Fails to load save games

[daedalusj]

Hello, I purchased and downloaded the game from Steam, and was able to start the game and play without issue for a couple hours (very cool so far), before saving and quitting for a bit. However, when I try to load any existing save file, the game freezes on the load screen just as the load bar finishes, and attempting to click causes it to crash to desktop. Tried verifying files, uninstalling and redownloading, as well as checking video drivers and deleting the settings file with no change. Any ideas?

[nebej]

Hi,
How long did you wait before clicking it? Try letting it sit for 30 seconds and see if that works

[daedalusj]

I've let it sit for a couple minutes, but it just sticks and then crashes when I try to interact with it.

[nebej]

Then the save file must be corrupt in some way. I would recommend loading a previous save. Sorry for the issue!

[daedalusj]

Ah, I thought I had tried older save files but I realized all the ones I loaded were in the same area. I tried one from a previous area and it worked. Maybe a bug with loading save files from the Site Lambda section? Either way it's working, I'll just have to replay a small section. Sorry for the confusion.

[nebej]

I could reproduce the crash with your save file! I will try to fix the issue for the next patch

[daedalusj]

The files are too big for the forum to attach, so here's a couple in dropbox. Good luck!

[Guest]

Ive had the same issue as well, when I was on the lambda site, the game crashed, and now when I try to load the save file, the game crashes after the loading screen has finished "loading."

[Guest]

I also have the Lambda Site crash bug. When I try to load a save from the Lambda Site chapter the game crashes.

Here is the log:

