Why would they design it like that?

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by thebigJ_A

The save files are still in my Documents folder, but neither Commander nor the game know they exist.

If that's the case, try renaming them (by adding a digit at the end of the filename) and then reload the game. If you get lucky (and the game recognizes them), you can back up the save folder and then revert the names back.

Good luck!