Tenderfoot Thahd Trev Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 I was just playing Avernum, and chose to load a game, and suddenly it threw me *hours* back, what the hell is going on, I had only just saved, and had saved (and loaded) many times since the time it threw me back to. I don't know how this is even possible, considering I'd saved (and therefore overwritten the file) many times since the place it took me to. What is it all about? It's hard enough to keep track of where you are, where you've been, where stuff you've left is, which quests you've completed, which items you've collected, etc, etc, without this happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Schrodinger Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 This is a common and unfortunate bug. Check your save folder, and you'll find a save file without the .sav extension. Rename it with the .sav extension, and reload. All should be well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Zeviz Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 In some copies of Avernum and Exile, when you save your game it sometimes forgets to add ".sav" extention on the end of filename. To fix this, you should use "Save As" instead of "Save" when saving your games. To recover your lost file: If you open the folder to which the game saves your files (the folder that is shown in "Save As" dialogue) you should be able to find the savefile with the name you gave it. So if you add the ".sav" extention on the end yourself, you should be able to load the file without problems. PS It's a very bad idea to always save into the same file. Sometimes you will get your party into a situation with no exit. So if you save in such a situation, without making frequent backups, you will lose your entire game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Trev Posted October 7, 2002 Author Share Posted October 7, 2002 Seriously, nice one lads. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Alex Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 This bug is in Avernum 3 as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Sniper Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 It also happened to me in Nethergate before. I don't think for Avernum, although it could be possible for the same engine type use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Wizard Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 I have had this bug on A1, A2 and in Nethergate and its so annoying!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Sniper Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 I know. I was so far and then I was transported back. I was really pissed to tell you the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk stranger Posted October 16, 2002 Share Posted October 16, 2002 I've repeatedly saved at the bottom of dungeons etc with little health, spell points. I feel repeatedly stupid. And this saving problem has never happened to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan tyvarius Posted October 16, 2002 Share Posted October 16, 2002 I've had the same problem on several of the games, but solved it by using the 'save as'. The 'save' option is the only risk to losing your progress. At least in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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