benihana Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Well, I just installed SA on the pc. I finish up the first mission and save it, and go back to load at some point - but it says my save files are corrupt. I've tried reinstalling, cleaning my registry, deleting all my SA User files, everything short of a format, nothing works, as soon as I save the game, I try to load it and it says the file is corrupt. Anyone else having this problem or does anyone know a solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilko Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Strange, I wish I could help. If I had the game i'd upload my save file for you to try, maybe someone else can do this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HercMondo Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I am getting this too, everytime I save a game. Essentially this is preventing us from saving our progress. I am glad it isnt just me, though, as I am wondering whether to try another copy or could this be some problem with my machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHeggy Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Try mine: http://www.paranormalnetwork.net/GTASAsf1.b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benihana Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 im running: asus a7n8x-x amd athlon xp 3200 sound blaster audigy 2 zs radeon x800 pro 1 gig rosewill pc3200 ram 8 3 3 2.5 i asked my friend about this, and he said in his My Documents/GTA San Andreas User Files/ he has his save files plus two .DAT files. I didn't have the .DAT files so I asked him to send me his, i tried and still couldn't save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the noob Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 if you guys are saving over the same slot that is the problem ... it's known to happen with both previous gtas .... something bout not enought data changes and ends up merging some of it and corrupting it or some bullsh*t like that ... need to save over differnt slot each time to provent it (again if this is the same problem) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benihana Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 I tried saving in all different spots, the problem is, as soon as I save it, I go back to save again, and in slot one it simply says "Save File Corrupted" or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHeggy Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Put the file I linked to in your save folder, it will replace whatever is saved in slot 1 if something already exists. I've saved, loaded and resaved on that file and it works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gookie82 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Had the same problem as the original poster... Emailed tech support. Been doing some reading on other forums, and it really pisses me off when a company is so lax about releasing a game that is an absolute steaming pile of sh*t right out of the box. I can't f-ing stand it when companies release games that REQUIRE a patch to play properly... Just, absolutely insane... I mean, did nobody play-test the final copy that is going out to millions of people...?? I've pretty much tried everything I can think of to get the game to save properly. Including de-fragging and re-installing the game... I mean, I actually consider myself lucky that I'm able to PLAY the game, and it's just the saving that doesn't work. From what I'm reading there are way more people with graphical/sound issues... Reminds me of how much I love tech support... Does it seem to anyone else that Scandisk and Defrag are just these magical programs that fix everything?? Oie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I think we can expect a patch soon. Wasn't it the same with Vice City ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squishycube Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 (edited) I recall a save file problem from the previous GTA's. It happened when your My Documents folder was on a different partition then your GTA install. Did other people's save files work? EDIT: Defrag and Scandisk won't fix the problem most likely, it's just that tech support people are lazy and think you are stupid, so they won't try to find a real solution until you 'prove' you know something about computers... That's why I always start my tech support questions with a story about what I have done already. Edited June 8, 2005 by squishycube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDub12 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 are you using cheats? i'm not sure if this is the problem, but i've heard that particular cheats can corrupt your saves. hope this helped (probably didn't, but anywho....). I'm lookin forward to this game for myself in Australia, comes out on friday. yeeeaaaah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHeggy Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 There's no cheats yet, are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogelap Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 (edited) It seems that the save game linked above isn't there anymore. Can anyone provide another one if that fixes the problem? I installed GTA:SA on my PC from the DVD and whenever I save, it tells me the save was successful, but when I go back to re-load the game, the save is marked as CORRUPT and will not load. I ran a complete virus scan, spyware, ad-aware, and even set GTA:SA's save-game directory as an exclusion to my virus checker (McAffee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0). The CORRUPT SAVE GAME problem persists. The crummy thing is that your first chance to save is several minutes into the game, so I keep having to re-play it to test the save. So, just as quickly as I get the game, I cannot progress in it because I don't want to have to replay the first bit again and again. I've installed the complete GTA:SA on my F: drive (My Documents and the system are on C:) and the DVD is in the drive when I play. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this bug? Edited June 8, 2005 by vogelap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gookie82 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Don't have multiple partitions on this drive... Why the f*ck that would make any difference is beyond me... No, I'm not using any cheats... The funny thing is, rockstar repiles to me today, and after I specifically stated in the email that I'm not using cheats, they asked me anyway.... I hate tech support so much, it's not even funny. Just a bunch of people reading out of a f*cking manual for the first 7 emails, then after about a week and a half, I'll probably eventually get to someone who knows what the f*ck they're doing... By that time Battlefield 2 will be out, and this game will be in the f*cking trash compactor where it belongs... Rockstar REALLY should have playtested this game before they released it... Doesn't anyone care about quality anymore!