Character being reset to prior save?? | Project Zomboid | Page 1

serene valve May 30, 2023, 3:05 AM

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My character progression was reset back to nearly the beginning of my run. I've been making backups along the way incase my save got corrupted for any reason because I use mods... but this is very odd. I tried restoring from my most recent back up but it keeps resetting my character when I load the save up. ~~None of my other back ups are affected so in theory I could copy+paste my character data from one the backup I made before the suspected corrupted one.~~ The weird thing too is in the save image preview on the menu you can see what my current character is, but as soon as I load it, it loads my character's progression from the start of my run. See the images.

Any thoughts?

serene valve May 30, 2023, 3:49 AM

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Update 1: I found out the files I have to copy to paste my character data, but when I quit and load back into the save it resets it again.

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I've tried copying the data from my most recent back up (the suspected corrupted one) and from the previous back up. When I used the previous back up, it actually worked and restored the character, but when I quit and opened the save again it was corrupted with the start of my run character again.

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I read through some of the other support tickets and saw Beard was saying to copy over the players.db file alone but that didn't work. I copy all of these which I'm sure is overkill but it works upon loading in initially, but again subsequent loads reset the character.

serene valve May 30, 2023, 5:08 AM

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Update 2: its now doing it on my previous backs up. Up to my second backup where, guess what- is the one I saved my character that keeps corrupts into subsequent saves. Fine on the first load in, and then on the second load in resets my character. Almost as if my character data is cached somewhere to query from and reset it. T_T

serene valve May 30, 2023, 5:43 AM

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Character being reset to prior save??

serene valve May 30, 2023, 6:11 AM

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Update 3: okay I uninstalled all the mods I could with the exception of my map mods and it isnt doing it anymore so must be one of them. Off to disable my 200 mods one by one to find the culprit.

serene valve May 30, 2023, 8:15 AM

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@dull basin I think my last message got deleted because I had a cuss word in it but I in fact did not get it to work.

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I'm at my wits end, something is cursed about my save.

dull basin May 30, 2023, 8:17 AM

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There are other users reporting your exact same issue, all of them are running mods

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The conclusion is there that one of the mods has corrupted the save, likely beyond redemption if you cannot fix it by removing mods and so on

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I can only recommend comparing the mods for example

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https://discord.com/channels/136501320340209664/1112752986293276702

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The fact that the reports only happened the last 3 days means that whatever mod you are using was added / updated on the day you are reverting or updated recently

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Or even created recently, if you added some brand new mod to this current save

serene valve May 30, 2023, 8:20 AM

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Yeah, that's kind of what I'm worried about. I'm trying to salvage it if at all possible. I thought if I got rid of all the mods and transferred my character files from a good save to the problematic one I could make it work but none of the files I'm copying is working. Before I was able to at least get it to transfer, but now it keeps resetting the character.

serene valve May 30, 2023, 8:21 AM

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dull basin The fact that the reports only happened the last 3 days means that whatever mod ...

My thought too. I haven't added anything recently so this seems like the most likely culprit.

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I genuinely don't understand how a mod would be able to revert character data back to an earlier point unless it was saving that data somewhere. But I don't have any back-up mods installed, and it's restored me to the EXACT spot I saved and created a backup of manually.

dull basin May 30, 2023, 8:30 AM

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Mods can be pretty invasive, I assume it has to be a mod that saves the character inventory or something then

serene valve May 30, 2023, 8:32 AM

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Which would mean I should be able to find that somewhere.

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It seems like it's falsely recalling from some data it has cached somewhere.

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Is character data strictly stored in only the players.db file?

serene valve May 30, 2023, 8:34 AM

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serene valve I read through some of the other support tickets and saw Beard was saying to cop...

Because earlier when I was copy/pasting from my backups it had no effect. The only thing I could get to work was this, but I'm not even able to get that to work anymore to restore my character.

dull basin May 30, 2023, 8:53 AM

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Character data is specifically only stored in the players.db file, and takes item information from the WorldDictionary files

serene valve May 30, 2023, 8:57 AM

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dull basin Character data is specifically only stored in the players.db file, and takes ite...

Which means I should be able to just copy those two files and replace them in my problematic save?

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And it should just copy my character over but doesn't. :/

dull basin May 30, 2023, 9:02 AM

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Well the thing is, if the mod causes problems with the database itself

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:05 AM

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Which should only affect the save as I load into it for the first time.

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My manual backup should be isolated from a mod interfering with the data until I initiate the load.

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So in theory I should be able to isolate the problematic mod so long as it isn't essential or corrupts the actual operation of the save, and then use my backup without it recorrupting it again.

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But it doesn't. I just tried a fresh save with no mods AT ALL. I copied the player.db and worlddictionary files and it's still recalling from the character save data from the same backup.

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Makes no sense.

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:14 AM

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@serene valve you need to go to C:\Users(whatever your name is for your PC)\Zomboid\Saves and delete all the folders inside of the Saves folder.

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well...

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:15 AM

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I have.

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:15 AM

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except for the save you want to keep

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:16 AM

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serene valve I have.

tbh... I've noticed this same issue in multiplayer to a certain degree.
I will change servers and hosting PC's and even IP Addresses, but for some weird reason when I login or others that played with me before login they spawn in their previous safehouse or something.

