19-03-2002 03:42									#1
	Error while loading auto save games Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

i have auto save turned on and it worked fine till last turn then i

went to reload a game from auto save it gave me an Error

loading save game. Or something like that.

It will load up my manual save i mad about 15 turns earlier but not my auto saves all 5 auto saves are screwed up... it will load to 57% and then say error while loading save game.


anyone got a fix for this? :/ I just got done with a huge war when this happened and i really dont want to fight it all over again :/

	19-03-2002 08:32									#2
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OMG now its also effecting my manual saves also WTF!!!!

I just lost most of my game again!

Im stuck back in 850 when i was just at 1375 after like 2 hours of playing!! arrrgh this blows!

Well im done with this game until i cool off. gah!!!

	19-03-2002 12:41									#3
	Got spare money?

I might be able to help you once I get time to do so...

In that case I need a zip with a SAV and a textfile with a short description of the problem and the URL to this thread... (I'm having to many files to check, so I don't remember where i got all)

Hope you don't mind waiting a while...

	20-03-2002 05:02									#4
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Found a work around... moreless...

Its a bug... has to be cuz i can load the game fine if i dont save the game then in the same turn try to load an older version of the save game...

Now I just wait 1 turn and then load up save game... :/

thanks

	20-03-2002 05:06									#5
	Same problem Suffering from ads?

I am having what sounds like the exact same problem. Attached (if it works ) is a zip file containing two .SAV files. One is a manual save of a game, and loads fine. One is an autosave of the same game some hours later, which does not load fine.

If I try and load this dodgy save from the main menu, the progress bar gets to 57%, pauses for about 30 seconds, then clicks on to 60%. Then a Windows message box appears, titled 'DataIO Error' and containing the following text:

DataIO operation System Error: CTZN

OK is the only button available. On clicking OK, I get a Civ3-style messsage box saying

Load Error
ERROR READING FILE
"c:\ blah blah blah\auto\blah.SAV"

where I can't be bothered to type out the full filename

Note that if I try and load one of these dodgy autosaves from WITHIN an existing game, I get the same errors, but 'most' of the game seems to load. The map is all screwed up though.

When you say you want the URL to this thread, do you mean mail you? Hmm I guess if you don't check back here I'll never know

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Attachment: saveprob.zip
This has been downloaded 2 time(s).

	20-03-2002 05:12									#6
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Journier could you explain exactly how you can load one of these problem autosaves? I can't seem to do it. I have started a new game, skipped a few turns, then tried to load the problem save but it stil doesn't work.

	20-03-2002 10:02									#7
	Suffering from ads?

yup thats exactly what my problem is.

It still occurs though..

I know the Save game file for the game becomes corrupted when i got o check the save games (Load game button) and they are all like large..

Im sure thats what u see also the save games are taking up 2 lines of space instead of a single one.

I said i had a work around not an fix though :/

I use what i just said above while playing a game..

I make regular Manual saves and leave auto save on....

Before i quit the game i check the auto save section if the saves are taking up more then 1 line of space they = corrupted "atliest on my comp"

So then i just play another turnor so and save again "Manually or with auto it works with both"

Im sorry i cant save ur lost game though :/

I lost a good 4-5 hours total before i even started thinking about how to fix it. :/

And like i said just a work around.. :/

Hope it helps
I thought i was the only guy with this problem to !

	20-03-2002 10:04									#8
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and larry are u running Win XP?

I think its a problem Civ 3 has while running with Win Xp :/

	20-03-2002 18:59									#9
	Suffering from ads?

Nope, Win 98 SE. Latest patch (1.17f)

	20-03-2002 21:39									#10
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well thats gay...

I wonder how many people have this problem..\

OH YEA ON A VERY MAD NOTE:

While playing civ 3 last night my comp died. lol yes it did it DIED!

My mobo is fuxxored and i need a replacement now sigh :/

Im typing this from an old old comp i had laying around in parts. :/

took liek 45 minutes to put this 266 mhz pentium 1 32 mb lover together