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12 years ago
Is the problem with just one particular save game, or all of them and new games too?
If it's all of them including new games, then I don't know what to do.
If it's just that one save game and you've been playing that save for a long time, it might be a memory limitation issue. The game can only use so much RAM (no matter how much you have installed) and if it surpass that limit it crashes. I've had this happen in my own game when trying to travel. I can check the Task Manager\Processes tab and see how much memory the game is using, and if it gets over 3.2-3.4 GB I won't be able to save (error code 12) and if I travel I'm at risk of the game crashing. This only happens to me with one save game that I've been playing for 4+ months. Other saves and new games work fine.
You can try lowering graphics settings down to the absolute minimum, exiting, reloading the game, then try traveling, saving (with a new name) once traveling is successful, setting the graphics back, then reload the game. That worked a few times for me.
Good luck.
If it's all of them including new games, then I don't know what to do.
If it's just that one save game and you've been playing that save for a long time, it might be a memory limitation issue. The game can only use so much RAM (no matter how much you have installed) and if it surpass that limit it crashes. I've had this happen in my own game when trying to travel. I can check the Task Manager\Processes tab and see how much memory the game is using, and if it gets over 3.2-3.4 GB I won't be able to save (error code 12) and if I travel I'm at risk of the game crashing. This only happens to me with one save game that I've been playing for 4+ months. Other saves and new games work fine.
You can try lowering graphics settings down to the absolute minimum, exiting, reloading the game, then try traveling, saving (with a new name) once traveling is successful, setting the graphics back, then reload the game. That worked a few times for me.
Good luck.
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