PC Md5 crashes

[Freakynightfox]

[Moved from https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?86225-Losing-my-house-and-storage-As-Well-as-forges-and-boxes by Clare]




HEy clare do you have any idea when we will eecieve a next patch to fight the MD5 ERROR ceause its rediculous how iften and strong it occurs

My self and wife spended 88 hours each rebuilding the concrete military base with the roket silos and most of the base underground we also dug a full trench around it and suddenly when we where done first crash appears 3 chunks of 16×16 back to day 1 no big deal only a part of the trench and other base gone all rss and boxes still here we where lucky

But not even an hour later next crash and the entire base spawned back to day 1 here i stand between 2 vault doors with only a hunting rifle to do damadge

This is painfull 172 man hours collecting and building wiped awai like snow in the sun ....

Please give me a notice of when we finaly start recieving patches for this MD5 ERROR

Also with cheat mode on it seems to not happen at all the crashes or back to day 1

 

[Clare]

Hi Clawfinger,

I moved your post to a new one. It is often best to create a new thread if you wish to ask questions / start your own discussion.

There is no estimated date for the release of the next update, nor has it been confirmed if it will effect the MD5 error. All information on this update as it comes to me is posted in News and announcements - https://7daystodie.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?87-News-amp-Announcements

I understand how frustrating the MD5 error is, and I'm sorry your save has been effect in this way. I should be noted however, that almost all previous patches have contained fixes for MD5 error triggers. While I understand this may not be of great comfort to those currently effected the number of MD5 errors has been reduced with each patch and hopefully that trend will continue until no more triggers remain.

In the mean time, though I posted this in the thread you originally posted in, I'll put it here too for continence, there are ways to minimize MD5 errors. I understand these workarounds are not always ideal for players, and they are by no means a fix, but they may help somewhat.

To help avoid crashes which can lead to MD5 errors:

- Crash indicators: There are a number of indicators your might spot that a crash is coming. A menu flickering / not displaying (you may have noticed this in your inventory before a crash?) Animals not spawning correctly. A sudden extreme change in weather. - Shutting down immediately and clearing the cache of the console by unplugging for 5 mins and rebooting may help prevent crashes that lead to MD5 errors, however if not done once you see an indicator, you may still experience a crash.

- Timing: If you know how long it takes for a crash to build up, some players time and reset without a crash trigger occurring. (You mentioned you crash often, but is it after roughly the same amount of time for each crash?)

- Crash Factors: Some things may cause whatever is generating the crashes to build up faster. This can include large amounts of the map explored in a single session, or large modifications made. While I'm not saying to avoid these, as they are at the core of Gameplay, it is worth noting it make have an effect when watching for crashes. Player Ignoringmywife1 mentioned a friend of theirs has avoided MD5 errors by not digging within a few blocks of their chosen base too.

- Storage and Crafting clusters: Separating out crafting stations and storage has worked for some. It is also worth noting that players find that stations that are currently crafting / cooking when a crash occurs may be more likely to be hit. - This seems to be the most common form of MD5 error at the moment. If you believe something else could have been the focal point please let me know.

MD5 errors themselves:

While I understand it is not an ideal method, players have discovered a way to workaround MD5s after a crash. This is an unofficial workaround, so caution is advised but players have found it to be quiet successful if done immediately after a crash - https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?69218-Possible-work-around-and-or-solution-to-md5-crashes(base-wipes-resets)

It should be noted that once you see the results of an MD5 error it is already too late. The above workaround must be performed as soon as the crash occurs - checking to see if that crash resulted in an MD5 error will cause the game to auto-save and the workaround wont work as the XB1 save feature uploads exceptionally quickly to the cloud.

I am glad to hear that with Cheat mode on it does not effect your saves, however if have seen it happen in other players saves with it activated. If the Cheat mode save is a new one, I would advise caution as it may just take longer for the crash buildup to happen.

Clare