New Game -> World Generation -> Return to main menu

Speaking from experience that usually happens when a file has been "corrupted", meaning it was fiddled with and now the game can't use it.

Have you tried the standard troubleshooting rundown?

 

And if you don't mind, please post the log file after this happens! This page tells you where to find the log file.

Thanks!

Still a thing, after coming back to the game after a few months. Tried verifying integrity (all was fine), reinstalling (didn't help)... I haven't touched/modified any game files. Looking at the log file myself it seems the game has some issues storing some settings in my Dropbox folder; I *have* seen that as an error message in the game before, but it never stopped me from playing successfully. And that's weird anyway since it's the only program that would have that issue, and a complaint about not having IO rights is just plain false from my, the admin, perspective.

EDIT: I also attached the config error message I get in the game (which at least previously has not prevented playing). The error message about space is wrong and trigger for a wrong reason (as there is plenty of space and writing rights).

output_log.txt

Edited July 24, 2020 by JoonasD6

I'm going to verify this issue, after coming here to report it and finding this thread still extant.

It's definitely tied to Dropbox, as I find that if I exit out of Dropbox the new game then starts normally, then I can start Dropbox back up and be able to make and load saves fine.

I'm using Dropbox's backup feature, FWIW.