Ship designs not being saved

JayBdey · #1 December 16th, 2003, 06:09 AM

I can't seem to get the game to save any of my ship designs that use different mounts. When I make a ship with no mounts it saves fine, but when I load the empire in a different game I don't get my ships anymore.

Is there a way around this, or is it just something I'll have to live? Could it because I am using a mod?

Fyron · #2 December 16th, 2003, 07:27 AM

If you load an empire and then edit it before starting the game, you lose all saved ship designs.

JayBdey · #3 December 16th, 2003, 07:28 AM

I did not edit the empire at all, I did not even enter into the edit screen.

Fyron · #4 December 16th, 2003, 07:32 AM

What do you mean by "that use different mounts?" Having a modded game should make no difference, as long as you are loading and saving the empire file within that same mod.

President_Elect_Shang · #5 December 16th, 2003, 04:06 PM

If you are loading the new game using the same Mod than the ship designs should load fine. If you are and they still are not than there may be a few reasons:

1) You are saving outside the Mod [directory] and trying to load an old or different save from in the directory, or vice-versa.

2) The mount you are using may need research that you have not done yet in the new game.

3) Some Mod updates/upgrades/patches whatever you chose to call them make old saves useless.

4) You are attempting to use one save design from one Mod in another Mod or the base Version of SE4 you have, or some combination thereof.

Try some of these and let us know how it works.

oleg · #6 December 16th, 2003, 04:40 PM

What Fyron is trying to teel is that SEIV does NOT save designs when you save empire in game set-up window. The popping question "do you want to save designs ?" simply pulls your leg. To save empire WITH ship designs, you must start the game, then press F2, click "save empire" and then confirm to save shipdesigns.