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I deleted some save games from within the the game and now it seems that I cannot save games anymore, only on rare occasions when a new mission begins. Also a new game that I started does not get saved.
Is there a solution which does not involve re-installing?
JohnoBoy3 Answers
Ok, I found a solution here: Link to 2k-forums, at least for my problem.
Xcom seems to have problems handling to many save games. So, go into your save game folder (e.g.: 'C:UsersDocumentsmy gamesXCOM - Enemy UnknownXComGameSaveData') and delete or move old save games. Et Viola!
The other answers miss out on a few details that can still cause issues.
The resolution to most of the save game bugs in X-Com: Enemy Unknown lie with the file profile.bin, and what the game tries to do when it thinks there is something wrong. Some of the self-repair features can kick in and recreate the problem if you do not follow all of the following steps.
With the game turned off, open the save game location (C:Users%username%Documentsmy gamesXCOM - Enemy UnknownXComGameSaveData by default)
Copy any files you wish to keep to a different folder.
Delete the entire folder.
Start X-Com.
Once the game reaches the main menu, it will briefly say 'Loading Profile'.
At this point, you can copy the files you moved earlier back into the save game folder.
Bypassing any of these steps can cause issues. If the save game folder is deleted, though, the game starts from scratch, creating a brand new profile.bin and SaveData folder instead of trying to recreate it with data from Steam and other hidden files. Any old saves dropped into the folder will be read and added to the new profile, and any new saves will work as normal--until you reach 90+ saves again, that is. It is a particularly frustrating bug because it is easy to seemingly fix the game and have it come back a launch or two later.
Go to the savegame folder (C:Users%username%Documentsmy gamesXCOM - Enemy UnknownXComGameSaveData), copy your latest saves to a new folder elsewhere, delete every thing in the save folder, and start the game.
If you look at the saves, they should all be blank. Exit the game, copy your saves back to the SaveData folder, and restart the game.
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A big ugly fly in XCOM 2 [official site]’s deliciously deadly ointment is that Firaxis’ game runs like a Psy-Zombie on quite a few folks’ PCs – even those with relatively monster systems. It’s not universal woe – for instance, it runs fine for Adam, hence his only mentioning passing problems in his review, but on my slightly superior PC I can’t even hit the golden 60 frames at minimum settings, while high sees it drop to single digits. In either case there are huge, frustrating lag-spikes throughout, and my PC’s running so uncharacteristically hot that I’m pretty sure I could roast a marshmallow over the rear vent.
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I’m far from alone, as a glance at the Steam forums, official boards or Reddit will very quickly reveal. It’s a damn shame, crossing the line from ultimately meaningless visual sacrifices into actively annoying slowness. Firaxis and 2K aren’t giving anything away about what the problem is or when a fix will land, though they do tell us that they’re “aware some players have experienced performance issues” and that they’re looking into it. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do in the meantime – including one particular off-the-beaten-track fix which damn-near doubled my own frame rate.
First up, here’s the full 2K statement provided to us, though it’s essentially a repeat of what they’ve said elsewhere:
“We are aware some players have experienced performance issues while playing XCOM 2, and we are looking into them and gathering more information from users. We want everyone to have the best experience possible, and will continue supporting the title with upcoming patches.”
They also direct you folks’ attention to this troubleshooting FAQ, but sadly it’s very generic stuff, as much use as shaving foam on a Sectoid. (Though if you’re experiencing crashing or installation issues, there are some more helpful things to try there).
Here are the things you actually should do to get XCOM 2 running significantly better – though it won’t lead you all the way to the hallowed 60/Maximum, and you’ll still have to suffer a lot of wild spiking in the framerate. Some of these are in-game settings, some involve delving into your graphics card’s driver menus, which I appreciate is an enemy unknown for some folk but honestly isn’t actually that hard. If you already know your way around XCOM 2’s graphics options and haven’t had much success, I urge you to jump straight to tip 7 – a driver-side fix which almost doubled my own frame-rate.
