Career saves.

Mork_417 · 02-23-13, 01:54 PM

So, i'm about to start my 11th patrol on my career. I have a ton of saves, like 70-something or another on this one career. Is there a way to clean some of these off? Or, are they vital to the career?

Just wondering, thanks!

u crank · 02-23-13, 03:07 PM

As the warning says on that page, deleting anything previous to your current save will also delete all that comes after it. Found that out the hard way.

Jimbuna · 02-23-13, 03:55 PM

Isn't it the case that deleting a save only deletes those before it?

Mork_417 · 02-23-13, 06:40 PM

As U-Crank stated, it says anything after. Which is why i was asking, hoping there was a trick to it. I made a backup of my career, and then tried to delete an earlier save. By doing that it deleted all of the ones after it, including my current save. I had to restore the files.

Doesn't make sense why it is done this way. At least not to me.

HW3 · 02-23-13, 08:00 PM

My guess would be it has to keep them in order to keep all the totals of your career stats up to date/correct. If it let you delete several saves with sinkings in them, to the sim, it would be like they never happened.

BossMark · 02-24-13, 02:54 AM

Think it would be best to keep them for the reason HW3 says.

Mork_417 · 02-25-13, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HW3

My guess would be it has to keep them in order to keep all the totals of your career stats up to date/correct. If it let you delete several saves with sinkings in them, to the sim, it would be like they never happened.

That makes sense.

Thanks guys!

mj3437 · 03-01-13, 02:02 AM

Where are these saves located and how much space on a HDD do they require? Just curious as my "game" drive is quite full

MJ

Feuer Frei! · 03-01-13, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mj3437

Where are these saves located and how much space on a HDD do they require? Just curious as my "game" drive is quite full

MJ

C:\Users\Username\MyDocuments\SH3\data\cfg\careers

I have 3 careers going presently and all of them take up 5mb! So not much.

mj3437 · 03-02-13, 11:06 AM

That's good to know. I won't worry about it now.
MJ

Pisces · 03-02-13, 03:30 PM

It really depends on how many saves you make, and how many patrols you made. The data per save starts small, but at the end of the patrol mine usually are more than a megabyte per save.

Of course your mileage may vary with mods or not. Mine is GWX3

Jimbuna · 03-02-13, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pisces

It really depends on how many saves you make, and how many patrols you made. The data per save starts small, but at the end of the patrol mine usually are more than a megabyte per save.

Of course your mileage may vary with mods or not. Mine is GWX3

Precisely...saves tend to be exponential.

Mork_417 · 03-05-13, 03:01 AM

I got plenty of room, not worried about that one myself. However, i tend to be a bit of a neat freak sometimes, and just wanted my save screen to look, not so cluttered.

Wreford-Brown · 03-05-13, 03:38 AM

You can delete anything prior to your last save with no effect on the game as long as you keep the file called 'career.cfg' (it's the only file in your savegames folder with a unique name). It's that file that keeps track of all of your patrols - open it up with notepad and it'll give you all the information you need. I believe it's also this file that SH3 Cmmander reads for the realistic ship information.

I run over 15 careers to help me with testing new mods (two for each year plus a few 'play' careers) and when I want to clean up I keep the last three savegames and delete the rest.

I recommend you back up before messing with the careers folder... just in case!

Mork_417 · 03-05-13, 03:46 AM

I will have to give that a go, as I have a good backup. Thanks WB!

02-23-13, 01:54 PM	#1
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 850 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	Career saves. So, i'm about to start my 11th patrol on my career. I have a ton of saves, like 70-something or another on this one career. Is there a way to clean some of these off? Or, are they vital to the career? Just wondering, thanks! __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)

02-23-13, 03:07 PM	#2
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,569 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	As the warning says on that page, deleting anything previous to your current save will also delete all that comes after it. Found that out the hard way. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

02-23-13, 03:55 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,900 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Isn't it the case that deleting a save only deletes those before it? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

02-23-13, 06:40 PM	#4
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 850 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	As U-Crank stated, it says anything after. Which is why i was asking, hoping there was a trick to it. I made a backup of my career, and then tried to delete an earlier save. By doing that it deleted all of the ones after it, including my current save. I had to restore the files. Doesn't make sense why it is done this way. At least not to me. __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)

02-23-13, 08:00 PM	#5
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,457 Downloads: 453 Uploads: 0	My guess would be it has to keep them in order to keep all the totals of your career stats up to date/correct. If it let you delete several saves with sinkings in them, to the sim, it would be like they never happened. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

02-24-13, 02:54 AM	#6
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Think it would be best to keep them for the reason HW3 says. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

03-01-13, 02:02 AM	#8
mj3437 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Where are these saves located and how much space on a HDD do they require? Just curious as my "game" drive is quite full MJ

03-02-13, 11:06 AM	#10
mj3437 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	That's good to know. I won't worry about it now. MJ

03-02-13, 03:30 PM	#11
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,892 Downloads: 303 Uploads: 0	It really depends on how many saves you make, and how many patrols you made. The data per save starts small, but at the end of the patrol mine usually are more than a megabyte per save. Of course your mileage may vary with mods or not. Mine is GWX3

03-05-13, 03:01 AM	#13
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 850 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	I got plenty of room, not worried about that one myself. However, i tend to be a bit of a neat freak sometimes, and just wanted my save screen to look, not so cluttered. __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)

03-05-13, 03:38 AM	#14
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	You can delete anything prior to your last save with no effect on the game as long as you keep the file called 'career.cfg' (it's the only file in your savegames folder with a unique name). It's that file that keeps track of all of your patrols - open it up with notepad and it'll give you all the information you need. I believe it's also this file that SH3 Cmmander reads for the realistic ship information. I run over 15 careers to help me with testing new mods (two for each year plus a few 'play' careers) and when I want to clean up I keep the last three savegames and delete the rest. I recommend you back up before messing with the careers folder... just in case! __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...

03-05-13, 03:46 AM	#15
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 850 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	I will have to give that a go, as I have a good backup. Thanks WB! __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)