As far as I can tell this happens any time you're in the evolution screen and about to pick which new slots to give Cogmind.
To reproduce:
- Start a game and run to the nearest main exit to the next level (I found it easiest to strip to core for this part and hover, but I don't think it matters)
- Take stairs, the evolution screen will appear
- Alt-tab the game, then in the Windows taskbar right click Cogmind, click close
- The game will make the shutdown noise & close
- Reload the game
At this point Cogmind will spawn at the stairs in the previous level just before you went to the evolve screen. This is fine, however, now if you take the stairs again, it sends Cogmind to the next level without allowing you to choose new slots. You can continue to play the game as normal but those 2 slots appear to be gone forever.
To reproduce:
- Start a game and run to the nearest main exit to the next level (I found it easiest to strip to core for this part and hover, but I don't think it matters)
- Take stairs, the evolution screen will appear
- Alt-tab the game, then in the Windows taskbar right click Cogmind, click close
- The game will make the shutdown noise & close
- Reload the game
At this point Cogmind will spawn at the stairs in the previous level just before you went to the evolve screen. This is fine, however, now if you take the stairs again, it sends Cogmind to the next level without allowing you to choose new slots. You can continue to play the game as normal but those 2 slots appear to be gone forever.