For a while, I got the error message "highscore is currently in use by another process". That has now advanced to:
"The highscore has been locked for a long time (lock file C:\...\ADOM/adom_steam/ADOM_HS.LCK'). Some kind of problem with another ADOM process might be the reason for this. You might be in trouble.
Do you want to
[w] wait some more time
[q] quit without saving the highscore
[f] force saving the highscore (warning: this might damage your highscore file)


If I press W, the error recurs after maybe 10 seconds. Q 'works' by bypassing the highscore, I see the message "You didn't make it into the highscore. At least 1 point was required." If I press F, I get a third error message:

An error occurred:
Can't read highscores completely.
A file called 'adom.err' will be created....

I looked for prior guidance on this issue, and from https://www.adom.de/forums/project.php?issueid=2159 I started by deleting ADOM_HS.LCK.

It seems to...regenerate itself when I open the game.

Second, by following instructions in forums/projectphp?issueid=6165, I
-removed HIGHSCOREM from the ADOM directory and then also
-deleted ADOM_HS.LCK

It hasn't changed the behavior of the ADOM software. My folder currently contains no HIGHSCOREM. I can open and play, but if a character dies, it jumps straight to the "Can't read highscores completely." message, and there's a new ADOM_HS.LCK file.


I unfortunately do not know how to embed an error file, but would appreciate guidance on how to get the high score functioning again.