playing from a reloaded save game...

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This is seriously broken. (Statement. Unapologetic. Uncompromising.)

When I save a game I expect to preserve an exact snapshot of my game position. When I restore that save game I expect to return exactly back to where I was when I saved.

Currently after only three games I know:
Influence not restored properly

I suspect:
Effect of wonders like eye of galaxy not restored properly
AI difficulty level not restored properly (they seemed to get meaner(?) )
Deals with other players (ie 24 money units for 36 Months) not restored properly


Although I am still admittedly very green at this game, I am starting to get concerned that there are many holes in the game logic covered up and swept under the carpet by a simplistic and not very informative user interface.

(Still love Galciv to bits though compared to M003) ;-)




~SDC~
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
I agree. This woefully needs to be fixed. It is a pain, too, when trying to help tech support fix problems when you have to "win" the game each time on a cultural victory.

/ds
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Influence definitely isn't restored, and don't recover for a couple turns after reloading.
Income and expenditure related calculations seem to be wonky for a turn or two after reloading.
AI reactions to the player are DEFINITELY whacked after reloading. I have AI reactions towards me change every time I reload a game.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I very much agree - this is very annoying. If I save and then later load a game, I expect it to be *exactly* the same as if I had kept playing it - that's the point of a save feature, in my opinion.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Yeah, I've stopped quitting the game and just minimize it to avoid that effect. But with the crashes, well, eventually I have to load.

/ds