Factions disappearing bug

[EdGreyfox]

I reported this in a bug report, but was curious if anyone else has seen it. Started a new game this morning and got the asteroid event in 2212. Sent my fleet to destroy it, and as soon as it was destroyed and the event ended both of my factions disappeared from the outliner and factions screen. I also stopped getting any of the faction bonuses to influence, so they are really gone. If anyone else has seen this, will the missing factions reform, or should I just start a new game?

Oh, I should mention that I'm playing the latest beta patch version, since that's the only one that's fixed the late game performance issues I was experiencing last week.

 

[Siridar]

Started a game today too and been having the same issue. Had two factions at some point, then they both disappeared and when a third formed it disappeared instantly too. Reloading the save didn't work sadly.

 

[Devanor]

It's been going on for a while for me. About the usual time factions appear, I get told mine does, and it's there for a short time, then it disbands for no reason. Then the other faction appear, and same thing. It then takes many years until they form for real and remain in the empire.

 

[SfC1289]

I have also been experiencing this issue, and it does seem associated with the asteroid event. I noticed the factions disappeared after said event.

<And for context, I'm using the currently-active version, not the hotfix instance of the game.>