1.11.4 - Cannot save

[Ivir_Baggins]

I downloaded the newest version of Wesnoth, but it is unable to save. This is the stderr:

Spoiler:

Battle for Wesnoth v1.11.4
Started on Sat Jun 22 14:13:11 2013

Automatically found a possible data directory at C:/Program Files/Battle for Wesnoth 1.11.4

Data directory: C:/Program Files/Battle for Wesnoth 1.11.4
User configuration directory: C:/Program Files/Battle for Wesnoth 1.11.4/userdata
User data directory: C:/Program Files/Battle for Wesnoth 1.11.4/userdata
Cache directory: C:/Program Files/Battle for Wesnoth 1.11.4/userdata/cache
Checking video mode: 1280x964x32...
setting mode to 1280x964x32
20130622 14:13:35 error engine: Could not auto save the game. Please save the game manually.save_game_failed: Could not write to file20130622 14:13:35 error general: Could not auto save the game. Please save the game manually.save_game_failed: Could not write to file
20130622 14:15:37 error engine: The game could not be saved: save_game_failed: Could not write to file20130622 14:15:37 error general: The game could not be saved: save_game_failed: Could not write to file

The OS is Windows XP 32-bit.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

[Max]

reinstall the game and stick to the default options in the installer (it looks like you've chosen that the userdata directory should be stored in the install/executable directory) and make sure you launch the game from the shortcut in the start menu...

[Ivir_Baggins]

reinstall the game and stick to the default options in the installer (it looks like you've chosen that the userdata directory should be stored in the install/executable directory) and make sure you launch the game from the shortcut in the start menu...

Reinstalled and started the game from the post-install prompt.

Got this:

Spoiler:

Battle for Wesnoth v1.11.4
Started on Sat Jun 22 16:33:29 2013

Automatically found a possible data directory at C:/Program Files/Battle for Wesnoth 1.11.4
20130622 16:33:29 error filesystem: Could not open 'C:/Documents and Settings/Ian/My Documents/My Games/Wesnoth1.11/preferences' for reading.

Data directory: C:/Program Files/Battle for Wesnoth 1.11.4
User configuration directory: C:/Documents and Settings/Ian/My Documents/My Games/Wesnoth1.11
User data directory: C:/Documents and Settings/Ian/My Documents/My Games/Wesnoth1.11
Cache directory: C:/Documents and Settings/Ian/My Documents/My Games/Wesnoth1.11/cache
Checking video mode: 1024x768x32...
setting mode to 1024x768x32
20130622 16:34:03 error filesystem: Could not open 'C:/Documents and Settings/Ian/My Documents/My Games/Wesnoth1.11/save_index' for reading.
20130622 16:34:03 error engine: Could not auto save the game. Please save the game manually.save_game_failed: Could not write to file20130622 16:34:03 error general: Could not auto save the game. Please save the game manually.save_game_failed: Could not write to file
20130622 16:34:07 error engine: The game could not be saved: save_game_failed: Could not write to file20130622 16:34:07 error general: The game could not be saved: save_game_failed: Could not write to file

I can't decipher the problem here. Can anyone help?

[JaMiT]

I downloaded the newest version of Wesnoth,

Just to make sure: your intent is to test the development version of Wesnoth? That would be useful for the game developers, but if you are looking for stable gameplay, you should instead get the latest stable version, which would be 1.10.6.

but it is unable to save. This is the stderr:

The stderr output mentions being unable to make automatic saves. Have you tried to manually save the game? Are you playing a mainline or user-made campaign? Mainline would be a better test case -- perhaps the tutorial?


PS The install option should not matter under XP.

[Ivir_Baggins]

Downloaded version 1.10.6, and I was able to save in the tutorial.

Admittedly, my testing for 11.4 involved my setting up a single-player match on Cynsaun Battlefield. Maybe it's multiplayer saves that are the problem.
But the stderr did include a manual save in there - the line below the autosave.

[JaMiT]

Are you still having trouble saving multiplayer (or any other) games with 1.10.6?