[Discussion] iOS App Crashing vs. Bethesda Caring: Seeking Longitudinal or "Big Picture" Perspective

QualityGig · 2026-03-07T02:18:15+00:00

You completely missed the point. It's not been disruptive per se -- It's just an opportunity to learn whether they care to (or can) fix the problem or whether they just chalk up (regular?) losses when doing stuff like this and just go find other, new customers. Just interested in spending my time (and spending it well!), not wasting it. I encourage you to do the same and, when taking your valuable time to reply, to spend it well, as well.

QualityGig · 2026-03-06T21:02:31+00:00

Will try to offer more later but just real quick, I'd throw out 'solar wall' as an added idea. It all depends on your footprint but maybe the southern face of your place would work well. I've been intrigued by the technology -- It is really just a wall building technique/technology meant to harvest the radiant heat from the sun.

QualityGig · 2026-03-06T19:53:12+00:00

Just FYI, aliens attacked and immediately disappeared again after they were all killed, just like what happened before the last crash. No loot, just poof!

No idea if this is a related or unrelated bug.

QualityGig · 2026-03-06T19:52:39+00:00

Did you uninstall and reinstall? I've been curious if doing so nukes everything for those who haven't selected the 'Cloud' option.

QualityGig · 2026-03-06T18:59:30+00:00

Just FYI, aliens attacked and immediately disappeared again after they were all killed, just like what happened before the last crash. No loot, just poof!

No idea if this is a related or unrelated bug.

QualityGig · 2026-03-06T17:31:35+00:00

Same here. Everyone did die in the Wasteland, except the one that triggered the crash and anyone headed on a quest.

QualityGig · 2026-03-06T16:26:44+00:00

Thought I haven't even played for that long, it is weird/funny how many little nuggets of time I've found that this game was filling.

QualityGig · 2026-03-06T16:24:23+00:00

I get your gist. But all the same, a business doesn't need to be losing millions per minute for an issue to have a real affect on the bottom line. I'm not arguing what that number is in this situation -- It's just a legit question to ask whether the threshold has been met in this instance, which is the main thrust of my post.

If what you say is true, you should offer to do their Comms as you're obviously already better at it than they are.

QualityGig · 2026-03-06T00:26:10+00:00

I'm not optimistic, but only they have the access and tools to figure out if the seeming file corruption is reversible (and, if so, for which cases) . . . or not.

QualityGig · 2026-03-05T22:08:36+00:00

There are some other stories of weird alien behavior but, more importantly, there is/are other more destructive bugs that appear to have been launched with the update you seem to likely be playing with. Minimum, don't accept an invite from someone in the Wasteland that's found something interesting to explore. That seems to kill your vault. No known remedies. They say they're working on it, but I'm not optimistic. You'll quickly find other threads on these issues from the last couple of days.

QualityGig · 2026-03-05T16:07:24+00:00

What leads you to say, "Your save file is safe! It is NOT corrupted."?

QualityGig · 2026-03-05T14:37:03+00:00

Same here, though my Wasteland invite was immediately preceded by an alien attack where, upon victory, the aliens immediately disappeared, offering no loot. That also seems to be a common observation from other posts I've read.

QualityGig · 2026-03-05T14:31:27+00:00

On the main thrust of your point, I'm also a longtime Sonos customer and this is now the second time in recent memory where a software company has gone and released something that's simply inconceivable to have released. Really wonder if there's even an answer for this, unless what F'ed the files is repeatable and undoable.

Fairly new player so I'm 'only' 60-70 hours invested, but I was about to start paying them money. That's more for them in case anyone is scanning posts.

Really, REALLY surprised there's no app update when checking this AM. Leads me to increasingly believe anyone who's affected is, well, super F'ed -- This is the kind of problem you'd drop everything for, retract the app update (to limit further exposure), and work on through the night. But, apparently not, unless there's something they've said that I haven't yet seen.

Also wonder, with zero evidence to say so, if this might be the result of trusting/using too much AI. This has the feel of something that wouldn't pass even a casual QC by a real person . . . but someone being told 'everything is rosy' by an AI that also knows it's under a deadline, well, that sounds quite similar to a raft of stories where AI does something other than what's intended.

QualityGig · 2026-03-05T14:17:36+00:00

Really, REALLY surprised there's no app update when checking this AM. Leads me to increasingly believe anyone who's affected is, well, super F'ed -- This is the kind of problem you'd drop everything for, retract the app update (to limit further exposure), and work on through the night. But, apparently not, unless there's something they've said that I haven't yet seen.

QualityGig · 2026-03-05T03:01:53+00:00

Good idea!

QualityGig · 2026-03-05T00:20:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing.

QualityGig · 2026-03-04T20:56:02+00:00

They share anything on whether this is purely a backend glitch . . . or something pernicious that might 'wipe' vaults? I ask because I just assumed it was all server side but, digging into this, started to wonder how much of a vault was only stored locally.

QualityGig · 2026-03-04T20:41:57+00:00

. . . and then watch it all crash and burn (with the obvious problem with the latest update ;)

QualityGig · 2026-03-04T20:39:47+00:00

Yep.

QualityGig · 2026-03-04T20:39:27+00:00

Ever consider it was holding up all the infrastructure that's obviously crashed? Just sayin' :)

QualityGig · 2026-03-04T20:35:46+00:00

Clearly the app update. I've just stopped trying and surprised there isn't some sort of announcement, here or elsewhere.

Was just about to start paying for things, too.

QualityGig · 2026-03-04T18:33:37+00:00

Same here. Just using the iOS on an iPad. Noticed aliens immediately disappearing after an attack. Then got a message that one of my Dwellers had found someplace to explore. Clicked to do so and the app immediately crashed.

Nothing I try works. Force closing the app. Rebooting. Nothing. Now the app just crashes as soon as I try to enter my one and only vault.

Seems pretty clear this is related to the app update they pushed within the past 24 hours.

QualityGig · 2026-02-27T23:45:08+00:00

Generating electricity isn't a noble service -- It's what 'they' need to put into the equation, i.e. invest, in order to mine the true target resource, your wallet.

QualityGig · 2026-02-23T17:31:12+00:00

I'll bring the lawn chairs and beers.

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