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Version 1.00
-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------
Creating Engine Modules
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Creating job manager with 7 threads and 1024 jobs
Creating graphics module
Creating system module
Creating resource module
Creating input module
Creating sound module
Creating physics module
Creating ai module
Creating gui module
Creating generate module
Creating haptic module
Creating scene module
Creating script module
Creating lipsync module
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Initializing Resources Module
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Creating loader handlers
Creating resource managers
Adding loaders to handlers
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Initializing Graphics Module
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Init lowlevel graphics: 1920x1080 bpp:32 rr: 120 fs:0 ms:0 driver: 0 cap:'SOMA Loading...' pos:(-1x-1)
Available drivers:
  (0) - 'windows'
  (1) - 'dummy'
Creating window: (-1,-1) 1920 x 1080 - 32 bpp flags: 3
Setting display mode: 1920 x 1080 - 32 bpp 120 hz
Init Glew...OK
Setting up OpenGL
  Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
  Renderer: GeForce GTX 690/PCIe/SSE2
  Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 355.98
  Max texture image units: 32
  Max texture coord units: 8
  Max texture buffer size: 134217728
  Max texture array slices: 2048
  Max user clip planes: 8
  Two sided stencil: 1
  Vertex Buffer Object: 1
  Anisotropic filtering: 1
  Max Anisotropic degree: 16
  Multisampling: 1
  Texture compression: 1
  Texture compression S3TC: 1
  Texture compression 3DC: 1
  Texture sRGB: 1
  Geometry Instancing: 1
  Auto generate MipMaps: 1
  Render to texture: 1
  Max draw buffers: 8
  Max color render targets: 8
  Packed depth-stencil: 1
  Texture float: 1
  GLSL Version: 4.50 NVIDIA
  ShaderModel 2: 1
  ShaderModel 3: 1
  ShaderModel 4: 1
  Max vertex uniforms: 2048
  Max fragment uniforms: 4096
  OGL ATIFragmentShader: 0
  Tesselation: 1
  MultiBindTex: 1
Initializing DevIL
  Vendor String: Abysmal Software
  Version String: Developer's Image Library (DevIL) 1.7.8
  Version Number: 178
Adding engine materials
Adding engine post effects
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Initializing Sound Module
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Initializing FMOD.
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Initializing Game Module
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Adding engine updates
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User Initialization
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Game Running
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Loading keybinds - file version:5
Loading keybinds - file version:5
Failed parsing of XML document D:/Games/GOG.com/SOMA/maps/main_menu/main_menu.voice: file not found
Failed parsing of XML document D:/Games/GOG.com/SOMA/maps/main_menu/main_menu.lang: file not found
ERROR: Skipping map specific voice file 'maps/main_menu.voice', not found!
ERROR: Could not get group with path 'frontend/' in project 'special_fx'. Reason: An invalid parameter was passed to this function.
ERROR: Could not get group with path 'frontend/' in project 'special_fx'. Reason: An invalid parameter was passed to this function.
-------------- SAVE THREAD INIT -----------------
-------------- SAVE THREAD COMPLETED -----------------
Delayed function:  object:
-------------- LOADING GAME -----------------
Started loading save file AutoSave_02-01-ms-curie-outside_2015_9_24_11_43_19_0.sav
-------------- SAVE THREAD INIT -----------------
-------------- SAVE THREAD COMPLETED -----------------
-------------- SAVE THREAD INIT -----------------
-------------- SAVE THREAD COMPLETED -----------------
Map script loading started
Map script loading completed
-------------- SAVE THREAD INIT -----------------
-------------- SAVE THREAD COMPLETED -----------------
-------------- SAVE THREAD INIT -----------------
Loading keybinds - file version:5
-------------- SAVE THREAD COMPLETED -----------------
Character with name Player does not exist in voice handler!
Character with name Player does not exist in voice handler!
ERROR: Couldn't load texture ''
ERROR: Couldn't load texture ''
ERROR: Couldn't load texture ''
ERROR: Couldn't load texture ''
ERROR: Couldn't load texture ''
ERROR: FileIndex not found for UndergrowthArea with name Circle_14 and ID 419436612
Invalid internal path: ''
ERROR: Cannot find sound event data ''
Invalid internal path: ''
ERROR: Cannot find sound event data ''
Invalid internal path: ''
ERROR: Cannot find sound event data ''
Invalid internal path: ''
ERROR: Cannot find sound event data ''
ERROR: Could not find bone 'Texture Group' in model 'D:/Games/GOG.com/SOMA/entities/character/robot/catherine_worker_lambda/catherine_worker_lambda.ent'
ERROR: Loading entity catherine_worker_lambda_1: Skeletons in mesh file (D:/Games/GOG.com/SOMA/entities/character/robot/catherine_worker_lambda/catherine_worker_lambda.msh) and .ent file (D:/Games/GOG.com/SOMA/entities/character/robot/catherine_worker_lambda/catherine_worker_lambda.ent) differ! Probably caused by .ent not being up to date with mesh
ERROR: Could not find char body pos bone bone 'Hip' for agent 'entities/character/robot/catherine_worker_lambda/catherine_worker_lambda.ent'
Invalid internal path: ''
ERROR: Cannot find sound event data ''
Invalid internal path: ''
ERROR: Cannot find sound event data ''
Invalid internal path: ''
ERROR: Cannot find sound event data ''
Invalid internal path: ''
ERROR: Cannot find sound event data ''
ERROR: Missing upper and/or lower material for liquid area 'LiquidArea_2'
ERROR: Missing upper and/or lower material for liquid area 'LiquidArea_1'
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
WARNING: Light with name 'SpotLight_129' does not exist!
ERROR: Could not find entity Crabs_3d to create group for critter brown_crab_10!
ERROR: Could not find entity FishGrave_5 to create group for critter blue_runner_noescape_39!
ERROR: Could not find entity Hanger_Door_Left which LeftDoorParticlePos should be attached to.
ERROR: Could not find entity Hanger_Door_Right which RightDoorParticlePos_1 should be attached to.
ERROR: Connected sound 'Curie_Groan_General_1' for soundscape area 'AMB_Pre_StartCabinRoom' does not exist!
ERROR: Connected sound 'Curie_Groan_General_2' for soundscape area 'AMB_Pre_StartCabinRoom' does not exist!
ERROR: Connected sound 'Curie_Groan_General_3' for soundscape area 'AMB_Pre_StartCabinRoom' does not exist!
ERROR: Connected sound 'Curie_Groan_General_4' for soundscape area 'AMB_Pre_StartCabinRoom' does not exist!
ERROR: Connected sound 'Curie_Groan_General_5' for soundscape area 'AMB_Pre_StartCabinRoom' does not exist!
ERROR: Connected sound 'escape_pod_crash_1' for soundscape area 'AMB_EXT_CrashedPod_1' does not exist!
ERROR: Connected sound 'escape_pod_crash_1' for soundscape area 'AMB_EXT_CrashedPod_2' does not exist!
-------------- SAVE THREAD INIT -----------------

I am also uploading my save files to help with the debugging process.

[Googolplex]

I also couldn't load any saves in Lambda region.

The solution is to load a previous save game and then playing Lambda in one piece.