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0004960Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Saving/Loadingpublic2011-11-15 11:192011-12-07 09:31
ReporterZeebie10012 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeveritycrashReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionunable to reproduce 
PlatformOSWindows 7OS Version
Product Version0.31.25 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0004960: Crash while loading save with message "Missing plant gloss:[blank]"
DescriptionWhen I try to load a particular game, DF crashes and give an error message that reads "Missing plant gloss: [blank]". Other saves load fine. In the save folder, I have all the "region x" subfolders and a "current" folder. The "current" folder is empty except for the raw folder.
Steps To ReproduceAttempt to load save. Crash every time.
Additional InformationUsing the Ironhand graphics via the LNP.
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-11-15 11:19Zeebie10012New Issue
2011-11-15 16:56QuietustNote Added: 0018985
2011-11-15 16:57QuietustNote Edited: 0018985bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0018985#r7117
2011-11-15 18:11Zeebie10012Note Added: 0018986
2011-11-15 19:31QuietustNote Added: 0018987
2011-11-15 20:25Zeebie10012Note Added: 0018988
2011-11-16 04:28Zeebie10012Note Edited: 0018988bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0018988#r7119
2011-11-16 14:47QuietustNote Edited: 0018987bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0018987#r7121
2011-12-07 09:30FootkerchiefNote Added: 0019069
2011-12-07 09:30FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2011-12-07 09:30FootkerchiefResolutionopen => unable to reproduce
2011-12-07 09:30FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2011-12-07 09:31FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Toady One
2011-12-07 09:31FootkerchiefNote Added: 0019070

Notes
(0018985)
Quietust   
2011-11-15 16:56   
(edited on: 2011-11-15 16:57)
Please upload your save file to DFFD or somewhere else convenient - without it, there's no way to reproduce this bug.
(0018986)
Zeebie10012   
2011-11-15 18:11   
The save is here: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=5187 [^]
This is my first time zipping and uploading a save, so please let me know if something is wrong.
(0018987)
Quietust   
2011-11-15 19:31   
(edited on: 2011-11-16 14:47)
Somehow, the object name for MEADOW-GRASS (the first plant object) got corrupted within the save file - after decompressing world.sav and fixing it using a hex-editor (starting at offset 0x0F3D04, overwriting the 8 bytes of junk with "MEADOW-G" so the rest of it spells "MEADOW-GRASS"), I was able to successfully load the fortress.
(0018988)
Zeebie10012   
2011-11-15 20:25   
(edited on: 2011-11-16 04:28)
Bizarre! Can you recommend a hex editor to use? I haven't done this sort of thing for a long time. And how do I decompress the save (I assume you mean something beyond just opening the rar)?

EDIT: I figured out both. Thanks so much for all your help!
(0019069)
Footkerchief   
2011-12-07 09:30   
Marking "unable to reproduce" since the actual corruption event doesn't seem reproducible.
(0019070)
Footkerchief   
2011-12-07 09:31   
Reminder sent to: Toady One

A weird save corruption thing you might want to be aware of -- see Quietust's note at 0004960:0018987.