That is a new error and seeing how you managed to work things out, it seems to have been because of your settings, which is good for the game. I mean, it would be bad if there was a saving problem for everyone involved, though luckily you managed to fix it, so that is good. ^^
I am glad to welcome you as a Patreon. My Patreon is more slow moving overall I imagine as I am new at it, but the game will progress steadily with more content to present soon hopefully. I hope you will like future updates and thank you for your support! =D