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4powerd

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my world is gone
« on: December 16, 2017, 04:39:33 pm »
I started a new fortress and about 30 minutes later I had to go somewhere, so I saved it and quit, when I got back and booted up DF the world was gone, only option was "create new world" looking in my files and the region is still there, help
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Re: my world is gone
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2017, 04:43:23 pm »
Did you accidentally retire/abandon? Is there a start new game option?
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Re: my world is gone
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2017, 04:46:46 pm »
no like I said, the only option (besides advanced parameters, settings and quit) is create new world...and considering all the crashes and bugs i've had with 44, I'm going back to 43 for a while
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Re: my world is gone
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2017, 05:46:41 pm »
Are you sure you shut the computer down after the saving was done, so the OS didn't decide it needed to kill the "unresponsive" DF in order to power down?
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4powerd

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Re: my world is gone
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2017, 06:29:58 pm »
found the reason, and it's super simply: memory card is fucked up right now...so yeah, until I get it fixed I can't assume any thing will save
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Re: my world is gone
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2017, 08:13:10 pm »
Unless you actually installed Dwarf Fortress on your "memory card", I don't see how just the savegame could vanish by itself...

Where exactly did you install the game?
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Re: my world is gone
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2017, 06:01:37 am »
If you have more than one install of DF, and started up the install that you have not been using, you would see no saved world.
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