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Incompatible Marshal File Format

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    • Seen Jul 8, 2023
    My hard drive crashed the other day, but I managed to salvage my game. A few of the files corrupted like scripts and stuff, but nothing too important like maps or PBS files. Well whenever I try to load up the game to test it I get two error screens.
    First:

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    Pokemon Essentials
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    [TypeError, "incompatible marshal file format (can't be read)\n\tformat version 4.8 required; 0.0 given", ["Section056:2124:in `oldload'", "Section056:2124:in `load'", "Section147:2862:in `load_data'", "Section147:2862:in `getMap'", "Section147:2924:in `getEventFromXY'", "Section147:3405:in `pbFixEventUse'", "Section147:3312:in `pbEachPage'", "Section147:3285:in `each'", "Section147:3285:in `pbEachPage'", "Section147:3312:in `pbFixEventUse'", "Section147:3041:in `pbCompileTrainerEvents'", "Section147:3026:in `each'", "Section147:3026:in `pbCompileTrainerEvents'", "Section147:3021:in `each'", "Section147:3021:in `pbCompileTrainerEvents'", "Section147:4069:in `pbCompileAllData'", "Section147:4164"]]
    ---------------------------
    OK
    ---------------------------



    And second:

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    Pokemon Essentials
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    Exception: NoMethodError

    Message: undefined method `width' for #<String:0x7b92c80>

    Compiler:2926:in `getEventFromXY'

    Compiler:3405:in `pbFixEventUse'

    Compiler:3312:in `pbEachPage'

    Compiler:3285:in `each'

    Compiler:3285:in `pbEachPage'

    Compiler:3312:in `pbFixEventUse'

    Compiler:3041:in `pbCompileTrainerEvents'

    Compiler:3026:in `each'

    Compiler:3026:in `pbCompileTrainerEvents'

    Compiler:3021:in `each'





    I just tried to load it up again and I have absolutely no clue what could be causing this.
     
    I think the first error is produced when you're trying to load the game with an old save file, meaning you've changed a script in the PokemonLoad script section and something is trying to load that isn't in the save file.

    The second one looks like you've got an event that doesn't work properly.

    Unless someone with these errors in the past can help, You'll need to be more specific, like:

    Do you click New Game or Continue
    Does the game get to the main screen at all
    Can you get in game and take steps
    Just more specifics.

    You say some scripts broke, how do you know? What's broken for sure? Did you move a scripts data file from an older game?
     
    I think the first error is produced when you're trying to load the game with an old save file, meaning you've changed a script in the PokemonLoad script section and something is trying to load that isn't in the save file.

    The second one looks like you've got an event that doesn't work properly.

    Unless someone with these errors in the past can help, You'll need to be more specific, like:

    Do you click New Game or Continue
    Does the game get to the main screen at all
    Can you get in game and take steps
    Just more specifics.y

    You say some scripts broke, how do you know? What's broken for sure? Did you move a scripts data file from an older game?

    Oh sorry, I forgot to mention, the game does not get to the main menu, also I tried it with the save in the folder and without the save in the folder.
     
    Did you ever find a solution to this? Because I got the same very error after my laptop crashed while saving, and I've looked everywhere for an answer and can't seem to find one
     
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