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modified-tag appears on save

Post by IRONOX » Sun, 25. Apr 21, 22:24

so for some reasons, the modified tag appears on my saves even though i don´t run any modifications/trainer/cheats etc.

Why does keep this happens and can it be removed other than reload an older save??

Thx in advance
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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by chew-ie » Sun, 25. Apr 21, 22:45

IRONOX wrote:
Sun, 25. Apr 21, 22:24
so for some reasons, the modified tag appears on my saves even though i don´t run any modifications/trainer/cheats etc.

Why does keep this happens and can it be removed other than reload an older save??

Thx in advance
Check your game installation. Steam happens to loose file integrity.

And no, modified savegames cannot be made "unmodified".

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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by IRONOX » Sun, 25. Apr 21, 22:56

checked the files, nothing was found/downloaded.
Guess it´s something else then...
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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by CBJ » Sun, 25. Apr 21, 23:06

Check carefully that you don't have any mods installed. Sometimes files get left behind if you install a mod and then remove it again. Completely uninstalling the game and reinstalling it might also be worth a try.

Other things that can interfere with the game are antivirus software, which can sometimes slow down file access to the point where the integrity of the game files cannot be determined, or, ironically, a virus.

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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by IRONOX » Sun, 25. Apr 21, 23:12

I never had a mod installed and checked thfile integrety via steam a few days ago (due to same problem). Also it not showed the modified tag (on savegame and starting screen) when i started the game this morning.
I now updated all drivers and added the savefile folder to my antivirus exception list. Hope this will fix it for the future...
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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by IRONOX » Wed, 5. May 21, 10:58

So after a few days of nothing happening, the modified tag appeared again. Again, no mods, drivers are updated and my antivirus doesn´t touch any X4 data.

So i´m really out of option to fix this, since this problem seems to leak on other saves :/
I hope it´s not bound to some damage on my hardware
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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by Stingads_Gsöchts » Wed, 5. May 21, 13:05

Turn off Steamcloud for X4. Some antivirus software can cause problems too when scanning when a save is in progress to be written iirc. Turning off the cloud and getting rid of AVIRA helped me with the problem.
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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by IRONOX » Wed, 5. May 21, 13:18

Steamcloud is always off for me. Also my Antivirus is not allowed to touch any files related to X4 (no realtime-scan or stuff like this)

Tbh i think its either related to some hickups with other programs running in the background (i.e. Discord, Steam itself, etc.) or damaged hardware, but can´t confirm this.
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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by Oloka » Wed, 5. May 21, 13:34

Did you try to reinstall the game?

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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by Stingads_Gsöchts » Wed, 5. May 21, 13:38

IRONOX wrote:
Wed, 5. May 21, 13:18
Steamcloud is always off for me. Also my Antivirus is not allowed to touch any files related to X4 (no realtime-scan or stuff like this)

Tbh i think its either related to some hickups with other programs running in the background (i.e. Discord, Steam itself, etc.) or damaged hardware, but can´t confirm this.
Faulty RAM or SSD/HDD can cause this problem too I was told (makes sense when you think about it). Maybe check those.
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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by IRONOX » Wed, 5. May 21, 13:58

Oloka wrote:
Wed, 5. May 21, 13:34
Did you try to reinstall the game?
Yes i did this already.

@Stingads
I hope it´s not the hardware xD
Don´t have the money for new parts atm >_<
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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by Alan Phipps » Wed, 5. May 21, 14:36

"since this problem seems to leak on other saves :/" There is no way that the game can change the content and attributes of vanilla save files already safely saved on your drive. The only candidates for that are other app or user interference with files, prior save file copying or movement issues, hardware (RAM/drive) issues, or the effects of malware.
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Re: modified-tag appears on save

Post by IRONOX » Wed, 5. May 21, 14:40

Alan Phipps wrote:
Wed, 5. May 21, 14:36
"since this problem seems to leak on other saves :/" There is no way that either the game can change the content and attributes of vanilla save files already safely saved on the drive. The only candidates for that are other app interference, previous save file copying or movement issues, hardware (RAM/drive) issues or malware.
Seems like i have to check my computer to the bone. Maybe it will hint to the root of the problem.

Thx for all the help!
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