[0.17.66] Factorio crash when game saves after steam client has crashed
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:05 pm
When Factorio is started from the Steam client and it saves the game, but the Steam client has crashed, Factorio crashes without saving the game and without creating a crash report. This happens when I save the game AND when the game autosaves.
This problem exists at least in all the 0.17 versions but I have only now got around to reporting it.
The Steam client crashes at least twice a day on my system (which you can do nothing about). It would be very nice if Factorio did not crash as well (which you can do something about). I always lose the last x minutes of play and have to redo what I was doing.
To reproduce:
- Start Steam
- Start Factorio from Steam and load a game (or start a new game)
- End task the Steam client using taskmanager (or in my case, let it crash by itself)
- Save the game in Factorio.
- Crash
This happens every time. I believe (but don't know for sure) Factorio tries to notify the Steam client it has saved the game and this fails.
What I would expect:
- Factorio saves the game and displays an error that it cannot communicate with the Steam client, then continues without crashing.
- Alternatively: Factorio saves the game successfully then crashes :p
My usual game has a couple of mods, but I have just reproduced it with 0 mods.
Hope you can fix. Love your game (played 2381 hours so far). Will provide any further info you require gladly.
Cheers, Bertus
P.S. I am on a fairly exotic system config (AMD Threadripper). I have not tried to reproduce on another system but could do so on an Intel based laptop if needed.
This problem exists at least in all the 0.17 versions but I have only now got around to reporting it.
The Steam client crashes at least twice a day on my system (which you can do nothing about). It would be very nice if Factorio did not crash as well (which you can do something about). I always lose the last x minutes of play and have to redo what I was doing.
To reproduce:
- Start Steam
- Start Factorio from Steam and load a game (or start a new game)
- End task the Steam client using taskmanager (or in my case, let it crash by itself)
- Save the game in Factorio.
- Crash
This happens every time. I believe (but don't know for sure) Factorio tries to notify the Steam client it has saved the game and this fails.
What I would expect:
- Factorio saves the game and displays an error that it cannot communicate with the Steam client, then continues without crashing.
- Alternatively: Factorio saves the game successfully then crashes :p
My usual game has a couple of mods, but I have just reproduced it with 0 mods.
Hope you can fix. Love your game (played 2381 hours so far). Will provide any further info you require gladly.
Cheers, Bertus
P.S. I am on a fairly exotic system config (AMD Threadripper). I have not tried to reproduce on another system but could do so on an Intel based laptop if needed.