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Posted: **Wed Jun 19, 2013 20:06**

It seems that sometimes when i play minetest and then exit the game sometimes the game dose not save correctly. things like my position and things in my inventory seem to save fine, except blocks which i have placed. this is very annoying because anything i build will be lost, or if i make a tunnel i will become trapped underground.

if anyone can help i would be very happy.

Posted: **Wed Jun 19, 2013 20:36**

Minetest saves the map every 5.3 seconds. If you shut down the game properly, then everything should be saved fine.

A log would be probably helpfull (see http://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=5073).

Posted: **Thu Jun 20, 2013 16:26**

like i said "things like my position and things in my inventory seem to save fine, except blocks" However her is the info

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium - 64 bit
Dev: Minetest 0.4.7 - normal minetest

the Log

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17:09:40: ACTION[main]: .__ __ __
17:09:40: ACTION[main]: _____ |__| ____ _____/ |_ ____ _______/ |_
17:09:40: ACTION[main]: / \| |/ \_/ __ \ __\/ __ \ / ___/\ __\
17:09:40: ACTION[main]: | Y Y \ | | \ ___/| | \ ___/ \___ \ | |
17:09:40: ACTION[main]: |__|_| /__|___| /\___ >__| \___ >____ > |__|
17:09:40: ACTION[main]: \/ \/ \/ \/ \/
17:09:40: ACTION[main]: World at [C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\bin\..\worlds\world for testing]
17:09:40: ACTION[main]: Server for gameid="minetest" listening on port 30011.
creative inventory size: 210
17:09:40: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer joins game. List of players: singleplayer
Font size: 8 17
17:09:53: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-93,8,57)
17:09:54: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-93,8,56)
17:09:56: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-93,8,55)
17:10:02: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-92,8,57)
17:10:04: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-91,8,57)
17:10:05: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-91,8,56)
17:10:07: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-92,8,55)
17:10:08: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-91,8,55)
17:10:12: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-92,8,56)
17:10:15: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-92,9,56)
17:10:16: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-92,10,56)
17:10:17: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-92,11,56)
17:10:18: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-92,12,56)
17:10:18: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-92,13,56)
17:10:19: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer places node default:ice at (-92,14,56)
17:10:29: ACTION[main]: .__ __ __
17:10:29: ACTION[main]: _____ |__| ____ _____/ |_ ____ _______/ |_
17:10:29: ACTION[main]: / \| |/ \_/ __ \ __\/ __ \ / ___/\ __\
17:10:29: ACTION[main]: | Y Y \ | | \ ___/| | \ ___/ \___ \ | |
17:10:29: ACTION[main]: |__|_| /__|___| /\___ >__| \___ >____ > |__|
17:10:29: ACTION[main]: \/ \/ \/ \/ \/
17:10:29: ACTION[main]: World at [C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\bin\..\worlds\world for testing]
17:10:29: ACTION[main]: Server for gameid="minetest" listening on port 30011.
creative inventory size: 210
17:10:30: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer joins game. List of players: singleplayer
Font size: 8 17
17:10:39: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer damaged by 2 hp at (-91.766,9.584,55.873)

this is a moving picture of the bug
the game has some lag because i am recording!

Flash "http://www.mediafire.com/?4ah4lqga4u2ohpj"

Avi "http://www.mediafire.com/?dzr423m16i35a3r"

Posted: **Thu Jun 20, 2013 16:40**

You should set "debug_log_level = 4" in minetest.conf before creating the log, this gives more useful information.

Posted: **Thu Jun 20, 2013 16:53**

the debug.txt with "debug_log_level = 4"

http://www.mediafire.com/view/wvlx48jdp8dvn4b/debug.txt

Posted: **Thu Jun 20, 2013 17:45**

Semmett9 wrote:the debug.txt with "debug_log_level = 4"

http://www.mediafire.com/view/wvlx48jdp8dvn4b/debug.txt

Temporarily unavailable

Maybe better post it here directly

Posted: **Thu Jun 20, 2013 18:10**

I've had the same problem in one of my worlds as well. Fortionately, all of my actions where logged in the debug.txt, so I could feed that to worldedit and get the structures I had built back. I have no idea what might have been the cause of the bug. It happened only in that one world.

