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Autosave, for the love of god we need autosave! - 3/28/2010 3:15:36 AM

Sammual

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My game keeps crashing about 3 hours in and the damn game is so engrossing that my last save is over an hour old.
PLEASE add an autosave feature in the next patch!

Sammual

P.S. I love the game but don't expect me to stop playing it long enough to review it until I can finish a game (Never unless I an autosave or an egg timer).

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RE: Autosave, for the love of god we need autosave! - 3/28/2010 3:24:19 AM

lordxorn

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I agree there needs to be an autosave, however the time it takes to save the game can can kind of be annoying. I just autosave myself manually when I need a drink or potty break. I find this method works quite well, also I have yet to experience a crash in Windows 7. I have even left the game running for 3+ hours while my family and I went to the mall.

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RE: Autosave, for the love of god we need autosave! - 3/28/2010 3:33:21 AM

JohnM

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If not an autosave feature, maybe a reminder can pop-up at selectable intervals to remind you to save.

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RE: Autosave, for the love of god we need autosave! - 3/28/2010 6:17:30 AM

impact

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I had the same problem. Should you be using Windows 7, run the distantworlds.exe as admin in compatibility mode (set to windows xp sp3). Stopped crashing after that.
I am not sure if Windows 7 or 64-bit OSes in general are the problem, but if you use either, you might want to give this a try.

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RE: Autosave, for the love of god we need autosave! - 3/28/2010 7:59:28 AM

elliotg

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For the next patch there is at least a quick-save option (Ctrl-S). Autosave will get in there soon too, though not in the next patch.

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RE: Autosave, for the love of god we need autosave! - 3/28/2010 10:59:52 AM

PDiFolco

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As lordxorn says, an autosave will be annoying as saving takes maybe 1 minute on a fairly decent machine (i5 proc w/ dual 320 GB disks)... Some optimization would be welcome !

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