Data Corruption

[GalbinusCaeli]

I have now had three games become corrupt on me.   This is truly a terrible user experience.  It needs to be patched.  

Until it can be properly fixed, May I suggest you make a small patch to keep an A and B save?  When the game starts, copy the current save, if not corrupt, to a "B" location, and if corrupt, restore from the last time the game was started.  That way we only lose ONE session of game play, rather than an entire career.  

This should be a relatively small change.  You can already identify corrupt files, and I am sure the PS4 and Xbox have a simple method to store a file.   And while it doesn't solve the corruption issue, it would reduce the pain.

Thank you.

Skip Huffman

[chimpbone]

On 9/20/2016 at 5:27 PM, SQUAD said:

Nestor has some great news about the Xbox One patch! We now have the version that will enter certification this week. This version will fix the save issue Xbox One users have been reporting. We will keep you updated on the status of the certification. On the other hand we are still working on testing the PS4 patch and hopefully we’ll be able to give you an update soon.

[Guest]

@GalbinusCaeli   This would be a great first patch!  I used 2 memory cards to accomplish this, but I wanted custom quicksaves, so this turned into many save files on a PC.  With 2 local save files I would have kept the game, tried to finish a career mode, and use the PC for custom sandbox quicksaves only.

[GalbinusCaeli]

Thanks.  Fixing the game properly is of course preferable, but this would reduce our pain out here.

[GalbinusCaeli]

Any updates on this?   If needed I think I have quick reproduction case if Squad needs it. I have a save file set that if loaded to my PS4 and then a specific ship is landed from orbit, the data seems to become corrupt every time.  (well, I had it happen twice in a row. Restore, land, corrupt.)

[GalbinusCaeli]

I think I have a poison, and contagious, Jeb.   If I try to land him, or any ship he has controlled, the data goes corrupt.  (Or currupted, as the message so gleefully puts it.)  I have a saved game on USB, easy reproduction.  Seriously, squad, I am happy to share reproduction steps and code with you.

 

BTW, I am a Software Testing specialist.  (Test Engineer at a major silicon valley firm.) I break stuff in a repeatable fashion for a living. 

I'm happy to give you this one for free.  (And no, I'm not looking for a job, I already have one.) If you prefer to contact me outside of this forum, you have access to my account information, my real name and email address are there.  Feel free to google me, I'm most of the results on the first page. (Not the pro cyclist)

[RexusNL]

2 hours ago, GalbinusCaeli said:

I think I have a poison, and contagious, Jeb.   If I try to land him, or any ship he has controlled, the data goes corrupt.  (Or currupted, as the message so gleefully puts it.)  I have a saved game on USB, easy reproduction.  Seriously, squad, I am happy to share reproduction steps and code with you.

 

BTW, I am a Software Testing specialist.  (Test Engineer at a major silicon valley firm.) I break stuff in a repeatable fashion for a living. 

I'm happy to give you this one for free.  (And no, I'm not looking for a job, I already have one.) If you prefer to contact me outside of this forum, you have access to my account information, my real name and email address are there.  Feel free to google me, I'm most of the results on the first page. (Not the pro cyclist)

You should totally share this on the following thread as well: