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This problem is happening on all worlds I have made and is so game breacking that it makes the game unplayable.

When I have finished a session and return later to start up the world again, I (for whatever reason) get stuck in the world in which you start the campaign (It is the place where you go dynamite fishing and start the campaign). Note that it happens on both campaign worlds and sandbox worlds. The only thing i can do is move around using my cursor. When I open up the saved game files of the game and load the saved file of the session i finished earlier it does not respond. However I did notice that i can actually load the saved game files of a while back. When I do this I am no longer stuck in the small introduction world and return back to the world i wanted to load with the disadvantage of having lost he progress of the previous session. Lately this problem has gotten worse and started to happen after ALL sessions i have played, preventing me from making any progress on any world I have.

While trying to look for a solution for this problem I tried the following things:

* Verifying the game files (first it failed to do this, but after reinstalling it succesfully verified the game files.);
* Entirely reinstalling the game;
* Deleting the "corrupted saved games" that could not be loaded.

All of this failed to solve the problem.

Note:
The game runs on a new PC that can easily handle the game. The problem started to occur after around 100 hours of in game play time and is happening more and more frequently (now after every session). When it happens ALL files of the session can not be loaded anymore, however earlier saves of previous sessions do load.

If anyone has had this problem or knows what to do about it, all help is greatly appreciated.
over 4 years ago - Ubi-Orion - Direct link
Originally Posted by Mart0501
This problem is happening on all worlds I have made and is so game breacking that it makes the game unplayable.

When I have finished a session and return later to start up the world again, I (for whatever reason) get stuck in the world in which you start the campaign (It is the place where you go dynamite fishing and start the campaign). Note that it happens on both campaign worlds and sandbox worlds. The only thing i can do is move around using my cursor. When I open up the saved game files of the game and load the saved file of the session i finished earlier it does not respond. However I did notice that i can actually load the saved game files of a while back. When I do this I am no longer stuck in the small introduction world and return back to the world i wanted to load with the disadvantage of having lost he progress of the previous session. Lately this problem has gotten worse and started to happen after ALL sessions i have played, preventing me from making any progress on any world I have.

While trying to look for a solution for this problem I tried the following things:

* Verifying the game files (first it failed to do this, but after reinstalling it succesfully verified the game files.);
* Entirely reinstalling the game;
* Deleting the "corrupted saved games" that could not be loaded.

All of this failed to solve the problem.

Note:
The game runs on a new PC that can easily handle the game. The problem started to occur after around 100 hours of in game play time and is happening more and more frequently (now after every session). When it happens ALL files of the session can not be loaded anymore, however earlier saves of previous sessions do load.

If anyone has had this problem or knows what to do about it, all help is greatly appreciated.
Hey there.

The development team are aware of these issues and it is currently under investigation. I do apologise for any inconvenience caused whilst they're working on this.

At the moment, the only workaround we can offer, is to start a new game, until this issue is fixed.

Please keep an eye on our forums and the Anno Union for all future updates and patchnotes.
over 3 years ago - Ubi-WheelyDuck - Direct link
Originally Posted by Chetsylol84
Realise this original post is now pushing to almost a year old now and the previous poster didnt seem to get a response so not going to hold my breath but just encountered the exact same issue last night on my main game, lost well over 100 hours or so worth of play time and progress and cant load any previous save game. Wondering/hoping there may be a fix yet?
Hey there,

Sorry to hear that you are encountering this issue.

Can I check exactly what you see when trying to load your saves?

Can I also check where your save files are located?

Many thanks,