Overwriting Saves a no-no ?

THE_MASK · 03-31-08, 04:33 PM

I have overwriten saves since SH4 came out and have never had a single problem . I save as sober , then i delete my (while entering port) and (while leaving port) saves because there is no going back LOL .

DrBeast · 04-01-08, 08:01 AM

No problem with overwriting saves, either. I use different saves per mission for different phases of a patrol - first save is used for when I'm en route from the harbor to my first assignment, I have an "On The Hunt" save which is used when I'm patrolling an area in search of prey, a "Contact!" save when I spot said prey, a save for when the encounter is over and I'm distanced from the scene of the crime and don't have any contacts, and a last save for the trip home. I overwrite those saves every time the criterion for saving in the particular "slot" is met, and I'm ALWAYS surfaced. "Why so many saves?", might you ask. Simple: my old rig was prone to CTDs, and the power grid in Greece is not the most reliable in the world.

Soundman, do yourself and your PC a HUGE favor and ditch Vista!

Syxx_Killer · 04-01-08, 08:23 AM

I overwrite saves all the time. I just have two saves - an in base save and at sea save. I thought about having more types of saves, but with just the one at sea save that I overwrite it assures me that I really have just one shot at whatever I'm doing. If I knew that the game would run CTD free the entire patrol, I probably wouldn't have any saves (unless I have to exit the game).

04-01-08, 08:01 AM	#2
DrBeast The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Somewhere Out In Space Posts: 1,408 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	No problem with overwriting saves, either. I use different saves per mission for different phases of a patrol - first save is used for when I'm en route from the harbor to my first assignment, I have an "On The Hunt" save which is used when I'm patrolling an area in search of prey, a "Contact!" save when I spot said prey, a save for when the encounter is over and I'm distanced from the scene of the crime and don't have any contacts, and a last save for the trip home. I overwrite those saves every time the criterion for saving in the particular "slot" is met, and I'm ALWAYS surfaced. "Why so many saves?", might you ask. Simple: my old rig was prone to CTDs, and the power grid in Greece is not the most reliable in the world. Soundman, do yourself and your PC a HUGE favor and ditch Vista! __________________ Let the Beast inside you free!

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03-31-08, 04:33 PM	#1
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	I have overwriten saves since SH4 came out and have never had a single problem . I save as sober , then i delete my (while entering port) and (while leaving port) saves because there is no going back LOL .

04-01-08, 08:23 AM	#3
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I overwrite saves all the time. I just have two saves - an in base save and at sea save. I thought about having more types of saves, but with just the one at sea save that I overwrite it assures me that I really have just one shot at whatever I'm doing. If I knew that the game would run CTD free the entire patrol, I probably wouldn't have any saves (unless I have to exit the game).