u/Hot-Difference-9470

▲ 1 r/RenPy

Won't boot just this (already deleted persistent and saves) How do I fix it

```

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:

Exception: Could not load the game. Perhaps the script changed in an incompatible way.

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "renpy/common/_layout/screen_main_menu.rpym", line 28, in script

python hide:

File "renpy/ast.py", line 1187, in execute

renpy.python.py_exec_bytecode(self.code.bytecode, self.hide, store=self.store)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/python.py", line 1273, in py_exec_bytecode

exec(bytecode, globals, locals)

~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/common/_layout/screen_main_menu.rpym", line 28, in <module>

python hide:

File "renpy/common/_layout/screen_main_menu.rpym", line 35, in _execute_python_hide

ui.interact()

~~~~~~~~~~~^^

File "renpy/ui.py", line 306, in interact

rv = renpy.game.interface.interact(roll_forward=roll_forward, **kwargs)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/core.py", line 2154, in interact

repeat, rv = self.interact_core(

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^

preloads=preloads,

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

...<4 lines>...

**kwargs,

^^^^^^^^^

)

^

File "renpy/display/core.py", line 3248, in interact_core

rv = root_widget.event(ev, x, y, 0)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 1281, in event

rv = i.event(ev, x - xo, y - yo, cst)

~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 1281, in event

rv = i.event(ev, x - xo, y - yo, cst)

~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 1281, in event

rv = i.event(ev, x - xo, y - yo, cst)

~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/screen.py", line 805, in event

rv = self.child.event(ev, x, y, st)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 1281, in event

rv = i.event(ev, x - xo, y - yo, cst)

~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 1510, in event

rv = super(Window, self).event(ev, x, y, st)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 273, in event

rv = d.event(ev, x - xo, y - yo, st)

~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 1281, in event

rv = i.event(ev, x - xo, y - yo, cst)

~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 1510, in event

rv = super(Window, self).event(ev, x, y, st)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 273, in event

rv = d.event(ev, x - xo, y - yo, st)

~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 1281, in event

rv = i.event(ev, x - xo, y - yo, cst)

~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 273, in event

rv = d.event(ev, x - xo, y - yo, st)

~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/behavior.py", line 1185, in event

return handle_click(self.clicked)

~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/behavior.py", line 1107, in handle_click

rv = run(action)

~~~^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/display/behavior.py", line 411, in run

return action(*args, **kwargs)

~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/common/00action_file.rpy", line 499, in __call__

renpy.load(fn)

~~~~~~~~~~^^^^

File "renpy/loadsave.py", line 638, in load

log.unfreeze(roots, label="_after_load")

~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "renpy/rollback.py", line 1099, in unfreeze

raise Exception("Could not load the game. Perhaps the script changed in an incompatible way.")

Exception: Could not load the game. Perhaps the script changed in an incompatible way.

Linux-6.17.0-35-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39 x86_64

Ren'Py 8.5.2.26010301

That ending 1.02

Sun Jul 5 22:49:38 2026

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