BATTLETECH - Infinite Prepping for Combat screen

[mjbroekman]

One line summary of your issue
Infinite Prepping for Combat screen

What platform are you running the game on?

Steam

What operating system do you use?
Windows 10
Which version of the game are you running?
1.6.0-539R
What DLC do you have installed?
Flashpoint,
Shadowhawk Pack

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
After updating with the Urban Warfare / 1.6 update, I loaded a post-campaign save. Aside from the Aurigan Directorate replacing the Restoration on the starmap, I ran into an infinite prepping for combat screen while trying to drop on a Jungle Assassination (Hard Target) contract on Panzyr.

Steps to reproduce the issue
Travel to Panzyr. Take Hard Target Assassination. Wait for combat preparation to never finish.

Attach DxDiag (PC), System Info log (Mac), or run sudo lshw -html > specs.html and uploaded specs.html (Linux)

Attach Output Log
Windows: BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\output_log.txt
Mac OS: Users >{name} > Library > Logs > Unity > Player.log
Linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/Player.log

If the game crashed, please attach the crash file with the time stamp closest to the crash.
Windows: [Steam library folder]\steamapps\common\BATTLETECH\DumpBox
OSX: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > Steam > steamapps > common > BattleTech > DumpBox
Linux: [Steam library folder]/steamapps/common/BATTLETECH/DumpBox

If a save game was loaded at the start of the game session, upload it. Please make sure to upload the save game with the timestamp closest to when you loaded it.
Windows:
Steam: [Steam installation folder]\userdata[SteamID]\637090\remote\C0\SGS1
GOG: 'C:\Users\USER_ID\AppData\Local\GOG.com\Galaxy\Applications\50593543263669699\Storage\Shared\Files\C#\SGS#'
Vanilla:'C:\Users\USER_ID\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BattleTech\C#\SGS#'
OSX:
Steam: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > Steam > userdata > [SteamID] > 637090 > remote > C#> SGS#
GOG: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > GOG.com > Galaxy > Applications > 50593543263669699 > Storage > Shared > Files > C# > SGS#
Vanilla: Macintosh HD > Users > [username]> Library > Application Support > unity.Harebrained Schemes.BattleTech > C# > SGG#
Linux:
Steam: /home/.steam/steam/userdata/[steamID]/637090/remote/C#/SGS#
GOG: /home/[username]/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/remote/C#/SGS#/
Vanilla: /home/[username]/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/remote/C#/SGS#/

Attach screenshot / video

 

[mjbroekman]

After seeing https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-wont-start-missions-with-new-update.1185519/ , I loaded up the game again and checked my mechs. My Atlas D-HT had the SBA skin on it and I set that back to the default skin. Then I verified that the other mechs in the drop were using the default skin and attempted to drop again. This time it worked.

It appears that the SBA skin was the cause of the issue.

 

[HurricaneSG]

Tried 2 Times loading into the first Merc Contract after "3 Years Later". Infinite loading loop.

Read @mjbroekman Bugreport here and switched the Shadow Hawks Valhalla Skin back to Default. Worked!

 

[starscream]

Having similar problems at the point of rolling back to 1.5.1 at least i know that worked

 

[DarkSpade]

Same problem here. Swapping out to default skins fixed it.

 

[starscream]

I'm not using a shadow hawk and still can't get it work

 

[starscream]

HBS i love your game but 1.6 is a train wreck

 

[mjbroekman]

I'm not using a shadow hawk and still can't get it work

I was using an Atlas with the SBA skin and that was what caused the issue for me.

I would suggest switching all the skins to 'Default' for now. I know a number of mechs have 'Umbra' as a skin, the Atlas has the SBA skin, and there's a third one that I can't remember the name of.

 

[starscream]

Well after spending all night trying to get it work i 'm rolling back to 1.5.1 until they get some of the bugs sorted out

 

[mjbroekman]

Totally understandable. It looks like there's a new download in steam that appears to fix the issue as well.

As a side note, new games (both career and campaign) did not have the starmap issue.

 

[Havamal]

I had a similar issue, but rather than the Atlas SBA, it was a mech with no pattern options in the mechbay. I believe it was the Star league Highlander. Excluding the mech from the drop finally allowed me to load an Urban map.

 

[bryank34]

I was able to keep my Star League Highlander but swapping out all the Valhalla patterns on my other mechs for Default finally let me start a mission.

 

[kylania]

Can confirm, trying a career mode mission after 1.6 suffered from a endless preparing screen until I switched my Shadow Hawk from Valhalla skin to Default. Then it loaded in 17 seconds.

 

[Ksyr]

Can confirm, trying a career mode mission after 1.6 suffered from a endless preparing screen until I switched my Shadow Hawk from Valhalla skin to Default. Then it loaded in 17 seconds.

How did you switch the skin? Do you have to be in game to do it? I am trying to start a new career and the game hangs. I uninstalled the shadowhawk DLC to make the game run.

Edit: Apparently the DLC is the skin only so it should be ok to play without it.

 

[FoxyProxy]

I also have this issue when testing on Skirmish. Using pre-created lances worked (at least on the ones I tried) and a test career did also...but a custom lance on Skirmish lead to the error.

Edit: Supporting earlier comments, issue appears to be with the Atlas and Atlas II SBA skins (not sure if these can be changed in Skirmish, but not a big issue.) Thank you for the help.

 

[kylania]

How did you switch the skin? Do you have to be in game to do it? I am trying to start a new career and the game hangs. I uninstalled the shadowhawk DLC to make the game run.

Edit: Apparently the DLC is the skin only so it should be ok to play without it.

Yeah I was able to load the game to the dropship menu at least, so was able to use the Mech Bay to change it.

 

[Ulfhednar]

Hang on...... the skins?? You guys might be right. I try to load missions in Campaign after the mini map fix ( The oen with the Directorate showing up as the territory instead of the Aurigan Coalition, in and after Campaign, have Argo be outside of the territory before getting fix ) but it just hangs or crashes to desktop..
I think I remember months ago they were the cause of the same issues.
The UMBRA and SBA skins need to be adjusted so they dont cause issues. HOWEVER. Yesterday, in Career. My Umbra skin didnt cause any problems...

 

[mjbroekman]

I don't know if the Umbra skin is a problem. I do know that my Atlas had the SBA skin on it when I got the infinite load.

 

[Ulfhednar]

Can confirm, switched off the UMBRA skin, now Im enjoying the Raven mission. Its glorious!

 

[starscream]

I found out on discord that the asset bundles got changed in 1.6 and that is causing some problems 1.6 really needs another patch to unbreak things