Please help! Adom emergency!

[lamanor]

I finally have a very good character going, a grey elven weapon smith, and have spent many hours develping him.
Suddenly the power cut out :O and now i cannot restore the character
When i start adom its telling me to delete the save file.
Is there any way of getting him back?

[Twinge]

*forlornly plays Taps*

[Jack the Ripper]

Is there any way of getting him back?

Unfortunately the answer, to my knowledge, is no. He's lost. Forever.

[The Metro Gnome]

I shall weep for you.....

[psy_wombats]

This is why I recommend playing on the server.

[Silfir]

Playing on the server can be unbearably laggy, but if works for you, do go for it.

If you're in an area susceptible to power outages and own a laptop, look into playing using the laptop, possibly? The lack of numpad on most laptops can be a bummer, but that'd at least keep your characters safe.

...

WAIT A MINUTE. ADOM should not tell you to delete a save file. Corrupted save files don't load properly, but they don't impede on the game itself. By any chance, did the game tell you to delete a file called "adom.prc"? If so, delete that one first, then try to reload - it's not a save file, just a temporary file the game creates so no two copies of the game can run simultaneously. The file is usually automatically deleted when the program is closed, but not if it crashes.

[Jack the Ripper]

WAIT A MINUTE. ADOM should not tell you to delete a save file. Corrupted save files don't load properly, but they don't impede on the game itself. By any chance, did the game tell you to delete a file called "adom.prc"? If so, delete that one first, then try to reload - it's not a save file, just a temporary file the game creates so no two copies of the game can run simultaneously. The file is usually automatically deleted when the program is closed, but not if it crashes.

Usually no svg remains once you've fired up ADOM (or once you've loaded the save). I do remember hoping that what you just said was right, though...

[lamanor]

Thanks guys. i deleted the prc file but no luck, the character was gone. oh well, time to start another.

[Al-Khwarizmi]

If you're getting power cuts often remember to backup the save (.svg). It doesn't count as savescumming if it's an emergency backup to use in case of crash only.

[flibble]

And if your character is about to die when you just happen to accidentally unplug your computer, you're allowed to go back to that save.