Posted: **Thu Jun 20, 2013 18:26**

press the download button on the top of the page or go to

http://www.mediafire.com/download/wvlx48jdp8dvn4b/debug.txt

Also what soko said about the world is what i am having. But when i make a new world at first the world seems to save. but after i have exit the map a lot of times it stops saving.
This bug make the game unplayable - unless i go back to 0.4.6

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 03:43**

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

Code: Select all: 17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: ServerMap: Failed to load map from C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\bin\..\worlds\world for testing, exception: ServerMap::loadMapMeta(): [end_of_params] not found 17:50:01: INFO[main]: Please remove the map or fix it. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: Map saving will be disabled. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: Initializing new map. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: Not saving map, saving disabled.

What are the contents of C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\worlds\world for testing\map_meta.txt?

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:00**

kahrl wrote:
Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.
Code: Select all
17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: ServerMap: Failed to load map from C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\bin\..\worlds\world for testing, exception: ServerMap::loadMapMeta(): [end_of_params] not found 17:50:01: INFO[main]: Please remove the map or fix it. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: Map saving will be disabled. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: Initializing new map. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: Not saving map, saving disabled.

What are the contents of C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\worlds\world for testing\map_meta.txt?

that is where my minetest is saved and "****" is the user name

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:31**

Semmett9 wrote:
kahrl wrote:
Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.
Code: Select all
17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: ServerMap: Failed to load map from C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\bin\..\worlds\world for testing, exception: ServerMap::loadMapMeta(): [end_of_params] not found 17:50:01: INFO[main]: Please remove the map or fix it. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: Map saving will be disabled. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: Initializing new map. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: Not saving map, saving disabled.

What are the contents of C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\worlds\world for testing\map_meta.txt?

that is where my minetest is saved and "****" is the user name

*facepalm* He wanted the contents of the file, not an explanation where its located

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 14:47**

This sounds like a very serious bug. I wonder what is causing it and what can be done about it?

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 15:44**

oops sorry. How stupid of me. I must of read it wrong.
Ok
the "map_meta.txt" is juts blank

i have put the map up for download so you can see all of the files.
http://www.mediafire.com/?383xpobs0g6agu6

Hope this helps!

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 15:45**

Might be because it is being saved to app data, and then the folder is deleted?

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 15:56**

rubenwardy wrote:Might be because it is being saved to app data, and then the folder is deleted?

i have lots of minetest devs in the add data folder and they seem to work fine
However in the "C:\Program Files (x86)" the game needs permissions to add or remove files. Only admin accounts edit files in the "C:\Program Files (x86)" folder.

Like i said when i make a new world the save works. but after a while the game dose not save blocks being put down.

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 16:05**

kahrl wrote:
Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.
Code: Select all
17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: ServerMap: Failed to load map from C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\bin\..\worlds\world for testing, exception: ServerMap::loadMapMeta(): [end_of_params] not found 17:50:01: INFO[main]: Please remove the map or fix it. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: Map saving will be disabled. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: Initializing new map. 17:50:01: INFO[main]: WARNING: Not saving map, saving disabled.

What are the contents of C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Minetest\minetest-0.4.7\worlds\world for testing\map_meta.txt?

map_meta.txt contains the seed of the map and the mapgen settings. It would be best if you find a backup of your world, otherwise you have write a random seed into it and the world will be screwed up.

It might be corrupted because of a unusual shut down of Minetest (e.g. force killing the program), a shitty OS, or a broken HDD.

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 16:11**

Semmett9 wrote:oops sorry. How stupid of me. I must of read it wrong.
Ok
the "map_meta.txt" is juts blank

i have put the map up for download so you can see all of the files.
http://www.mediafire.com/?383xpobs0g6agu6

Hope this helps!

The map_meta.txt file is blank, try deleting it

Posted: **Fri Jun 21, 2013 16:18**

yes it seems to save now
thanks sfan5

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2013 17:02**

PilzAdam wrote: It would be best if you find a backup of your world, otherwise you have write a random seed into it and the world will be screwed up.

This happens to me when i start a new world, i exit and come back ONCE. so I dont have a backup. any ideas plz?

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2013 17:03**

Azuna wrote:
PilzAdam wrote: It would be best if you find a backup of your world, otherwise you have write a random seed into it and the world will be screwed up.

This happens to me when i start a new world, i exit and come back ONCE. so I dont have a backup. any ideas plz?

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