did you patch base game & white march both?

looking into it now :|

I just tested the following:
- installed PoE 3.0, WM1 3.0, WM2 3.0
- started a new game, made a save
- applied patches: PoE 3.01, WM1 3.01, WM2 3.02
- previous save loads fine, new game + save + load works fine as well

if you use Galaxy Client, you could try using Verify\Repair option for Pillars.
Alternatively, you could send me / upload somewhere your save game and I'll check it out.

Saves loaded fine for me, I checked both English and Polish.

So the good news - they aren't corrupted by 3.01, bad news - apparently something is wrong with the patch when it's applied to an older version.

Do you remember which GOG build you have initially downloaded? I assume it wasn't 2.7.0.13 but an older one.


EDIT:
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for anyone experiencing loading bug after patching, please open a Support ticket with the following info, if possible:
- what build number have you initially installed, what patches have been used, have you installed DLCs, in which order;
- if you have the White March, do the icons in Main Menu show properly as 'installed'
- is it offline of Galaxy build and which OS;

We'll look into it but first we need to somehow reproduce the problem.

For those who don't want to wait, clean reinstall* of newest build (2.8.0.14) should fix the problem
* backup your saves, uninstall everything, delete PoE folder if it remained and install fresh build

I realize it's terribly inconvenient but it's the fastest solution until people are back in the office during normal working hours (it's already after midnight here)

hotfix is now up:
http://www.gog.com/forum/pillars_of_eternity/hotfix_for_saveload_problems_after_301_patch/post1

Saves were untouched, I guess it was caching / recalculating assets.
Anyway, glad to hear it worked.

From what I was told by Linux team, patch was issued only for the base game and DLCs received new installers.