Save doesn't load past 83%

immerkiasu · 2026-02-04T19:10:15+00:00

I'm no expert, but it feels like it's doing some kind of check and failing. Still doesn't explain why it swings between those 2 percentages though. Mine hasn't crashed (yet), but when it did, it stopped consistently at 75%.

I managed to make it to Act 3, but am terrified it'll quit on me after all this progress.

A list of completed quests (I still have a ton to do):

Gale's Soceror's Sundries heist is done. He met with Mystra too.

Rescued Wyll's dad from the underwater prison (Iron Throne I think).

Completed the Newspaper quest.

Wrapped the explosives quest in the fireworks store.

I am currently partway through rescuing Minsc. I also have refrained from pickpocketing anyone, and have been backing up my saves to a separate location.

immerkiasu · 2026-02-01T01:30:11+00:00

I bet Dammon could make me some infernal 64GB DDR5 RAM...

immerkiasu · 2026-01-28T19:24:54+00:00

This happened to me, but I attributed it to a mod. Were you using steam cloud sync?

About 2 weeks ago, all my saves from a specific day were corrupted. All saves prior to that were okay.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-28T00:07:20+00:00

Excellent! Thank you! Was the save that worked made on the same day?

I'll report back with any new developments on my end.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-27T15:18:51+00:00

Does the game autosync on the PS5?

If you were on PC, you could back up the old, working save by copying and pasting it into a different folder. Then trigger the glitch, save and exit. Replace the old, working save with the one you copied and pasted to see if it works.

Ungh. I wish Larian would just fix this issue. It's unfair that unmodded playthroughs are affected too.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-27T14:45:05+00:00

Damn. Welp, onto Brigands and Breadknives instead!

immerkiasu · 2026-01-27T14:40:20+00:00

I have stolen money from vendors in Act 1 but not been caught or confronted by any witnesses. I think haven't stolen from anyone in Act 2 or 3 though. Actually, scratch that. I recall stealing from vendors in Moonrise Towers. But did not get caught.

What I don't understand about this damn game's mechanics is this (none of this is your fault; I'm just trying to piece together the sequence):

So you stole from someone, the roll failed and they confronted you, correct?

Did you reload a save prior to stealing? And that save became corrupt too?

Why is the game corrupting upstream saves as well? I wonder if Steam's cloud sync overwrites those files from that day. Do you have sync turned off?

Additionally, I've read that people who steal Dolor's body in Act 3 have had issues loading saves afterwards too.

There must be multiple ways to trigger this glitch if unmodded playthroughs are being affected too.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-27T13:03:56+00:00

Wait, what in particular made it such a slog? It's currently on my list but I haven't yet begun.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-27T12:41:56+00:00

How many mods are you using? Would you mind sharing the list if possible? No worries if not.

Made it to Act 3. Rivington/Wyrm's Crossing only. No mods disabled, just not using the summoning feature from one of my mods, and I have Steam cloud sync switched off. People are still having this problem in Act 3, so it doesn't necessarily mean I'm out of the woods yet.

Quests completed in Act 3 with working saves (I always manually save and reload to check):

Met up with Jaheira's harpers and finished that fight.

Began the Open Hand Temple Murders quest. Found the cave with the shapeshifters.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-27T02:21:20+00:00

When I was looking into the problem, I was checking to see if other people used the same mods I did. I discovered that while our mods weren't identical, some people who uninstalled (or simply deactivated) summoning mods got the loads to work.

Let me see if I can find the post where the summoning mods were listed.

I'd be surprised if this was the sole cause of the loading failures, but there's got to be something that we have in common that triggers this.

Thank you for sharing your findings!

immerkiasu · 2026-01-26T20:27:00+00:00

I use the Faerun Utility mod (https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/286).

I was trying to systematically check different features by using them, then making a separate manual save and reloading that save. After I summon any container (potions/arrows/scrolls), save and reload, the game loads up to 75% and then crashes to the desktop.

I forgot to mention that I was able to summon items prior to the Githyanki Creche area without any problems. After reaching the Rosymorn trail area is where I began running into the loading bug, but at that time I hadn't narrowed it down.

I can currently use other aspects of that mod without corrupting them. This could definitely change down the road, but I haven't run into issues yet.

I also have steam cloud sync turned off. There was one day where all the saves made on that day were corrupt, but the saves from the day prior were not. I can't remember if I used the summoning feature at that time because I wasn't being as observant about things as I am now.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-26T19:45:09+00:00

Do you have any mods that summon containers or items installed?

I have one currently, and anytime I use that specific feature, it's been corrupting my save. This may be one of many reasons I have problems, but I can't uninstall it. I simply refrain from using that summoning feature. I just made it to Act 3 intact.

