When the Elder Scrolls Save Exploded

[crown_of_antlers]

Before I get into the subject of the entry I just wanted to mention that I was already not in the best of moods when the TES save died. For the past week I've had a brutal spring flu and was only able to see a doctor yesterday. I've started a round of antibiotics, but they take a while to work, so I'm going to have to endure this exhausting, brutal deep cough for a while longer.

Anyway...

I had been playing in Pelagiad yesterday and was about to end the game session. While in the process of saving a message came up that there had been an error. The save is now corrupted and can't even be loaded.

Well bummer...

At least with Sims 3, especially if one is using the NRaas mods, it's not too difficult to cobble the world back together and get everything back to where it was in the now dead save. I loaded a backup which is unfortunately a few weeks back and still in the winter season. Then the real work began.

Using cheats, and the Master Controller, I changed the season to spring, set the characters' skills, job, and relationship levels up to where they were in the dead save. Then I needed to make some changes to the world that had taken place after the date of the backup. This included adding the university and the wedding chapel. I'll have to redo the upper floor which I had made into the bride's room. Yes, that lovely room where I took the bride and bride's maid screenshots is currently gone.

Let's see...then I needed to remake the golden greenhouse. They'll need to plant their garden all over again, but over well.

Things still left to do:

Move Constance from Yanna's house to Sifina's.
Have RiData marry Rabinna and move them into their own house.

I...think...that's about all that needs to be done to make the backup match the dead save. There may be a few other things that need to be updated but those are minor details. While I'm not happy about using the Master Controller to raise the skill levels, I keep telling myself not to think of it as cheating since the characters did raise their skills legitimately in the save that just died.

In a weird way I find this sort of amusing because there had been a plot money in my head that involved Godonir demanding that Sifina change the Story to make a certain female more receptive to him. Sifina of course refused, stating firmly that Stories can't just be changed on a whim, there are too many far reaching repercussions...such as the whole world falling apart and then it can be a real bitch to put everything back together.

Godonir points out that Sifina is not the only Spinner in the world, or even in Morrowind, and some Spinners are either insane or out of it enough to be manipulated and he can easily pay a visit to such a Spinner. And so the story goes. Hence the reason the copy...errr...Story...everyone has been living in just broke. With a heavy sigh, Sifina has started the process of gently and carefully putting everything back together.

Residents have been told not to be alarmed if things seems a bit...off...for a little while. Hang in there and life will start feeling normal again.

Edited to add: Constance has now been moved to Sifina's home. I had to chuckle when I saw her out learning how to ride on Sable, one of Sifina's gentle donkeys.

Comments

[darth_eldritch]

I hope you are feeling better and get over that cough fast. I had that awful cough and lost about a week of work.

I haven't had a corrupted save... yet. I've been resetting town and using Regul's save cleaner regularly and have multiple saves.

I've given some NRAAs boosted stats to some of the characters. Like Neloth and Gilvoth, who I wasn't going to play a lot, not like Saje or Sophelia. I think it reflects that they are older and highly skilled. I did play out Aryon to 10th level magic before bringing in Saje and Sophelia. If I add other characters, I will likely jut give them the stats, at least partway. I'll be honest, if I add Aryc and Amarylis into this current game, I'll give them some riding skill to start with because that accurately reflects that they learned riding at a very young age. Same with Acacia or Aeronwen. Not like poor Constance there. That pained look is too much, lol! So if it fits the character, I don't think that's cheating.

I tend to take a lot of screenies of lots and house layouts because I'll use them in another gameplay.

[crown_of_antlers]

I hope you are feeling better and get over that cough fast. I had that awful cough and lost about a week of work.

Oh, my sympathies. That cough is the worst! I can deal with the sore throat and stuffy head, but that cough...I know my husband was concerned because the coughing fits were coming less than a minute apart. It's really been exhausting.

I've been resetting town and using Regul's save cleaner regularly and have multiple saves.

I do that too. Actually I have a theory about what happened here. A few days ago while I was in the process of saving the power flickered. It was so brief that the clocks didn't stop keeping time, but the monitors and the computer itself went out for a for...not even a second. I was concerned about how that affected the save but when the monitors came back on the save process finished and everything appeared to be fine.

It's entirely possible that a corruption happened in that tiny span of time the power went out and it caused the save to die a few days later. Oh well, I have the back-up just about entirely undated to where the other save left off. I can barely tell the difference. I just need to remake the upper floor in the chapel for the next set of wedding screenshots.

Same with Acacia or Aeronwen.

Same here. Unlike Acadia and Aeronwen, I doubt Constance learned to ride and hasn't had a chance until now. I think she'll get the hang of it quickly and will let it play out.

On another note...Oh my gosh I just got a notice that Godonir seduced Merriweather Golden. I thought she was smarter than that!

[darth_eldritch]

Oh, my sympathies. That cough is the worst! I can deal with the sore throat and stuffy head, but that cough...I know my husband was concerned because the coughing fits were coming less than a minute apart. It's really been exhausting.<

Thank you. I'm still coughing every now and then. But feel much better otherwise. The first morning I coughed nonstop for the entire morning. Coughing is the worse.

A few days ago while I was in the process of saving the power flickered.

I'm sure that would do it. There is so much information in save files, it's surprising they run at all, lol. I'm saving my current game in two slots to make sure. I've put a lot of time in this playthrough.

Yeah, Constance is like a citified Bosmer in that respect, not that familiar with animals and nature. Under Sifina's guidance, I'm sure that will change.

On another note...Oh my gosh I just got a notice that Godonir seduced Merriweather Golden. I thought she was smarter than that!

Aryc: "Oh, Auriel. I thought she was a sensible Altmer lady. I hope she doesn't get hurt involved with that beast."

[crown_of_antlers]

The first morning I coughed nonstop for the entire morning.

Sounds like we had something very similar even though we don't live in the same area. While I was at the doctor's yesterday just about everyone in the waiting room had that same cough; very deep, raspy, and frequent.

Yeah, Constance is like a citified Bosmer in that respect, not that familiar with animals and nature. Under Sifina's guidance, I'm sure that will change.

Yes, with Sifina as her guardian Constance will have the chance to turn her life around in all sorts of ways. I can imagine her giving gentle encouragement and telling her to just relax in the saddle, give the appropriate signals to Sable and let the donkey do the work.

Aryc: "Oh, Auriel. I thought she was a sensible Altmer lady. I hope she doesn't get hurt involved with that beast."

It depends on whether or not she gets clingy like Yanna did. Hopefully she understood right from the start that Godonir is not looking for a steady girlfriend. A good strong alpha female with great bloodlines with whom he can produce impressive Pups, yes, but not a steady girlfriend.