Got Chaos Field - Expanded - Please Help!

BAD · Post by **BAD** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:35 am

Something's wrong. Terribly wrong. I booted the game up on my USA GC with the FreeLoader, and everything seemed fine. Some text came up asking me some questions about the memory card, and I thought that the game just needed to make a new file to save with, so I hit "yes." That was the worst thing I could have done; it erased all of the data on the memory card that I use exclusively for Japanese games! My Shikigami No Shiro II save file (along with a few others) is now gone. What the hell happened?

So at least one would think that it would have made a new save file after formatting the whole damn card, right? Wrong. Not only did it erase everything on the card, but it also won't make a new save file. Translated, it just keeps saying, "There is damaged data on the Memory Card in Slot A, so it needs to be re-formatted." After you re-format it, some other text blinks on and then off real quick, then after you press "A" like it tells you to, it repeats the same shit about formatting. I can't save at all, no matter what I do.

Has this happened to anyone else? Has anyone noticed this? Any help would be greatly appreciated, since I might have to bring it back to the import store I got it from (new). Thanks!

jiji · Post by **jiji** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:45 am

Chaos Field Expanded doesn't save properly with the Freeloader. You'll need to modify your Cube (and buy a separate memory card) to be able to save with it.

BAD · Post by **BAD** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:49 am

Really? Why is that? Even if I have a separate card that I already used to save SNSII and Mario Kart DD? Are there other games that do this, too?

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:51 am

I lost several game saves a couple of months ago after I first booted CF: Expanded. Nothing's wrong with your GC or your memory card. Something about the game and playing it with a Freeloader does this, basically reformatting your memory card. And, to add insult to injury, I haven't been able to save anything from the game itself.

Do what I did...use it as an excuse to again play through those GC games that you lost saves on. There's something a bit liberating about starting over from scratch. Oh, and from now on, remove your memory card when you play CF: Expanded. That way, you won't lose any more saves.

I feel for you, man. I was so pissed off when I realized my entire memory card had been picked clean.

EDIT: It seems like I've heard of a couple of other games that have this same effect when used with a Freeloader, but I'm damned if I can remember what those are...

BAD · Post by **BAD** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:57 am

Yeah, man...it sucks. I'm thinking of taking it back, though; this shit sucks. I lost some scores that friends worked really hard to get...they'll be sad to hear that all their hard work was erased. Shit. I don't know what to do, now...I've already unwrapped it and played it (well, sort-of). Fuck, I know I should have just got Psyvariar 2...but I wanted more shmups for the GC...

Edit: If you can remember them, please tell me! I plan on importing the Naruto games, also...

jiji · Post by **jiji** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:30 am

BAD wrote:Really? Why is that? Even if I have a separate card that I already used to save SNSII and Mario Kart DD? Are there other games that do this, too?

I'm not sure why - it's just a weird incompatibility. Mr. Driller Drill Land and a couple of others (can't remember which ones as I'm tired, but check the ntsc-uk.com forums for info) have the problem, too.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:50 am

Sorry dude. Yeah it sucks, but don't blame the game, its Freeloader that did it. Piece of crap.

The freeloader topic has already been discussed in this thread here:
http://forum.shmups.com/forum/viewtopic ... freeloader

BAD · Post by **BAD** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:58 am

Dave_K. wrote:Sorry dude. Yeah it sucks, but don't blame the game, its Freeloader that did it. Piece of crap.

The freeloader topic has already been discussed in this thread here:
http://forum.shmups.com/forum/viewtopic ... freeloader

Yeah, but I need to save my high scores and settings, man! If I had known about this ahead of time, I'd be playing Psyvariar 2 right now instead...

Platypus[gEc] · Post by **Platypus[gEc]** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:41 am

Ah man... guess which game i just ordered... first import i ever did.
DogNabbit...

highlandcattle · Post by **highlandcattle** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:32 pm

Please areicans listen to me MOD your cubes it's very easy!You must now someone how can wail a soldering iron. And the all your problems are gone.don't use thos crappy freeloaders

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:39 pm

BAD wrote:Yeah, but I need to save my high scores and settings, man!

Think of it as coming to terms with one's DC roots.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:06 pm

in the future instead of worrying about the mod nonsense, perhaps just keep a pad and pen handy.

BAD · Post by **BAD** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:16 pm

You wanna write 'em down for me?

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Sat May 14, 2005 2:09 pm

BAD wrote:You wanna write 'em down for me?

<soapbox>

I hope that was light sarcasm, otherwise you're looking for a serious flame war. When I was in jr high, I played Lightening Force (aka Thunderforce 4) incessantly. Did it save my high scores? No, it didn't. I had to right them down in the back of the manual like everybody else. If you're too lazy to do that, don't cry about your Freeloader issue.

</soapbox>

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Sat May 14, 2005 8:16 pm

BAD wrote:You wanna write 'em down for me?

sure thing man, you just send me your copy of Chaos Field, and the boot disc and i'll be sure to send them back promptly.

BAD · Post by **BAD** » Sun May 15, 2005 6:09 am

FRO: I did the same back then with U.N. Squadron, Gradius III, etc. But I want to save my high scores if I'm supposed to be able to. I wasn't "crying" about anything; those who like to save their high scores understand my concern. Go ahead and "flame" me. Waste your time; I don't care.

captain ahar: Nevermind; I think I'll just have FRO "right" them down for me. FRO seems like a good "righter."

matt · Post by **matt** » Sun May 15, 2005 7:37 am

Paradoxically, the Freeloader forces the Gamecube to do stuff it wasn't designed to do, resulting in stupid glitches like this. The switch mod, meanwhile, is completely within Nintendo's specifications for the system and works perfectly with everything.

Life isn't fair sometimes, eh?

rib · Post by **rib** » Sun May 15, 2005 7:28 pm

well same happen here with my saves, luckily it formatted my small memory card which hadnt much saves on it.
im thinking now to mod my gamecube, but one think i should know is:
WILL THE MODDED GAMECUBE READ THE OLD SAVEGAMES ON MY MEMORYCARD CREATED WITH THE FREELOADER??

Badaro · Post by **Badaro** » Sun May 15, 2005 11:33 pm

rib wrote:well same happen here with my saves, luckily it formatted my small memory card which hadnt much saves on it.
im thinking now to mod my gamecube, but one think i should know is:
WILL THE MODDED GAMECUBE READ THE OLD SAVEGAMES ON MY MEMORYCARD CREATED WITH THE FREELOADER??

No, it won't. You'll need to start over for Jap games.

[]s Badaro

highlandcattle · Post by **highlandcattle** » Mon May 16, 2005 8:45 pm

Yeah i had the same problem being tired of the freeloaders antics .I just bought a Jap Spicy orange cube (still need to mod though) had to start all my jap gamess over.The freeloader really sucks but it's the only option for those with a PAL gamecube