Game State Doesn't Carry Forward

[JohnD]

Not sure if the title does the issue justice, but here it goes....

I have a campaign and modules created separately. I /export the modules then place the file in the campaign's module directory.

In play, I notice;

1) masking of images, say maps don't carry forward from one session to the next... I'm always having to re-mask everything and re-reveal what the group saw last time.
2) In my Images and Encounters tabs I sometimes get double entries for the same thing. For example 2 village maps will be listed - deleting one deletes them both.

When I load my original module, I then notice that the masking I performed in the game before is still the state I left off in; images are masked appropriately, encounters are only listed once.

Am I doing something wrong? Could this be caused by flipping back/forth between 2.8.1 and 2.9 for my various games? Any ideas? :confused:

[Moon Wizard]

Switching between versions probably isn't helping. I thought I addressed a similar issue for v2.9, but I don't see anything in the v2.9 patch notes. So, either I forgot to include the note, or it's not addressed.

Try again once v2.9 is released (will happen tonight). If you are still seeing the issue, let me get a copy of your files.

Just to clarify, the mask/drawing does not get saved in the module export process, but should be saved between sessions once accessed in the module.

Regards,
JPG

[JohnD]

Just to clarify, the mask/drawing does not get saved in the module export process, but should be saved between sessions once accessed in the module.

Regards,
JPG
Thanks - yeah the masking doesn't carry forward. Hoping 2.9 will fix.

[Callum]

Note that if you make changes to your modules between sessions and re-export them, this will lose any masking created in the main campaign (though you can manually re-attach the masks, since they aren't actually deleted). This can also cause problems with images.

Also, you shouldn't need to move the module files to the campaign's modules directory - just opening them from inside the campaign should be enough.

[JohnD]

Note that if you make changes to your modules between sessions and re-export them, this will lose any masking created in the main campaign (though you can manually re-attach the masks, since they aren't actually deleted). This can also cause problems with images.

Also, you shouldn't need to move the module files to the campaign's modules directory - just opening them from inside the campaign should be enough.
Interesting... maybe this is what's causing the confusion - FG sees two versions of the same thing; one external to the campaign (which seems to be what's getting used) and the one that's internal. I'll remove the internal stuff and see if that changes things.

[JohnD]

Removed the versions internal to the campaign. Re-set the masks and closed. Open up the module today and all the masking I did is gone.

When I look in Windows Explorer all the masked images are there as they should be, but don't show up in game (and I get double entries for them).

Edit: loading the module directly has all the correct masking and no double listings.

Likely I'm doing something wrong again, but would you like a copy of the module?

[Moon Wizard]

Sure, send me the module at [email protected], and reference this thread.

Thanks,
JPG

[JohnD]

So last night was my first game after doing the v2.9 upgrade. I had to re-mask everything (again... getting better at it through repetition).

Went back in today and I see everything is as it was left at the end; PCs on the map and masking intact.

So... it could very well be the moving from v2.8.1 to beta v2.9 and back/forth over the last 6 weeks or so was causing it. I will post back here if it starts happening again.