SinceAskais in early access, the survival game is facing issues. If the game corrupted your save files, this guide will show you how to prevent Aska from doing that and fix it.
Aska: How to prevent and fix your save files from being corrupted
The game features a great autosave system, but it only triggers at certain moments, like surviving each day. So, if you want to save at specific times, you have the option to manually do that. However, some players a reporting that if theysaveand thenclick Save and Exit, any building like the Eye of Odin torecruit villagersgets removed.
At the moment,Sand Sailor Studio has identified the problem. While there’s no patch, the only fix that can keep your base is to hit toSave and Exit option only. Doing that will keep everything. This has happened to me once already. Even when I had thebest settings running for Aska, things like my save file getting lost came up. To not go through what I went through, I highly recommend you listen to the developers and press Save and Exit religiously.
Note, that this happens in bothsingle-playerandthe multiplayer mode. No matter what mode you’re on,the solution will be the same.
Why does this happen?
At the moment, there’s no reason. My theory is that this might have something to do with AI villagers. Sometimes the AI components act up causing a chain reaction behind the scenes resulting in your save file being corrupted. I did notice this started to happen when I had nine-plus villagers doing things. But when I just had a small number of NPCs, this issue didn’t happen. But, no matter what, I’ve been pressing that Save and Quit button every chance I get to avoid losing everything — again.
Thankfully, you don’t have to wait for a patch, but it would be nice if there were a permanent solution. For now, just use the advice mentioned above and you can build your village with peace of mind.
To get started on the right foot inAska, you should build a shelter.
Raza Malik
Raza is a Contributing Writer who’s been at PC Invasion since March 2023. After he earned his Media Arts degree at Niagara College, he went on to grow his portfolio by working at such publications as GameRant. While he plays a wide array of different types of games, Raza enjoys discussing open-world games, shooters, and live service games. Some of his favorite series include Assassin’s Creed, God of War, and the Diablo series. On the side, he enjoys editing videos, and creating content for his side project Marching Into Madness.
