Saved profiles not loading - Problem Fixed

Marcellus · Post by **Marcellus** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:53 am

I updated to the current version and found that my saved profiles were not showing on the pilot manager. I checked the install folder and it shows the saved pilot files there, pilot 1, 2, 3 etc but when I load the game, it doesn't display. I originally installed the game on my c:/ drive and worked fine there even prompted me for new updates, but didn't after the current version and when I moved my install folder to d drive. It also asked me to load my reference ID key info which I did, and then after that, pilot manager unable to load my saves.

[Edited on 2-9-2016 by Marvin]

matchbox2022 · Post by **matchbox2022** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:18 am

Did you try renaming one at a time to pilot0? then checking the very top of your list?

MiaZ · Post by **MiaZ** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:21 am

When you moved the install folder to d drive. did you leave the C:\\sw3dg\\EvochronLegacy folder or move that too?
Unless things have changed since EM the saves will be need to be in the C:drive sw3dg folders legacy
Moving them might mean the game cant find them anymore.

[Edited on 2-7-2016 by MiaZ]

Marcellus · Post by **Marcellus** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:29 am

I moved the legacy folder to the d drive yes, but the save profiles still show on the install folder. Are there any solutions?

[Edited on 2-7-2016 by Marcellus]

MiaZ · Post by **MiaZ** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:34 pm

From post: 184726, Topic: tid=12405, author=Marcellus wrote:I moved the legacy folder to the d drive yes, but the save profiles still show on the install folder. Are there any solutions?

[Edited on 2-7-2016 by Marcellus]

sorry, I'm alittle confused by the wording.
You moved the folder from the default location or did you copied the folder to a new location and keep the the old install in place?

If there is still the old install folder there at its default location, then your problem is something I know nothing about.

Maybe I should leave this for Vice to sort out.

[Edited on 2-7-2016 by MiaZ]

Marcellus · Post by **Marcellus** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 1:44 pm

From post: 184735, Topic: tid=12405, author=MiaZ wrote:
From post: 184726, Topic: tid=12405, author=Marcellus wrote:I moved the legacy folder to the d drive yes, but the save profiles still show on the install folder. Are there any solutions?

[Edited on 2-7-2016 by Marcellus]
sorry, I'm alittle confused by the wording.
You moved the folder from the default location or did you copied the folder to a new location and keep the the old install in place?

If there is still the old install folder there at its default location, then your problem is something I know nothing about.

Maybe I should leave this for Vice to sort out.

[Edited on 2-7-2016 by MiaZ]

I moved the folder from the default location on c:/ drive via copy and paste yet it left a backup sw3dg game folder with some files after it moved to d:/ drive.

Radikal · Post by **Radikal** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 2:38 pm

Here are the instructions for what you want to do:

To change the save data folder where the game stores settings and profiles, create a text file in the game's new location you want (in the game's folder where you installed the game and where the EvochronLegacy.exe file is located) named savedir.txt and in the first line, put the drive and folder location. The game automatically adds the \\sw3dg and the \\EvochronLegacy folder names, so you only need to list the drive and folders that come before those.

For example, if you just move the \\sw3dg\\EvochronLegacy folder group (both \\sw3dg and \\EvochronLegacy) from C to D, your savedir.txt file would have this in the first line:

d:\\

With nothing else after it. The game will add the \\sw3dg and \\EvochronLegacy folder names and use the new location.

I did the same thing (moved from C to D drive) and totally freaked out.

[Edited on 2-7-2016 by Radikal]

Marcellus · Post by **Marcellus** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:09 pm

Alright got the saved profiles back, the tip worked Radikal thank you.

MiaZ · Post by **MiaZ** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:22 am

Yea I have EL currently installed on other driver too, but all my save game files are still read and saved to the C drive
I never needed to worry about the savedir.txt.

Marcellus · Post by **Marcellus** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 1:27 am

Apologies for putting this thread on general discussion instead of technical.

Post by **Vice** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 1:36 am

No apology necessary. This kind of thing can help others in the main Evochron forum since it's not really a technical issue with the game, but just a configuration issue (and there's already a help thread in the technical support forum for managing save games and changing the storage location).

Misunderstood Wookie · Mon Feb 08, 2016 2:55 pm

The saves are stored in the root of C:/ moving them means it won't find them. quite possible that moving the game to D:\\ this happened as it expects them to be there and they are not.

There is a work around for this made by the community which SeeJay has hosted here http://evochron2.junholt.se (it is under legacy/guides section) will let you define your own save-game location, personally I would put it into "Documents\\mygames\\Evochron Legacy] the method used to make this change is persistent and so you could move your game anywhere you want it will always know where the saves are. I don't know why they are not already there myself either but I am sure there is a reason.

[Edited on 2/8/2016 by Misunderstood Wookie]

Radikal · Post by **Radikal** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:42 am

Apparently this topic needs a "fixed" edited into the title.