Can't save/load games (Path not found)

[andrewthehammer87]

I am using the latest test build of FO and I have tried some possibilities to solve the problem, but none were successful.

First, I've installed FO on C:, my main partition, thinking the second partition installation is causing the problem. Nothing.

Secong, I am posting a picture, where you can see the exact error message. I tried changing the save game path from within the game Options -> Directory, but there I've got a second error, stating "Invalid UTF-8". Now, coming from these clues, is it possible, that the cause of the problem is my Windows username, with "á" character? Is there another way, to obture this UTF problem?

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[Geoff the Medio]

Can you attach freeorion.log and freeoriond.log from immediately after producing the UTF-8 error?

[andrewthehammer87]

Here you are.

freeorion.log

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freeoriond.log

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Here it is,when I'm trying to change the path from within the game. I also tried config.xml. And unchecking read-only file attributes. Nothing.

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[Cpeosphoros]

I have the same problem - Windows user path with special characters. I've bypassed it by entering Options>Directories and changing the save path to C:\freeorionsaves. (You have to create that folder beforehand).

Still can't access saved ship designs, though, as it's also in the user path and there's no option to change it.

[Geoff the Medio]

...is it possible, that the cause of the problem is my Windows username, with "á" character?

Most likely yes. The file save/load dialog appears to be not correctly converting path strings between UTF-8 and UTF-16 before/after attempting to convert to boost::filesystem::path objects.