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyphonPayne Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 if you guys are saving over the same slot that is the problem ... it's known to happen with both previous gtas .... something bout not enought data changes and ends up merging some of it and corrupting it or some bullsh*t like that ... need to save over differnt slot each time to provent it (again if this is the same problem) I never had that problem with GTAIII or VC PC... I hope that's not a bug on SA PC, because it's in the mail for me as we speak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gookie82 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 if you guys are saving over the same slot that is the problem ... it's known to happen with both previous gtas .... something bout not enought data changes and ends up merging some of it and corrupting it or some bullsh*t like that ... need to save over differnt slot each time to provent it (again if this is the same problem) Yeah, I never had that problem with VC either... It's funny how well Vice City ran compared to this pile... LOL, I'm just thinking of the morons over at rockstar checking their email... The lead programmer sippin' on gin an juice going, "well, f*ck. Guess we'll have to try harder next time..." Rockstar RULES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyphonPayne Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 It's funny how well Vice City ran compared to this pile... Yeah it's almost like they're using GTAIII coding for SA PC ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedsterworld Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I have the same problem, and I have a hunch it's due to running Windows XP 64bit edition, though that's yet to be tested, are any of you persons encountering this issue running 64 bit edition?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gookie82 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 (edited) My system: Win XP Home SP2 (32 Bit Version, for the guy who is having trouble with the 64 bit edition, which I didn't even think was out yet...??) (as stated in previous post, ONE HD, ONE partition) nVidia GeForce 4 Ti4200 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Intel 2.8E GHz P4 Intel D865PERL mobo 1024MB Kingston Value Ram (over 4 256MB Sticks) 80GB WD Caviar HD (8MB Buffer) Couple DVD Rom/RAM drives, and a partridge in a pear tree. No other issues than the fact that I can't save... (BTW, I was thinking when I built this system, and researched my hardware before building... I've put together too many systems that have hardware issues with certain software, and it's really frustrating. To me, looking at the system requirements, and other people who are having issues, I'd say I've got the ideal system (could use a better video card, but it runs the game none the less)) Edited June 8, 2005 by Gookie82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogelap Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 No 64-bit system here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedsterworld Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 that's extremely weird then... different OS's same problem. Specially for you with a single drive, i've tried this copy of gta SA on my bro's computer and on a different partition than his save games, works fine, so copy is good, different partitions are fine... this is confusing... my stats are: AMD 3200+ 64bit Geforce 6600GT 2x512MB RAM Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe MB Creative 12x dvd-rom Windows XP 64bit edition non-beta with fully working drivers Let's just say I can run this game at 1600x1200x32 with anti-aliasing at 3x and graphic effects at 'Very High' and Draw Distance at Full and it runs smoothhhhh, so no issue there. I just wish i could save my game, tried that, copying over a working saved game from another computer, and loading , didn't work, saving over it, and loading, didn't work... i think i'm lost here but i'll keep looking into it. Just out of curiosity, i doubt many of you are, but any of you having this issue running NCQ enabled on your Harddrives?? I am.... another curiosity, how many of you having this issue running a drive, or the drive it's installed on, or your windows drive, being on SATA?? Feedback would be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedsterworld Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 oh... and how many of you are running the game, or installed the game under the ADMINISTRATOR account?? though i don't think home edition has one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gookie82 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 another curiosity, how many of you having this issue running a drive, or the drive it's installed on, or your windows drive, being on SATA?? I highly doubt the mode your hd is in, or the interface through which it is accessed have any consequence whatsoever to this save game issue... Then again, I think, if the frickin' game runs, it should be able to save and load properly... VERY FRUSTRATING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedsterworld Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 it's quite doubtful, but you have to look at all the possibilities, do you have any suggestions? I'm just trying to compare configurations to weed out the problem areas, seeing as my brother's computer is fully ATA and mine is mixed SATA and ATA, it's a thought, could also be an old dvd drive, but then i gotta find out how bad other ppl's dvd drives are to compare and as it looks, it's saving properly, because the byte size of a proper save and a corrupt save are the same, i think it's more an issue in reading it, cuz it can't read a Good savegame either, it knows it's there, but can't read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gookie82 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 it's quite doubtful, but you have to look at all the possibilities, do you have any suggestions? I'm just trying to compare configurations to weed out the problem areas, seeing as my brother's computer is fully ATA and mine is mixed SATA and ATA, it's a thought, could also be an old dvd drive, but then i gotta find out how bad other ppl's dvd drives are to compare and as it looks, it's saving properly, because the byte size of a proper save and a corrupt save are the same, i think it's more an issue in reading it, cuz it can't read a Good savegame either, it knows it's there, but can't read it Very interesting... Too bad rockstar doesn't have a forum like this that they could use to narrow down the problem... Basically, I'm not going to play the game until this save issue is resolved... They've probably got 40 emails a second pouring into their techsupport address right now... Kinda makes me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedsterworld Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 do u mind applying input though, like answering my questions on machine attributes, just so I can narrow some things down, and maybe answer this issue for them, and before them. Help us victims out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Morisson Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Hi there, I'm from germany and I have just got my copy of GTA:SA and guess what?! - same problem here... I can save and it tells me that saving was successful, but when I try to load, or just enter the Save Menu again, it tells me "Save File Corrupted" and I can't load... My Sys: A64/3000+ (no OC) 1gig DDR 400 (Corsair XMS) Asus V9999GT (Geforce 6800GT, no OC) 2x200GB Maxtor S-ATA1 HDDs without NCQ (no support onboard) Audigy 2 ZS If anyone has any clue, please let us know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedsterworld Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 thank you for your post, that now confirms 1 common item until future posts,SATA, keep em coming ppl, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gookie82 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 do u mind applying input though, like answering my questions on machine attributes, just so I can narrow some things down, and maybe answer this issue for them, and before them. Help us victims out my drives are ATA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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