[2.4.1] Game State Corrupted?

[Gidia]

Ok I bought Horse Lords yesterday, and of course my game was automatically updated. I lost an ironman game but whatever, I had been getting bored/stuck in it anyway, so no biggie. However when I launch the game and enter the single player character selection screen, and then either back out, or resign from the game, the multiplayer button is greyed out. When I hover over it it informs me that my "Game State is corrupted." and I should "Restart the Game." Now I've done that of course and it continues to happen, I've even tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game a few times, and of course verifying the cache. Has anyone else has this issue? I want to play the game, but I'm kinda worried my save game will be corrupted. Hope someone here knows what's wrong haha!

 

[Dracko81]

This is because the game changes its checksum when you resign, this is to stop issues with multiplayer. If you are joining a multiplayer game, you must restart the game. If you are just reloading a game after resigning, it shouldn't cause a problem. Doesn't mean it won't. Also I wouldn't start a new game after resigning as that will cause problems.

 

[Servancour]

As Dracko said, every time you enter a game (or just enter into the lobby of a game) the checksum is changed. This is to prevent multiplayer issues. But to make it more safe, you are now requested to completely restart the game before being able to join a multiplayer game at all. The tooltip may not be ideal, as "corrupted" might be a misleading word, though.

 

[Slavicist]

This is because the game changes its checksum when you resign, this is to stop issues with multiplayer. If you are joining a multiplayer game, you must restart the game. If you are just reloading a game after resigning, it shouldn't cause a problem. Doesn't mean it won't. Also I wouldn't start a new game after resigning as that will cause problems.

Wait a minute...starting a new SINGLE PLAYER GAME after resigning causes problems???

 

[Dracko81]

Wait a minute...starting a new SINGLE PLAYER GAME after resigning causes problems???

It most definitely can.

 

[Slavicist]

It most definitely can.

This could suddenly explain a countless ton of things I've been experiencing. I feel like I've had literally my eyes open (blew me away).

Is this hardcoded / not a fixable bug?

 

[Dracko81]

Not 100% but think it is an engine thing.