Hi Theillist1, welcome to the forums,
Thank you for reporting this issue to us. I’m sorry to hear this has happened with your save.
Please let me know:
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Do you recall what you did the last time you saved before you noticed this change in settings?
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Please share details of what you used to save and if it was on your base island or elsewhere.
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How many in-game days have you played on this save?
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Did you change any settings for this save slot?
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Did you create or change anything about an offline save in the same slot?
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Do you play solo online or have you had a player 2 join you at any stage (especially before this issue occurred) - if you have played with a player 2, have they ever saved the game for you?
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Did you notice any other issues occuring in the game around the same time this occurred?
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What prompted your realization that the settings had changed?
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Have any of your other save slots been affected by setting changes from what you can tell?
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Did any of your other save slots have the settings your slot 4 was changed to?
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Have you changed anything about your console or PS4 profiles settings recently such as language or Gamertag? (likely not related, but good to know for the team when investigating)
I completely understand how frustrating this issue is to have you desired gameplay mode switched like this and understand you not wanting to play on normal mode. I unfortunately do not have any workaround suggestions at the moment beyond what you’ve already tried - thank you also for letting me know what you did try.
I believe the team may also wish to have a look at your save files if that’s possible? Best to have as much data as possible but I will highlight for them that online-slot 4 is where the issue occured. Generally they do not fix and return individual files but your save may provide a clue as to what caused this and help them investigate a possible community fix.
If you’re happy to share a copy of your saves, the instructions can be found here: [Save File Request]