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Oh my. For clarity, on PC.
Drive into horizon if old.
Oh my. For clarity, on PC.
Drive into horizon if old.
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Microsoft Store accidentally push incorrect Forza Horizon 3 update, corrupts saves
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Jawmuncher
Member
Got confused, and thought this was for Xbox too. Still sucks though.
bananafactory
Banned
A fitting end to this disaster of a port
I uninstalled the game ages ago but feel bad for anyone who was affected
I uninstalled the game ages ago but feel bad for anyone who was affected
toastyToast
Member
Damn. They're asking people to re-download the game. RIP data caps
Mister_Ruck
Member
They can fuck off if they think I'm redownloading a 53 gig game because they pushed the wrong patch. I haven't booted my PC today so hopefully I don't have the patch.
Mine had auto downloaded in background (Windows Store runs download without opening it). I had no option but to uninstall and redownload the whole game. Amazing.
billythemule
Member
I feel like this line is a thing here.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
What's wrong with the port?
OrbitalBeard
Member
It doesn't wipe existing saves made prior to the incorrect patch being uploaded. Only new saves created under the revoked patch.
But if you played the game during that time, it auto saves and replaces the save. Which corrupted it.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Hesemonni
Banned
I thought the port was fine too?
Conkerkid11
Member
Runs like shit.
One of the worst ports of last year, and it's only gotten worse since launch.
Yeah. Cloud sync in Windows Store has no roll back or backup feature either.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Stutters like a mother no matter what cpu you have if playing above 30fps.
Also the Microsoft Store sucks but idk if that's related to the broken update. But, still.
deadscreensky
Member
It doesn't sound like most people would have to worry about a corrupt save (why would you fire up the game and create a new save to start with?), but this has been quite the mess all the same. EDIT: Maybe I misunderstand the new save thing, I could be wrong here.
It also means a bunch of their DLC plans leaked, and there's at least the suggestion that modding might be possible in the future because the development version was apparently unsecured.
That said I don't feel this really has anything to do with the Windows Store. (Sorry, GAF!) Somebody put up the wrong version of the game, theoretically that could happen anywhere, right? There's nothing Windows Store-exclusive to this disaster.
It also means a bunch of their DLC plans leaked, and there's at least the suggestion that modding might be possible in the future because the development version was apparently unsecured.
That said I don't feel this really has anything to do with the Windows Store. (Sorry, GAF!) Somebody put up the wrong version of the game, theoretically that could happen anywhere, right? There's nothing Windows Store-exclusive to this disaster.
bananafactory
Banned
Nearly impossible to get a stable framerate over 30fps regardless of hardware, for example, random dips from 60 to 20 on a 980 for no reason at all
Horrible input lag when locked to 30fps so that's not really a good option either
So you're left with stutter city or lagcity. Choose one!
Sheesh, chalk up another issue to this horrible PC port. I haven't been able to really play this game since I purchased it since after a few minutes of playing it crashes to desktop for no reason. Constant fiddling, even upgrading my card and still no fix in sight. Its really depressing because it seems like a fun game, but I can't even play it on PC.
justsomeguy
Member
That's not what the official post says... Says it only impacts if you create a new save which makes it sound like it means "save slot" not autosaves. Got a source?
Delusibeta
Banned
Basically, for a good couple of months after release, the game refused to go much beyond 40FPS, and many people struggled to get a stable 30FPS. Then there was input lag issues if you tried to use the in-game frame rate cap, and then there were several reports of the game redownloading the entire 50Gb instead of downloading a patch (just like today, come to think of it). It was a mess that took far too long to get cleaned up, and even now it still chugs at Surfer's Paradise for literally everyone.
The game autosaves. It doesn't slot. Source: I own it.
GHG
Gold Member
AFAIK you only get one save slot per gamertag in the horizon games.
Who to believe. Maybe debug creates a new save or some weird shit and keeps the old one?
This doesn't make any sense lol
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Oh hey, another shit on windows store thread. /sigh.
Felix Lighter
Member
The state of the Windows store is mind boggling.
Unless you have a top of the line CPU it's full of stuttering and framerate drops regardless of what your graphical settings are.
