UPDATE: Konami says it has fixed the "Quiet bug" on PS4 and PC.
Now, the publisher says fans can bring Quiet into those battle zones, but only if the Butterfly Emblem is equipped for the duration of the mission AND completing the mission(s) doesn't max out your connection with the sniper. Konami plans to release a better fix, via an upcoming MGSV patch however, the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain team needs more time to fix the bug. Originally, Konami asked players not to use Quiet as their buddy when attempting to complete Missions 29 and 42. Some unlucky Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain players are losing game saves with dozens of hours of progress, thanks to a Quiet-related bug that hasn't been fully identified yet seemingly tied to the sniper's gear and the Bond Level players have with Quiet. We haven't found a fix for this one yet but we're seeing enough reports that it only made sense to acknowledge the issue here. No matter how many times they re-complete the content. The amount of progress lost seems to vary per player, and doesn't seem to be tied to any specific part of the campaign, but those affected find themselves returned to a specific point in the story every time they boot up their Xbox One.
We’re not sure if this means you can’t ever update the game, or if something just went wrong the first time, but please let us know if you have any extra information to provide on the matter. That said, if you’re having trouble getting your game saves to load, and managed to get an early copy of MGSV, try uninstalling the game and then preventing it from installing the game’s first update. This bug probably won’t be too common, seeing as the player who reported it managed to get their hands on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain nearly a week before launch. Let’s hope for a better fix soon, though.
Those who’ve encountered the issue say the problem disappeared after choosing to play Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain offline.
While it’s possible this is a side effect of the server woes we saw on launch day, it’s also possible that such delays could continue after the servers return. Some users have reported menus loading slowly when Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is connected to Konami’s servers. If the problem persists, and you bought your copy of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain digitally, it’s possible that your game hasn’t actually finished downloading. If so, Konami says a simple reboot of your console should fix the problem. “Installing game data…” errorĪfter finishing the game’s prologue, did your copy of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain seemingly freeze while installing additional game data?
Here are some of the biggest Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain issues to be discovered so far: 1. But know we’re not just going cross-post from Konami’s support site, either. Obviously, we’ve vetted the procedures when possible, so you don’t need to worry about getting instructions that compromise your PC or ask you to irreversibly destroy your save data. In some cases, we’re relying on the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain players who reported the issues to deliver trustworthy information about the solutions to their problems. Keep in mind, not all of these are official fixes from Konami. But we’ve rounded up fixes for some of the most common Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain bugs, on both PC and consoles, to try and alleviate some of the community’s woes. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is finally on store shelves, bringing an end to the nearly 30-year-old stealth-action franchise, but not everyone has been fortunate enough to have a headache-free experience with the game.