Dwarf Fortress Bug Tracker - Dwarf Fortress
View Issue Details
IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0004246Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Saving/Loadingpublic2011-03-19 08:572011-07-28 12:29
Reporteribsenib 
Assigned ToLogical2u 
PriorityhighSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionunable to reproduce 
PlatformpcOSwin 7 home premium - 64 bitOS Version
Product Version0.31.21 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0004246: Game is not saving when asked to
DescriptionI play via "LazyNewbPack[0.31.21][V8.4]" but it's the same problem if i'm starting "Dwarf Fortress.exe" directly.

The game is set to save automatic at season change and this is working fine, but if i try to save via the game menu it's reacting as if it's saving and jumps to the main menu but no files are saved.
Steps To ReproduceIt'd the same every time.
Additional InformationI have tied to place the game folder in different locations and on different hard drives with no result .
TagsNo tags attached.
Relationships
Attached Files
Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-03-19 08:57ibsenibNew Issue
2011-03-19 09:22Logical2uNote Added: 0016368
2011-03-19 09:22Logical2uTag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2011-03-19 09:23Logical2uNote Edited: 0016368bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0016368#r6117
2011-07-16 15:26ZanziikIssue Monitored: Zanziik
2011-07-16 21:54Logical2uNote Added: 0018262
2011-07-16 21:54Logical2uStatusnew => resolved
2011-07-16 21:54Logical2uResolutionopen => unable to reproduce
2011-07-16 21:54Logical2uAssigned To => Logical2u
2011-07-28 12:29DwarfuTag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE

Notes
(0016368)
Logical2u   
2011-03-19 09:22   
(edited on: 2011-03-19 09:23)
Are you sure the files aren't being saved? Dwarf Fortress uses a roguelike system for saving via the menu. It's easier to explain with an example.
If you load the save Region1-Winter, play for a while, and then save it, Dwarf Fortress over-writes the old save Region1-Winter with the current data. (It then takes you back to the main menu) Thus it doesn't look like any new data has been saved, but it actually has been.
Does this explain your behaviour?
(0018262)
Logical2u   
2011-07-16 21:54   
Without updates I'm marking this as unable to reproduce. Zanziik, I see you just started following this issue recently - if you are experiencing a similar bug, I suggest you open your own ticket.