you so choose as long as it wasn't purchased from steam.

[dave1927p]

Originally Posted by Longshot

Hello,

I submitted a ticket, but I figured I would ask here in case anyone is aware of a solution to this problem... but I have a bad feeling my data is corrupt and my game unrecoverable.

I have been playing FHM2 without an issue, but when I loaded my game today it appears something has gone wrong. I closed it around 2AM last night (2/14) and it appeared to save properly. When it loads now, it hangs for a few minutes on "Load Leagues" and then the game crashes on "Load Face Data".

I compared the contents of a different save folder with this one and most of the .DAT files show as 0KB, and the few that have any size are MUCH smaller compared to the same files from a different (and shorter) save. Also, the date modified time of the files show 3PM, however I saved it at 2AM.

Is there any way to salvage this game? I hope its not lost.

Thanks

Try running as administrator. I'm fairly confident it will fix this issue.

[jpsyr]

I apologize for going off in the fashion that I did, I realize it is not helpful to anyone..This post just happened to strike a nerve.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by dave1927p

Try running as administrator. I'm fairly confident it will fix this issue.

Well, prevent it, at least - I don't think it's going to fix the files if they're showing sizes of 0, that's likely corrupted beyond repair. But if we can have a look at the save, we may be able to get some useful data about what went wrong to keep it from happening in the future, though, if it's not a hardware/memory issue.