[1820]Bug Report [5.10 (476551)] Account increases with each game load - Fix in 5.10 HF1.

[captaincelt]

I am running the Steam version of X4 with all DLCs. I have no mods installed. My save has over 36days of play time. I believe I have completed all of the major DLC plots.
My last 5.0 save had about 18.5 billion credits in the account. I loaded the save today after updating to 5.10 and my account jumped to 150 billion. Checked the logs, but didn't see any transactions that explained this.
I did a quicksave, then loaded that save, and the account jumped to 4 trillion. Did it again and went to 9 trillion.
I let the game run for a bit and monitored the transaction logs to see if I could catch these jumps, but the largest transaction was around 520k for selling a ship from my shipyard. Nothing in the logs indicates the huge jumps in pay. I exited the logs, and now had over 150 trillion.
Let me know if there is any info I can provide. My saves are uncompressed, but I could zip them up if they need to be uploaded somewhere.

[captaincelt]

Some additional info: I tried some older saves to make sure my latest wasn't corrupt. No matter which 5.0 save I load, the account begins to increase rapidly.
At first I thought the jumps were from each time a game was loaded, but it increases if I just let the game run. It appears to roughly double each time. 18 bln to 36 bln, then to 72 bln, then 150 bln, etc.

[Endellur]

I’m sure they will want one of your saves. I am not seeing the same issue with 5.0 saves or new games.

[captaincelt]

I had Steam verify the game files. No issues were found. Tested the problem after verification and it is still there.
I started a new game, did a data leak mission, and then let it sit for a while. No issues with the account.
So it only seems to affect my 5.0 saves. I saw on the Steam X4 forums that a few other folks are having the same issue with their save games.
I zipped my last 5.0 save and uploaded it to my Google drive if anyone from Egosoft wants to take a look. https://drive.google.com/file/d/15vA7jY ... sp=sharing

[linolafett]

Can confirm the issue, but only with your save the first time loading.
In the loading interface it says you have 18.8 billion credits.
when having loaded the game, you have 37.7 billion credits.

Saving the game then and loading it again, i am still at 37.7 billion credits.
But i am saving with the save game being compressed, maybe its related to saving an uncompressed file.

[captaincelt]

I've also noticed the account jumps if I leave the game running. If you let it go for a bit, it will go to ~70, then to ~150, and so on.
At first I thought it was happening after loading the game, but it appears to happen while the game runs, not just on load.

[j.harshaw]

Hi, thanks for the report and the save.

Does the money in your account keep incrementing with the save you posted? And do you get money right when you load? Money in the player account didn't change on load when I tested.

I also noticed that you have several stations with very large amounts of money in their accounts. Have you allowed for these stations transferring money to your account as they make money and surpass their respective budgets?

[j.harshaw]

Spoke too soon. Fixed. Should be in a future update. Thanks again for the report and the save.

Money's coming from your MTDR Inarcatura Sentinel II collecting lasertowers.

[captaincelt]

The jump doesn't happen immediately, though the increase from 18 billion to 34 happens fairly quickly. 34 to 72 takes about 5 minutes or so. Then 150 about 5 minutes later.
When I first loaded the save after the 5.10 update, I didn't notice was was happening as I was happily hunting for Prometheus ships to take over. I happened to look at my account about 30 minutes after loading the save and had over 4 trillion credits in my account.
I checked the transaction logs, and I'm not seeing any payments that account for the huge gains. Before 5.10, I would see profits come in from my stations, but only in small amounts.

[Withidread]

Just ran into this myself while cleaning up laser towers in the void. Glad to see it's already being addressed.

In my case, the extra credits ended up being in the trillions as opposed to billions. Is there maybe a "Duke's fund for widows and orphans" that could make a bunch of it disappear?

[Artean]

Given the load times, generic missions are still a better source of income...

[captaincelt]

Spoke too soon. Fixed. Should be in a future update. Thanks again for the report and the save.

Money's coming from your MTDR Inarcatura Sentinel II collecting lasertowers.

Wow, that is pretty wild. That explains why I didn't see anything in the transaction logs. Maybe I can try loading that save, pause, and cancel all of the collection orders. I have that freighter and two auxiliary ships collecting a mess of laser towers in Black Hole Sun IV. If I can stop them, that might make the save playable. If not, I'll wait for the fix.
(note to self - filling a destroyer group with laser towers is a BAD idea)

[captaincelt]

I can confirm that removing all laser tower collection orders right after loading the save stopped my account from exploding. Ran the game for about an hour and everything was fine. So I'll the towers alone until the fix is in. Thanks again for looking at this.

[mangoh]

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Credits don't only jump upwards. I have had both. Current balance is -82x10^15 !!!

And yes I too am collecting up a load of laser tower MK2 from Windfall IV

[GraMiXs]

Hello. Faced such a bug. After the destruction of the base of the syndicate, after a while, the reward for the quest begins to come. Many trillions of rewards...
On the new save, trillions of rewards were repeated. Ready to throw the save for the trial. Help me figure it out and complete the quest.
https://prnt.sc/KKD-IArmSOo2
https://prnt.sc/TjqRgaDCwcS0

Destroyed a syndicate base with several captured destroyers and laser turrets.
https://prnt.sc/2ZHKC9gqvIPi

I tried to spend money, but it did not help.
https://prnt.sc/l0eNynsy81U2

[Alan Phipps]

@ GraMiXs: I moved your post from an X Rebirth forum and merged it with a similar X4 thread.

[GraMiXs]

Yes! Exactly!!! I collected towers in both downloads, but I thought that the trigger for receiving money was due to the completion of the quest. Thank you, then let the towers hang until the errors are corrected.

[CBJ]

The fix is now on full public release.

[chew-ie]

Nice

This is one of those few instances I'd really wanted to play mouse @Egosoft HQ and watch the devs finding and discussing the cause.