Sudden increase in cargo (without payment)

[mcarans]

I took on a contract to carry 1188kg platinum. After saving the game and reloading, I have 2188kg platinum. Doing it again, 4188kg.

1. Any idea what the problem is?
2. Is there a way to fix my saved game? I don't want to cheat as the game will be greatly shortened if I do.

Cheers,
Mike

[Eric Walch]

I took on a contract to carry 1188kg platinum. After saving the game and reloading, I have 2188kg platinum. Doing it again, 4188kg.

1. Any idea what the problem is?
2. Is there a way to fix my saved game? I don't want to cheat as the game will be greatly shortened if I do.

Cheers,
Mike

I could not reproduce by just giving me much platinum and saving the game.

For editing your save file: you'll find two entries for platinum like:

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		<array>
			<string>Platinum</string>
			<integer>1188</integer>
			<integer>732</integer>
			<string>171</string>
			<string>-2</string>
			<string>-2</string>
			<string>55</string>
			<string>31</string>
			<string>31</string>
			<string>1</string>
		</array>

The first is about main station quantities, the second at the end of your save file is about what your ship carries. Edit the first number below Platinum.

[mcarans]

Cool thanks. I will try that. Would it help if I give you my saved game?

[Getafix]

...Would it help if I give you my saved game?

It would be nice if you could upload it to a server and post the link here.
I think I have an idea (pretty remote though) for the source of this behavior.

[Smivs]

Perhaps your cargo has been infected with nano-trumbles and is reproducing wildly

[Commander McLane]

My guess: 1000 kilos are temporarily treated as 1 t. They even reduce your available cargo space, until you launch. After launch the valuables are stored in your safe in the cockpit, and your cargo space is freed again.

I guess this is where something went wrong. The progression from 1000 to 2000 to 4000 indicates as much.

[mcarans]

http://www.box.net/shared/vma0lgia34

I have shared my nano-trumble infected save game at the above link.

[Getafix]

-- Getafix is wearing his biohazard suit and returns to the lab for save-file analysis.

[mcarans]

-- Getafix is wearing his biohazard suit and returns to the lab for save-file analysis.

In that save game on Box.Net, there are already 2188kg. I edited my local save game back to 1188kg as suggested and that seemed to work ok. After completing the transport it dropped back to 0. Thanks for the advice.

Let's just hope Getafix's biosuit doesn't have any tears in it.

[Smivs]

Let's just hope Getafix's biosuit doesn't have any tears in it.

We could still end up with thousands of Biosuits, or even thousands of Labs. Let's face it, we're Doomed

[mcarans]

Let's just hope Getafix's biosuit doesn't have any tears in it.

We could still end up with thousands of Biosuits, or even thousands of Labs. Let's face it, we're Doomed

Thousands of Getafixes?

[DaddyHoggy]

Eventually we'd have to call them Gigafixes...

[Smivs]

[Thargoid]

Eventually we'd have to call them Gigafixes...

Come on DH, there has to be a YAH ad or two in this thread

[Getafix]

-- Getafix is rushing out of the lab gasping to close the door, blocking the clones behind him.

What?!? What happened?!? Is the alert canceled?
I don't want to return back in there!
How could I bear up with "The Gigafix" (as in The Borg) when I can barely cope with myself!