Can't overwrite save files or create new files.

[supersonicdeathsquad]

[sOLVED](I think)

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Hi everybody!

This problem is doing my head in completely and i can't seem to find anyone who has had the same problem.

I will probably have to try a fresh install (again).

 

Here's the problem.

I was running FO3 with FOMM, FOSE, Fellout and Fellout Nights. I have enabled it for Large address Everything was fine.

Then i installed RH_Ironsights, i was playing and got stuck in a wall, I resigned myself to going back to my last save to get out of the wall and i noticed that the game hadn't autosaved in all the time I had Ironsights installed.

I tried removing all the ironsights files, all that did was inform me that the save file relied on content that had been removed. But no change on the saving issue, I tried reinstalling ironsights but no change.

I tried saving using the console but the commands for load and save seem to have no effect. I type:

save newsave

When i hit return nothing happens, just a new line, same with the load command, other commands work fine, or if i type them wrong i get an error message.

 

Any ideas guys?

Edited October 3, 2014 by supersonicdeathsquad

[M48A5]

Have you tried F5, Quick Save? Can you do a hard save using the save function on the start screen? Do you have "Auto Save" disabled?

 

Also, from what I have found, you can only have 1000 saves.

[supersonicdeathsquad]

I'll try F5 now. I've tried Autosave on and off.

 

I don't have anywhere near 1000 saves. It wont let me have more than three saves at the moment. lol.

 

By hard save do you mean pressing escape to open the menu and selecting save?

[supersonicdeathsquad]

F5 and F9 give the Quicksaving and quickloading messages but do absolutely nothing.

[M48A5]

 

 

 

 

By hard save do you mean pressing escape to open the menu and selecting save?

 

Yes, that is what I meant.

 

Also, what is the path to the install location? Do you have the game installed outside of "Program Files"?

[supersonicdeathsquad]

I did a fresh install, checked it and it worked, then i exited the game installed the mods again minus the Ironsights and it won't save again.

 

If i loads it without mods it still wont save. Really stuck.

Edited October 1, 2014 by supersonicdeathsquad

[supersonicdeathsquad]

And yes it is outside the programme files folder. it is C:\Games\FO3 my save folder is C:\Users\Vincent\Documents\My Games\Fallout3\Saves

[M48A5]

I have never heard of something like this.

 

The only thing I can think of would be to do a clean install, start the game until you exit the vault and make a save. Then add one mod at a time until the problem occurres. The last mod loaded would be what is causing the problem. However, I have never heard of this happening with the mods you listed.

[supersonicdeathsquad]

Thanks for trying to help. I should stay i have kept the original saves, because i'm reluctant to give up my progress.

Looks like i should give them up and start again.

[supersonicdeathsquad]

Ok, so I think I have this solved, I know it seems to be a unique problem on this board but i'm gonna leave this here just in case.

 

Turns out it was not a mod problem but rather a windows problem. I have my folders outside of the Program Files(86x) folder and i had selected >Run as Administrator but this hadn't helped, this(i think) is because after changing the file structure of the game and opening it in Mod managers only the top level programme had Admin capabilities eg; Nexus Mod Manager(yes) > FOSE(no) > FO3(no).

To solve this i went to all the executable files involved and in the file properties changed the privilege level to Run as administrator.

This appears to have solved the problem, i do not fully understand it though.