Duplicate current pilot profile

Keitarooo · Post by **Keitarooo** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:29 pm

Is it possible to duplicate my current pilot profile ? (like a "save as" in another slot, when saving).

I wanna keep my progress but experiment different things and don't want to start over.

Thx for your help

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:34 pm

Press ESC and then Save the profile to another slot.

Same name will be used. To change that, do it when selecting a profile.

[Edited on 2015-11-9 by SeeJay]

Keitarooo · Post by **Keitarooo** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:42 pm

Thank you SeeJay, I'll try it !

Does it works in MP too ?

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:43 pm

Yes, it works in MP. When you "clone" yourself, you'll then be playing the clone.

Keitarooo · Post by **Keitarooo** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:48 pm

Ok ty guys. I'll make an army of myself...

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:56 pm

Keep in mind, your army doesn't share reputation or credits. So, if you go back to your original profile later on, nothing you accomplished as a clone will count.

PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:34 pm

you can also do it in Windows Explorer by going to the evochron mercenary folder and making a copy of the pilot profile there and then renaming it +1.
Example
pilot0.sw = Pilot Profile 1
pilot1.sw = Pilot Profile 2

To make a copy of Profile 2 highlight pilot1.sw and right-click and choose Copy.
Then out to the side in the flelist right-click and choose Paste and there will be put:
Copy of pilot1.sw

Rename the above to pilot2.sw and when you run EM you will see a new Pilot Profile 3 with the same pilot name as whatever you had named Profile 2. You can then rename that pilot in EM if you want using the Re Name button.

I generally us ths method so that I can have backups of a pilot profile in case some glitch messes up something inthe profile - but hopefully with this last update the bug I'm thinking of has been fixed - it seems to be.
But backups are good to have in any event.

Keitarooo · Post by **Keitarooo** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:26 am

@Marvin
Yes I got that, no problem.

@PaulB
I was backuping the pilot profile (I'm paranoid about save file being corrupted later), but I never thought of duplicating, incrementing the number. Good idea, ty !