(0.50.01) Theme Selection Does Not Stick

[SirChaos1]

Prerequisites and Pre-Issue Checklist

• [X] I'm reporting the issue to the correct repository:

• MegaMek

• MegaMekLab

• MekHQ

• [X] I've tested the issue against at least the latest MILESTONE version

• [X] I've asked on the MegaMek Discord about the error

• [X] I've reviewed the BattleTech rules and MekHQ documentation, and I've confirmed that something isn't working as intended.

• [X] I've searched the Github tracker and haven't found the issue listed

Severity *

Low (Minor/Nuisance): Minor glitches or cosmetic issues that don’t affect gameplay and occur rarely.

Brief Description *

Starting with the 0.50.01 snapshot, MHQ always starts up in the FlatDarcula theme, even if another theme is selected. The theme selection menu still shows the correct theme (in my case FlatLight) selected, though.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start up MHQ
2. Select a light theme
3. Exit MHQ
4. Start up MHQ again

Operating System *

Windows 10

Java Version *

Java 17

MekHQ Suite Version *

Free Text (type manually)

Custom MekHQ Version

0.50.01

Attach Files

No response

Final Checklist

• [X] I've checked to make sure that this issue has not already been filed
• [X] I'm reporting only one issue in this ticket for clarity and focus

[SirChaos1]

Update: Now that´s I´ve played a campaign for a couple of hours (and a couple of months of in-game time), the theme selection does stick, for some reason. So, problem solved for now.

[IllianiCBT]

So, I don't believe the theme will save if the client is terminated, rather than closed normally. I know I've been caught out by that a few times. Is it possible that's what's happened here?

[cmpederson]

I have been playing 50.1 since release and my theme selection does not stick even after hours of use. Whenever I restart it will show that Light is the theme selected but the appearance is one of the darker themes.

[SirChaos1]

I have no idea what exactly made the difference that one time where the selection stuck, and I don´t really want to experiment because I´d hate to be stuck with a dark theme again.

I know that, the times before the selection stuck, I did not advance time on the campaign - so maybe the weekly autosave has something to do with it?

@cmpederson that´s exactly what it looked like for me, too.

@IllianiCBT by "terminate" you mean close it by clicking on the X in the upper right corner instead of using the Exit item in the File menu? I´ve always closed MHQ with the X, pretty much since version 0.1.8 when I started using MHQ, and it never had any impact on theme selection sticking.

[cmpederson]

Here is my save and customs.

CMP-customs.zip Autosave-1-The Frostborn-30250612.cpnx.gz