how to save games

ridgewayranger · 10-02-07, 12:02 PM

Hi Everyone,
Can anyone tell me how games are saved? All I get are the autosave files. When I try to save I lose the game. Do I need to save when I return to base or is autosave enough? I got back after a good patrol (by my standards as a learner) then , after refuelling etc, clicked save. Next time I loaded I was back to square one.
RR.

TDK1044 · 10-02-07, 12:20 PM

I rotate the same two saves at sea, overwriting each time. So I'll save a game called TDK1 and then about five minutes later save TDK2. Five minutes later TDK1 again and so on. I rotate and save frequently. I have never had a corrupt save in either SH3 or SH4 doing it this way. The one time I had a power outage, I was able to reload my last save and I only lost a few minutes of game time. I also save in the office prior to a mission.

banjo · 10-02-07, 05:11 PM

You need to enter a name to save under--like your name or
TM 1, etc. Then you click on what you have entered and then click Save.

THE_MASK · 10-02-07, 05:36 PM

Press esc or that red bit above the TC number to take you to the save page . Type in a save name . Press save . Then press resume patrol . Do not have replay ticked at any stage ever. When you save again just press save . It will ask do you want to overwrite . Say yes then press resume patrol . Save only while in 1 TC , on the surface with radar off and no sightings or contacts of any kind . That is all .

Go4It · 10-02-07, 10:56 PM

I save at any time an find no ill effects, I just don't tic the replay option. I've never turned off radar an even saved while being hunted by DD an re-started game with no problem. One thing I do is delete the replay.tmp an save.tmp, there only needed while game is running or if you ticked the reply option b4 you start ur career.

ridgewayranger · 10-03-07, 11:16 AM

Hi Guys,
Sorry to keep on but none of the replies actually helps me to save a game. When I click Esc Save I get a panel headed
Save games. It has autosaves and nothing else. No way can I type in a name, then save the game, as we did in SH3. Is there somewhere that I can disable this Autosave facility and decide for myself?
R.R.

ridgewayranger · 10-03-07, 11:49 AM

Okay, so I'm a member of the slow learners association. Just noticed a tiny hyphen under the Save Panel and YES, when I type there it works, so thanks for all your efforts and sorry for wasting forum time and space!!!
RR

10-02-07, 12:02 PM	#1
ridgewayranger Frogman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ipswich, England Posts: 302 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	how to save games Hi Everyone, Can anyone tell me how games are saved? All I get are the autosave files. When I try to save I lose the game. Do I need to save when I return to base or is autosave enough? I got back after a good patrol (by my standards as a learner) then , after refuelling etc, clicked save. Next time I loaded I was back to square one. RR.

10-03-07, 11:16 AM	#6
ridgewayranger Frogman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ipswich, England Posts: 302 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	Still cannot save games. Hi Guys, Sorry to keep on but none of the replies actually helps me to save a game. When I click Esc Save I get a panel headed Save games. It has autosaves and nothing else. No way can I type in a name, then save the game, as we did in SH3. Is there somewhere that I can disable this Autosave facility and decide for myself? R.R.

10-03-07, 11:49 AM	#7
ridgewayranger Frogman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ipswich, England Posts: 302 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	Saving my game Okay, so I'm a member of the slow learners association. Just noticed a tiny hyphen under the Save Panel and YES, when I type there it works, so thanks for all your efforts and sorry for wasting forum time and space!!! RR

10-02-07, 12:20 PM	#2
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I rotate the same two saves at sea, overwriting each time. So I'll save a game called TDK1 and then about five minutes later save TDK2. Five minutes later TDK1 again and so on. I rotate and save frequently. I have never had a corrupt save in either SH3 or SH4 doing it this way. The one time I had a power outage, I was able to reload my last save and I only lost a few minutes of game time. I also save in the office prior to a mission.

10-02-07, 05:11 PM	#3
banjo Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 762 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	You need to enter a name to save under--like your name or TM 1, etc. Then you click on what you have entered and then click Save.

10-02-07, 05:36 PM	#4
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Press esc or that red bit above the TC number to take you to the save page . Type in a save name . Press save . Then press resume patrol . Do not have replay ticked at any stage ever. When you save again just press save . It will ask do you want to overwrite . Say yes then press resume patrol . Save only while in 1 TC , on the surface with radar off and no sightings or contacts of any kind . That is all .

10-02-07, 10:56 PM	#5
Go4It Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South of Buffalo N.Y. USA Posts: 209 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I save at any time an find no ill effects, I just don't tic the replay option. I've never turned off radar an even saved while being hunted by DD an re-started game with no problem. One thing I do is delete the replay.tmp an save.tmp, there only needed while game is running or if you ticked the reply option b4 you start ur career.