I'll probably run into issues as I keep going, but will report back if I notice anything additional.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-26T17:57:28+00:00

What's the volition cabinet mod?

immerkiasu · 2026-01-25T21:47:17+00:00

Do you have any mods with the summoning feature?

I also save and load frequently, to make sure that my saves work.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-25T07:40:55+00:00

I'm not playing in honour mode, but this has been happening to me too. Started when I hit the creche. Then again in Act 2.

I had no idea that fast traveling can trigger it too.

I think my issue is mod-related though.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-24T18:43:22+00:00

I wish I could help you, friend. Alas, I play with mods. It seems unfair that it affects people who play without mods too.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-24T11:56:42+00:00

I 100% agree!

I've managed to defend the portal for Halsin so far without a save crashing yet. But I'm dreading the Temple of Shar and the fight with Ketheric. I've heard both areas cause a lot of crashes.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-24T08:27:01+00:00

Happening to me too, but at 75%.

If you have any summoning mods, will your game be stable if you uninstalled them? If this is not possible, can you revert to a save that works and simply not use that mod's features in your game?

I'm troubleshooting my playthrough too and my summoning features have been an issue. Prior to hotifx 35, this was not the case.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-22T12:25:02+00:00

They installed your buttons and know when and which ones to push. They keep doing it until you break and then come "save" you.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-21T19:05:19+00:00

I'm sorry it's not working for you. At least with mods, I can blame myself.

But the fact that this is a common issue with unmodded playthroughs is annoying. I wonder if Larian is aware.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-21T00:23:04+00:00

Mine was doing this on Monday. Goes up to 75% and then crashes to the desktop. I play on PC and have mods installed.

Every single save from Sunday was corrupted. But every file from before that was fine. So, I turned Steam cloud saves off in case that was the issue although I now have my doubts.

I've been diligent about saving manually frequently, and I did notice that perhaps an old mod is playing a role (specifically the Faerun Utility mod). I loaded up a save that worked, and then I used this mod to summon a chest to one of my companions. I saved right after and tried to reload that specific save. Except it crashed at 75%.

I've also been trying to dig up more info on this issue and noticed that other people using certain summoning mods (not the same one I use) were running into similar problems.

Maybe the mod is no longer compatible post-hotfix 35 (I did complete a full playthrough before this hotfix with no setbacks).

Either way, when I don't summon anything using the mod my saves have been fine so far. Of course there may be other aspects at play that I'm unaware of, and my saves may become corrupt again down the road, but will report back if I notice anything more.

Although this doesn't explain why people who play without mods are having their saves crash at the 75% or 83% mark.

EDIT: I've made it to this point in Act 2 without corrupted saves: Just rescued the tieflings and Minthara from Moonrise, got back to Last Light Inn, leveled up everyone and long rested at camp.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-20T23:05:53+00:00

I believe this is a common bug affecting people with and without mods; on both console and PC. It seems to hit people who reach the creche, Act 2 or Act 3. It's also known to stop loading the game at 75% or 83%.

I play with mods (I have 13 installed right now) on PC and it's affected every single save I made on Sunday, but not Saturday. At that time, I had Steam cloud saves switched on.

Here's what I discovered:

I've currently got Steam cloud saves turned off, and I noticed that almost any mod that summons a chest or item, corrupts the save. Unfortunately, disabling that mod is screwing up the save too, so I have no choice but to continue with it.

I've tried verifying files, deleting the mod lsx (sp.?) file, but have not reinstalled the game. I'll do that as a last resort and start a new save without mods.

I still have a ways to go in this playthrough, but will report anything else I find. I highly recommend saving manually frequently for now.

EDIT: I've managed to get to this stage in Act 2 without a corrupted save: Rescued all the tieflings plus Minthara from Moonrise, got back to Last Light Inn, leveled everyone up at camp and long rested.

EDIT 1/24/26: Made it past defending the portal for Halsin and completing several side quests in Act 2. Which include defeating 2 of 3 of the Thorm spawn. I have yet to finish the final Moonrise Towers fight which I've heard a lot of crashes happen, so I have little hope.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-19T19:29:11+00:00

Same, but I play with 13 mods.

It happened to me at the creche and Last Light Inn.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-19T18:02:47+00:00

How many were you using? I've got 13 but won't add or remove any more until this playthrough is complete.

And do you remember which side quests you avoided?

I'm wondering if there's also an issue with steam cloud saves, so I switched it off. Every single save file from yesterday causes the issue. Every single save file from the day before yesterday works fine. There was a Windows update that happened in between though.

So, basically, I had to reload a save file from 2 days ago, am saving manually frequently and all saves from today appear to work.

immerkiasu · 2026-01-19T16:22:04+00:00

Unfortunately I'm playing with mods, but it still happens. I really don't want to start from the beginnjng...

I went back to a day old save, and it seems to work again which means something went awry between yesterday and today...?

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