It's a shame too, because the game itself is so dope.
e: Looks like Windows 10 never auto-patched my game so I'm in the clear. Whew.
bananafactory
Banned
What do you expect with their history? Most recently didn't Gears 4 also accidentally force a redownload of the entire game? This isn't the first UWP game to screw people
giancarlo123x
Banned
Do explain please.
I have a 6700k at 4.5ghz, it still stutters no matter the options. 3000mhz cl14 ram to top it off.
deadscreensky
Member
From what I'm seeing you weren't able to use your existing save with the development version, which makes sense. So if you then started a new game (which would kill the old save anyway) it then put that new development version save in the cloud, replacing your old existing save.
It's probably something they can roll back on a case by case basis, but AFAIK they haven't said anything about that.
Felix Lighter
Member
You're right, completely undeserved and unfair.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
The fuck is that?! So any time they have an update your supposed to automagically know it's the Microsoft vampire sucking the bandwidth out of your home network? I knew it was shit but damn that's just awful. On a side note, how the hell do you uninstall a game on the store? I'm wiping any demos too just to be safe now, if I ever work out how the hell we're supposed to do that.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Playstation Underground put a disc out with a Viewtiful Joe demo that completely wiped all memory cards in the system.
That makes sense......so an option to load your save shouldn't even appear and it would just say new game. Which then of course overwrites the existing cloud save and or local as well since same file name and your fucked
How nice......that's a fuck up
During the game's release in North America, Capcom and IGN held the "Be More Viewtiful! Sweepstakes", a contest in which entrants could win merchandise including either version of the game, a t-shirt with an "HMD" design, a skateboard, and a Viewtiful Joe 2 strategy guide by BradyGames.[ A desktop LCD clock was also released by Capcom during the game's North American debut. A demo of Viewtiful Joe 2 featured on North American PS2 preview discs made news when it was reported that playing the demo would cause a bug to completely erase all data on any inserted memory cards. Sony Computer Entertainment of America issued an apology and gave those affected a choice between several lesser-rated, previously released titles.
Source: wiki
GHG
Gold Member
A "new save" in the context of the game can be an autosave.
But seriously, why are people trying to even defend this? If my save got fucked id be straight on the phone for a refund. No way would I be fucking with starting from scratch again with well over 50 hours in the game and a bunch of unicorn cars.
It's almost like it keeps on fucking up over and over and over and over again or something.
Lol, indeed. It's a horrible experience on top of it's functional failures.
This is why I never have auto-update enabled. Sucks for those affected by this. =/
It's really no different than any other store and can be turned off.
To be fair, this looks like a fuck up by the dev studio, not the store.
It's really no different than any other store and can be turned off.
To be fair, this looks like a fuck up by the dev studio, not the store.
deadscreensky
Member
This is a super dumb mistake and I'm not making any excuses for it, but I'd love to hear somebody explain how this is somehow a Windows Store issue. What's special about the Windows Store which makes putting up the wrong version a problem that we wouldn't have seen with Origin, Uplay, etc.?
Yes, that's my understanding, though thankfully I don't have personal experience with this.
Yes, that's my understanding, though thankfully I don't have personal experience with this.
Is this not something to shit on? This is a pretty huge error on their part.
Sucks for anyone affected. As for performance since first patch I have has no issues and the game runs great for me on both my PCs. Sucks people still having issues.
My desktop is a i7 6800k with dual 1080s. 1440p unlocked framerate is a great experience.
My laptop is an i7 with gtx1060 6gb. 1080p unlocked framerate runs great.
Full disclosure both screens have Gsync monitors so maybe that just smooths out the experience for me.
My desktop is a i7 6800k with dual 1080s. 1440p unlocked framerate is a great experience.
My laptop is an i7 with gtx1060 6gb. 1080p unlocked framerate runs great.
Full disclosure both screens have Gsync monitors so maybe that just smooths out the experience for me.
justsomeguy
Member
And yet other people quite like auto updates as it means you're always ready to play.
Lucky for you it's trivial to turn off and on: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15081/windows-turn-on-automatic-app-updates
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