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Help, 'suddenly I can't load my saved file
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:33 pm    Post subject: Help, 'suddenly I can't load my saved file Reply with quote

I don't know what is going on, but suddenly I can't open my save file. I get the message, There is a problem with the decoding of the game.
I play the game every day for 2 months and there was never a problem.
I searched this forum but don't know what to do. Can anyone help me?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

have you used an antivirus program - and which one, we had an older problem reported on this, when the antivir prog. was interfering with the encrypting process.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes I an using NOD32 on my computer, but I am using it from the beginning. I never had a problem with loading the save files. And I play POC every dag. I am searching on the computer for my .sav files but I can't find them
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the saved files are located in the poc\pocxxl\games folder
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found the saved games. I had used the search option on my pc to find the .sav but the the pc coul'n't find them
But when I look in the map you told me to look, I see the files
But what can I do so that my save file will be opened again in my game?
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

do you use seperate users or are you working under admn, vsita sp1 has some strange mirrored directories to seperate the users (we work on this)
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 2:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dubbleclick the game, so no I don't open it as administrator.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

can you try to ricklick and open as admin ?

Sp1 on vista changed the behavior on non admin modus, many programs have problems thereof.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can open the program as administrator and then load my .sav file it opens then I have to begin all over, with 1 ship.
In this .sav should I be the owner of a lot of money and 85 ships!!!!!!
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

are there any autosaved files with a previous level ?
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes there is an auto save with the same name as I saved my game.
But also when I open this file, I have to start at status 1 with only 1 ship
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

send me a saved game to poc@rdklein.de with subject saved game problem
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My games folder is empty!

But i can load the game?

Where the heck is it stored?

It is not hidden, and a search doesnt give any results!!
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the location is shown in the load menue usually (just send me a screendump)
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Location is c:\program files\poc\pocxxl\games

But when i navigate to the folder, the folder is empty.

Windows vista sp1
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