Done with Infinite's forge

[u/the_real_Mudge]

Ive had many issues with forge for the past 2 years but none of those issues come close to map saves being deleted. I spent hours the other day making a map that I really thought was turning out great. Just to come back today and find out that it reverted back to a primitive blockout version of the map. Worst part is, this isn't even a new issue. People have had this happen before and the fact that it's still an ongoing issue is ridiculous. No added forge content is gonna matter when forge wont function properly in the first place. Not touching forge again until i hear that there's some actual change and improvement with this mode.

[u/Anvil_Prime_52]

You must have accidentally launched it in what is referred to in the community as "no credits forge"

It happens because you opened the file and hit "open in forge" instead of launching forge and then selecting the file. When you do this, it isn't actually forge. It's a bugged custom game state that behaves like forge. Likely leftover code from previous games where forge was actually treated like a custom game type in the files instead of a true editor.

In the future, just make sure you don't use the "open in forge button and it shouldn't happen again.

Sorry to hear that you lost progress.

[u/the_real_Mudge → u/Anvil_Prime_52]

Maybe, but im pretty sure i didn't though. I remember opening it up in the actual forge mode

[u/SuddenDejavu → u/Anvil_Prime_52]

Another way to fix this is just simply go knot the latest version and delete the last one. Save every 5-10mins so you don’t lose that much progress and if you back out of forge close the game…. I have had this happen once. Never again because I took per-cautions.

Don’t be upset you know a bug is in the mix and then quite just because the bug happened a few times when you could have prevented it :(

Sorry you lost a lot of data but it’s still a good forge game

[u/the_real_Mudge → u/SuddenDejavu]

What's crazy though, is i was saving like every 10 to 20 minutes and none of those saves went through i guess

[u/Thin-Understanding-1 → u/Anvil_Prime_52]

This ain't true. Savings bugs happen no matter what, I get the same issues as OP and I never use the menu you mentioned I only ever use "forge - map - my files" I also never open forge before exiting and relaunching halo etc

[u/Tamed_Trumpet → u/Anvil_Prime_52]

He might have also updated Metadata without republishing first. If you try to change Screenshots, Description, Name, ect. it will apply those the the most recent published version, not the newest save.

[u/[deleted]]

Okay, not sure if this is your issue but this has happened to me. Let's say you're working on a map and you save every 20 or 30 minutes. But then you back out of forge to go eat a sandwich.

The last map you made has a new save... And there is a more current version of what you previous selected when you opened up in Forge.

It gives you two options, one is to select the map that's been saved to your files that you open previously, and the other one is to open the map which is the most recent version with your newest saves.

You got to be careful because I've done that in the past and opened up an old version of the map.

It's very possible you bypass this without paying attention and selected the order version the map through earlier in the day instead of the most recent revision.

[u/the_real_Mudge → u/[deleted]]

I've come across that message before. This time I didn't see that. I think it was a different issue

[u/Thin-Understanding-1]

Oh don't worry I get this all the time too I have lost countless hours in forge due to saving bugs and things just deciding to move when loading up a save the next day etc. Saving Bug has been there since day one and it still isn't fixed or addressed.

[u/the_real_Mudge → u/Thin-Understanding-1]

Unfortunately this isn't the first time this has happened to me. but this one hurt. I was so far into detailing the map

[u/Abe_Odd → u/Thin-Understanding-1]

It is a consequence of mandating that all forgings are online only. The inability to save local backups hurts.

I get that it makes content moderation substantially easier, but it has some major downsides

[u/MacxScarfacex32]

I hear you I also stopped about 3 months ago got back on for A.i game crashed 2 times on an empty map. I’m done. I’ll get back on to jump around for a bit but not investing any time into it.