Keep getting this error when loading my save

[rdt496]

EXC NullReferenceException: object reference not set to t he instance of an instance of an object

 

[zztong]

EXC NullReferenceException: object reference not set to t he instance of an instance of an object

Welcome to the forums.

That's the text of the error, but in this case the message is the equivalent of the "check engine" light in your car. The details (the stack trace) are found in the game's log file. Those details would be important for solving the problem.

Also helpful would be knowing if there are any mods involved.

Finally, this is a question best addressed in the General Support forum.

 

[SylenThunder]

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[rdt496]

right, apologies. general support makes sense.

I have no mods installed. and in the log files under the text reads this

 at DecoObject.Write (System.IO.BinaryWriter _bw, NameIdMapping _blockMap) [0x0004b] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at DecoManager.Write (System.IO.BinaryWriter _bw, NameIdMapping _blockMap) [0x00044] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at DecoManager.Save () [0x00069] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at World.SaveDecorations () [0x00005] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at World.Save () [0x000b9] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at GameManager.SaveWorld () [0x00008] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at GameManager.SaveAndCleanupWorld () [0x000a1] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at ConnectionManager.StopServers () [0x00028] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at GameManager.Disconnect () [0x0014c] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at GameManager+<ApplicationQuitCo>d__183.MoveNext () [0x0003f] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0

and again at another time

  at TriggerEffectManager.Update () [0x00032] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at GameManager.gmUpdate () [0x0018e] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0
  at GameManager.Update () [0x00000] in <6d1a8548522e46dc83d70764cc5f4032>:0

 

[SylenThunder]

Need full logs, not snippets. Also use Pastebin.  The instructions are pretty clear.

 

[rdt496]

hopefully this is all that's needed

https://pastebin.com/C4p3BpFn

 

[Riamus]

hopefully this is all that's needed

https://pastebin.com/C4p3BpFn

Have you ever used mods on that save?  It starts giving errors when loading decorations, which could mean there's something from a mod in your game and now that the mod isn't installed, it can't load that item anymore.

 

[rdt496]

that's strange, i havent messed around with any mods yet. i plan to in the future. just playing vanilla right now

 

[Riamus]

that's strange, i havent messed around with any mods yet. i plan to in the future. just playing vanilla right now

Maybe someone else has more thoughts, but it could just be a corrupted save.  If you crashed or incorrectly shut down the game (Alt-F4, for example), then that is likely what caused the problem.  Also make sure that you have the save folder and game folder excluded from your antivirus software as it could potentially cause problems and make sure you are not too low on drive space for your save location.

 

[Jugginator]

I did see a time drift issue in your log, are you forcing vsync off in your Radeon GPU settings and have it on in-game (or the opposite?) I'm not sure if that would cause crashes or not, if you have had a crash try changing those settings.

As far as the deco manager issue... you can try deleting the decoration file in your save, maybe that will help. 

 

[rdt496]

Looks like that worked! I removed the decoration file from my save file. I also turned off vsync in my settings. Was successfully able to load into my world. Thank you guys for your time and help!

 

[Jugginator]

Glad that worked! Thanks for reporting back that it worked. I am curious though, @rdt496, did you ever have a crash in that save?

 

[rdt496]

I believe I did, I think back a week or so ago it did crash while I was playing. cant remember now if i tried to load it right after. i might have switched games after it crashed

 

[Jugginator]

Thanks for responding! I'll make some tests to try to reproduce that after crashing, see if it's something that can't be fixed up to prevent a hard lock-out