Using Quiet In ‘Metal Gear Solid V’ Can Cause File Corruption On Select Missions

Releasing at the start of this month, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is shaping up to be plenty of gamers’ early contending choice for game of the year. However, it looks like the game isn’t without its fair share of troubling bugs.

Some gamers are reporting running into issues when undertaking specific missions while using Quiet as a companion. Addressing the problem, Metal Gear Solid V publisher Konami published an official support notice warning users of a known bug than can occur while selecting the sniper buddy at certain points in the game’s story campaign.

According to Konami, paying Mission 29 or Mission 42 in Metal Gear Solid V while accompanied by Quiet can trigger a rare bug that causes the current save file to become completely corrupted. The result causes all Metal Gear Solid V save data to become unreadable, meaning users could fully lose all of their progress. As such, Konami is recommending that players refrain from playing with Quiet during the affected missions.

“In ‘METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN’ which was released on September 1st, 2015 there is a possibility that the game stops progress if having Quiet as a buddy while playing “Mission 29” or “Mission 42”. This situation can be avoided by not using Quiet as a buddy while playing either “Mission 29” or “Mission 42?.

We deeply apologize, and appreciate your patience for further announcements regarding this issue.”

The publisher has confirmed that the file corruption bug has been seen across all platforms, so Metal Gear Solid V players should be cautious of the issue regardless of what system they own. An IGN report on the issue states that Konami claims that a fix for the bug is currently in development.

Quiet is one of four companion characters that can help players take on missions within Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as part of the game’s new buddy system. Each of followers has their own unique abilities to help achieve different objectives. The sniper Quiet is the only available human buddy in the game. Gamers can also deploy a horse, a dog, and their own robotic walker unit in Metal Gear Solid V.

Besides being attached to current save file corruption bug, Quiet was previously a center for controversy surrounding Metal Gear Solid V. When the character was first introduced before the release of the game, creator Kojima came under fire from fans upset at the depiction of a female sniper in a bikini.

Have you been affected by the corruption bug in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain while using Quiet?

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