1) Turn off anti-aliasing in-game (Settings – Graphics)
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Well, not right off – the basic FXAA algorithm has only a minor performance hit, but the cleaner-edged MSAA really, really kills the framerate even at the lowest 2X setting. I know it’s the gold standard for graphics enthusiast, but right now, in XCOM 2, it’s just not worth it. FXAA or off, that’s your lot.
2) Turn Ambient Occlusion down or off (Settings – Graphics)
Some graphics cards can cope with the lower setting, Tile AO, but full-on SSAO is the second-biggest framerate-eater after MSAA. You’ll lose a certain appearance of depth by turning this off – nice if you can have it, but it’s really not going to affect your play experience.
3) Turn shadows and shadow quality down (Settings – Graphics)
YMMV on this one, but tinker and see what you end up with. Particularly, Shadow Quality on Maximum or High is a reasonably big ask right now.
4) Turn off Screen Space Reflections (Settings – Graphics)
The last major drain in the Graphics menu, but the good news is that you’re unlikely to notice much difference when it’s off.
5) Turn off V-Sync and Framerate Smoothing (Settings – Video)
Out in the confusing separate Video menu, you want to uncheck both of these. XCOM’s built in Vertical Synchronisation – the thing that matches the game’s frame rate to a multiple of your screen’s refresh rate in order to avoid ‘tearing’ during movement scenes – rounds the framerate down too aggressively, so you’ll end up with an even lower average frame rate than your PC is capable as it tries to take the huge spikes and lags into account. Naturally, you don’t want to end up saddled with that distracting tearing effect, so what you need to do instead is…
6) Turn on adaptive/dynamic V-sync in your graphics card drivers
Right, into darkness we now go. This will turn on a more effective form of V-sync, but in involves going into driver settings outside the game. First up, go grab the latest drivers from the relevant site – i.e. NVIDIA or AMD – just so we can be sure you’re not using Windows’ built-in drivers, which lack the options we need.
Then do whichever of these is appropriate:
NVIDIA
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Right-click on your desktop, click NVIDIA Control Panel, 3D Settings, Manage 3D Settings, then in the right-hand pane click ‘Program Settings.’ Click Add and browse to your XCOM 2 exectuable, which by default is in C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonXCOM 2BinariesWin64 if you’re using a 64-bit version of Windows, or C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonXCOM 2BinariesWin32 if you’re an old-fashioned 32-bit sort. In the list that appears under ‘Specify the settings for this program’, scroll right down to the bottom to find Vertical Sync. Click on this, and from the drop-down menu select Adaptive. Then hit Apply on bottom-right.
AMD
Sadly this is a bit more complicated than the NVIDIA equivalent, in that you need to download and install a third-party control panel, though it is a respected application. It goes by the name RadeonPro. I don’t have a Radeon in my PC so I can’t give blow-by-blow instructions, but this should guide you through the worst of it. Similar concept to above, but the setting you want is called Dynamic V-sync rather than Adaptive.
7) This is the biggie, the one that meant I could play the game at mostly-high settings and generally see a frame rate in the 50s or better, though the big spiking didn’t go away. It relates to how many frames your graphics card renders ahead, which at higher settings means a smoother frame rate in theory but, as with V-sync, can mean you end up locked to a lower one than your card’s actually capable of. Drop these pre-rendered frames down from the default 3 to just 1 and you’ll get a big, big boost (though bear in mind MSAA and SSAO will still take a huge toll, so leave them off too). Here’s how:
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NVIDIA
Exactly as above, but rather than clicking on V-sync, click on Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames and select 1 from the drop-down menu. Click apply, job done, better performance, less heat, hooray.
AMD
Dimsport genius software contact. Again, I don’t have a card to check this for myself, and again the option is missing from AMD’s own control panel so you’ll have to install RadeonPro, as above. The setting you’re after is called Flip Queue Size rather than Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames, and you can find it in the Advanced tab of Radeon Pro – there’s a guide here. Again, set it down to just 1, then revel in the boost.
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8) And finally, the comedy option. Experiencing long loading times in post-mission screens? Try hitting Capslock. For some people, it cuts the wait hugely.
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