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Maybe there is some ghost-save-location somewhere...

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:16 AM

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Exactly, thats the only thing i can think of

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But i can't find it

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:16 AM

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it's pretty bizarre ngl

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I mean... it's not in the steamapps\ProjectZomboid and not in the c:\users\Zomboid folders...

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it has to be in %AppData% somewhere

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:18 AM

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One would think.. I checked all of those to no avail

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I tried to investigate the player.db file but it's not entirely readable without the right software.

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Tried using SQlite but i can't actually get content to show on that

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:20 AM

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ya but you can just delete that file and it still seems to happen

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:21 AM

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well, when you delete the player.db file it just forces you to generate a new character

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ask me how i know

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I've tried everything for the last 6 hours 😂 Not happy about losing my character of 30 hours... I intentionally made multiple backups incase something happened because I was playing with so many mods but somehow it's completed bricked it.

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:26 AM

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serene valve I've tried everything for the last 6 hours 😂 Not happy about losing my charact...

There's a fix-all-solution...

Go to Steam Library > Rightclick PZ > Manage > Browse Local Files > (in the address bar at the top click "steamapps\common" then select Project Zomboid) > Delete

Then go back to Steam Library > Manage > Uninstall

Delete your C:\Users(ur name)\Zomboid folder

Then reinstall.

That will give you a clean install. (Not sure why you have to delete the steamapps\common\Project Zomboid folder first... but that part matters...

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wait... what all mods are you running?

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did you disable Mod Template mod?

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:27 AM

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I'll give this a try. I did reinstall earlier but I didn't go in and manually get all the stuff that gets left behind

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:27 AM

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rancid rover did you disable Mod Template mod?

and no.

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:27 AM

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you should disable that one 😛

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:27 AM

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I'll try that rn

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:27 AM

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aw man that was probably the issue tbh

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hehe

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hope it helps

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:28 AM

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rancid rover wait... what all mods are you running?

also, too many

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:28 AM

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There's a lot of mods that require either selecting One of their choices or Require additional mods or tile packs...

But you should not have Mod Template enabled ever.

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:28 AM

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rancid rover you should disable that one 😛

yeeea not that easy unfortunately. :((

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I'll try hard reinstalling

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:30 AM

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Make a steam collection of your mod list and link it.
I guarantee there's either "Select One" type mods or a conflict of some sort or you need to move Muldruagh to the last spot in the Maps Sandbox Settings

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:39 AM

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rancid rover Make a steam collection of your mod list and link it. I guarantee there's either...

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2982651052

Steam Community :: Error

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prepare yourself

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:40 AM

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? Site won't load

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:40 AM

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uhhh

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oh my b i needed to publish

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also, might not work

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very cool steam

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:41 AM

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You might have to create a "Collection". I don't think you can simply share subscribed items

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Oh

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:41 AM

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hehe

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oh it went away give it a try

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:42 AM

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It's working, one moment while I review

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Alright so...

Are you Hosting a game or strictly single player?
@serene valve

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:47 AM

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Just single player.

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:48 AM

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When you click Mods on the main menu, is there an option on the bottom right for Mod Load Order?

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:49 AM

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Yes, I didn't mess with it because I didnt know if it would help or not and it says at the top it usually doesn't affect anything

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:50 AM

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K, and for Filibuster Cars... Did you disable either Real Names or Lore Friendly Names?

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:51 AM

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Real names is off, lore friendly on

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:51 AM

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K, for Arsenal is only one selected?

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:51 AM

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Yeah, not the legacy version

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:51 AM

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Preferably the 2.0

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K

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And mod template is disabled?

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:52 AM

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is now

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anything else I should adjust before I try loading into it?

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:53 AM

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Does single player allow you to adjust Sandbox Settings?

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:54 AM

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hmmm doesn't look like it. might beable to if i do like debug or something

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but not for a save already created

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by default at least

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:55 AM

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I've only ever chosen Host. Never played Single Player.

But if you click Host it allows you to switch the map load order

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You want rv_interior at the top and Muldraugh at the bottom

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:55 AM

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hm interesting. I can adjust that

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:56 AM

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Muldraugh is always loaded last, no matter what

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:57 AM

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Gotcha, alright i'll give it a try not holding my breath 😭

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 9:58 AM

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You might have to wipe the world first

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Delete your c\users\Zomboid or choose Delete World if u see that

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*might

serene valve May 30, 2023, 9:59 AM

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didn't work btw, still loads with the reverted character

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however, it doesn't seem like its resetting upon relogging anymore at least

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 10:01 AM

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Try just dying and remaking your character.

serene valve May 30, 2023, 10:01 AM

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i mean yeah i was just trying to avoid that 😂

rancid rover May 30, 2023, 10:02 AM

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The important part is "Are all the mods working?"

serene valve May 30, 2023, 10:02 AM

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The mods were working before, the main problem was it kept resetting my character progress everytime i logged

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to this random point from several backups ago

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now, I should theoretically beable to copy and paste my character data.. 🤞

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nope still pastes the old character data

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