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0004482Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Saving/Loadingpublic2011-04-09 08:252011-08-07 08:03
ReporterDeflun 
Assigned ToKnight Otu 
PriorityurgentSeveritycrashReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionno change required 
PlatformPCOSWindows XPOS VersionSP3
Product Version0.31.25 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0004482: My save file crashes when loading [Fatal Error] "Missing Word Definition" :(
DescriptionHello, I've been playing dwarf fortress since 0.31.23, I transfered my save file from that to .25 with no problems but yesterday after saving it wouldn't load back and everytime I try to load my saved file it crashes with that irritating error..

I tried everything I could google, tried with a fresh install of DF, tried a different init.txt, tried black magic, everything and I just can't open it :(

I use IronHand's graphics and like I said I haven't had any weird problem (besides anoying periodical crashes, which is why I save so often)

Here's a link to my region folder (I think this is what I have to post)
http://www.mediafire.com/myfiles.php [^]

I beg you help me fix this, I really don't want to let go of my dwarves and that nifty little fortress :(, I was just starting to give steel helms to my soldiers!!

thanks in advance :)
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-04-09 08:25DeflunNew Issue
2011-04-09 08:27DeflunNote Added: 0017230
2011-04-09 08:27DeflunIssue Monitored: Deflun
2011-04-09 08:31FootkerchiefNote Added: 0017231
2011-04-09 08:43DeflunNote Added: 0017233
2011-04-09 12:27FootkerchiefNote Added: 0017254
2011-04-09 12:29FootkerchiefNote Edited: 0017254bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0017254#r6413
2011-04-09 13:01DeflunNote Added: 0017256
2011-04-09 13:14FootkerchiefNote Added: 0017257
2011-04-09 13:25danarisNote Added: 0017258
2011-08-07 08:03Knight OtuNote Added: 0018445
2011-08-07 08:03Knight OtuStatusnew => resolved
2011-08-07 08:03Knight OtuResolutionopen => no change required
2011-08-07 08:03Knight OtuAssigned To => Knight Otu

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(0017230)
Deflun   
2011-04-09 08:27   
Bugger, I posted a wrong link >.<

here's the actual one http://www.mediafire.com/?9br15xf195hkpym [^]
(0017231)
Footkerchief   
2011-04-09 08:31   
Please upload to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^] instead. Mediafire has a habit of removing files quickly.
(0017233)
Deflun   
2011-04-09 08:43   
ok, excuse my noobery, here's the file :D

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4167 [^]
(0017254)
Footkerchief   
2011-04-09 12:27   
(edited on: 2011-04-09 12:29)
I get the same error with your save.

Did you ever interrupt the game during saving, e.g. by Ctrl+Alt+Del'ing the process or restarting your computer? Are you playing with any mods?
(0017256)
Deflun   
2011-04-09 13:01   
I saved normally before it went like that, I only use IronHands graphics, other than that I had already updated from .23 to .25 and it worked fine for a couple of days until this :(

is there any way to recover it >.<?
(0017257)
Footkerchief   
2011-04-09 13:14   
Not recoverable by any means I know of.
(0017258)
danaris   
2011-04-09 13:25   
The pre-.25 versinos of Ironhand's graphics pack (or at least, the pre-.23 versions, as I discovered myself) include the word "llama" in the language file raws. This has apparently been removed, along with certain custom reaction definitions and food definitions, in the most recent versions.

I was able to get my .18 fort to run in .25 by copying over the relevant word definitions and translations (and the missing reaction and food definitions); however, I do now have occasional crashes that have been determined to be duplicates of 0001271, though there are no raw changes (that I could see) to any body parts.
(0018445)
Knight Otu   
2011-08-07 08:03   
Since it seems the issue is due to a change in the Ironhand graphics pack rather than DF, I'll mark this as resolved.