Who stole my saved games..

JohnnyBlaze · 06-23-06, 12:02 PM

sorry about the topic, not really accusing anyone lol

In a previous post of mine in another thread I reported that I was engaging on a large convoy.
After my first attack, evading the DD's and plotting a new end round for my second attack I decided to save the game and exit patrol.

Now I was going to continue the pursuit, but I cant find the saves anymore.
I open my career and there's none of my saved games left.

I wonder what happenend? I havent changed any configs since.

I'm using the NYGM 2.0

any help would be appreciated

Immelman · 06-23-06, 01:16 PM

Did you accidentally load an earlier patrol save? I actually did that ones and lost all my progress. I can't think of anything else

Warden · 06-23-06, 02:21 PM

This has happened to me twice.

Warden · 06-23-06, 02:55 PM

Correction, it has now happened to me three times.

Warden · 06-23-06, 03:14 PM

I have now made a fascinating discovery, if I enter the my documents folder and then the SH3\data\cfg\Careers\ folders and rename the folder named for my career name my save games magically reappear. (Though of course my career name also changes)
Does anyone have any idea as to what is going on?

JohnnyBlaze · 06-23-06, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Warden

I have now made a fascinating discovery, if I enter the my documents folder and then the SH3\data\cfg\Careers\ folders and rename the folder named for my career name my save games magically reappear. (Though of course my career name also changes)
Does anyone have any idea as to what is going on?

So you're saying that If I rename my career folder inside my documents I can get my saves back?
And so you didnt make any changes for the game when you lost your saved games?

and for the other question, no I did not load a previous save game. I know that if you load a save game then the saves after that game are lost which is not the case here.
thanks for the thought anyway.

Think I need some help from the HARC CORE sub Kaleuns..

JScones · 06-23-06, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyBlaze

Think I need some help from the HARC CORE sub Kaleuns..

While you are waiting, try a search of this forum. There are MANY threads lamenting SH3's save game problems. It now seems to be one of the biggest frustrations to players. No fix for it, just player "workarounds".

Of course, going back a step, you did receive confirmation that the game had been saved? That is, did you see the "Game successfully saved" message? There's a little "quirk" in the save game process which requires you to press the SAVE button twice.

Warden · 06-24-06, 03:34 AM

I can't speak for JohnnyBlaze, but the last time I temporarily lost about 30 save games, so yes I'm pretty sure I really did save. Given the fact that I've now discovered a method to recover my saves this problem has (for me) gone from being problem number one to being utterly unimportant.

Warden · 06-24-06, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyBlaze

So you're saying that If I rename my career folder inside my documents I can get my saves back?

All I can say with certainty is that renaming the first subfolder in the My Documents\SH3\Data\cfg\Careers\ folder worked for me. Please let me know if it works for you as well.

JohnnyBlaze · 06-24-06, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by JScones

While you are waiting, try a search of this forum. There are MANY threads lamenting SH3's save game problems. It now seems to be one of the biggest frustrations to players. No fix for it, just player "workarounds".

I did try the search, but came up with too many unrelated threads.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JScones

Of course, going back a step, you did receive confirmation that the game had been saved? That is, did you see the "Game successfully saved" message? There's a little "quirk" in the save game process which requires you to press the SAVE button twice.

Yes I had the confirmation message sayin "game succesfully saved".

I would undestand that one of my saves got broken or lost, but all of them..?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warden

All I can say with certainty is that renaming the first subfolder in the My Documents\SH3\Data\cfg\Careers\ folder worked for me. Please let me know if it works for you as well.

Thanks Warden, for giving me some hope here. I'm definetly going to try out this method.

Seminole · 06-24-06, 09:50 AM

ALAAAAAAARRRRRRRMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

Yep...it happened to me to ...yesterday.

I was all set and primed to continue on a very enjoyable career I was beginning to become deeply involved in.

Much to my shock and chagrin my saves were all gone? I was too upset to even consider attempting to continue playing.

Could there be a virus in one of the mods that IS deleting them?

Hell's bells...I'm afraid to start another career now and feel that if I do it must be back to the out of the box version.

I figured it was something I had done...but then I come here and this is the first post I see....what is up with this?

...and no....I did not mistakenly load the very first save...I think I would have noticed that I had gone back in time....and I would have at least had one save left ....they are all gone...the saved patrols screen is a total blank.

JohnnyBlaze · 06-24-06, 11:30 AM

oh I feel your pain Seminole, but have the cure for it.

as Warden said earlier you can get your saves back.

I did what he said and I got all my saves back. Thanks to Warden dont have to start all over again. Thanks mate

just rename the first subfolder in the My Documents\SH3\Data\cfg\Careers\ folder to whatever you want and it should work.

Good luck buddy!

JScones · 06-24-06, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Hell's bells...I'm afraid to start another career now and feel that if I do it must be back to the out of the box version.

Actually, that wouldn't fix it. The problem exists in stock SH3.

The rename-career-folder approach is the well documented/common fix for the problem.

06-24-06, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyBlaze

Who stole my saved games..

I did.

And if you want to see them alive, meet me at the north-by-northwest corner of the park at midnight with a half-million in unmarked bills.

No cops, no press, or the Saves never see the light of day again.

JohnnyBlaze · 06-24-06, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBlaze

Who stole my saved games..

I did.

And if you want to see them alive, meet me at the north-by-northwest corner of the park at midnight with a half-million in unmarked bills.

No cops, no press, or the Saves never see the light of day again.

\

Nooo it was you!

Hey dude no funny business okay..
give em back to me now or I'm sure going to tip the british DD's about your position.
umm which park we where talking about?

06-23-06, 12:02 PM	#1
JohnnyBlaze Officer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 247 Downloads: 205 Uploads: 0	Who stole my saved games.. sorry about the topic, not really accusing anyone lol In a previous post of mine in another thread I reported that I was engaging on a large convoy. After my first attack, evading the DD's and plotting a new end round for my second attack I decided to save the game and exit patrol. Now I was going to continue the pursuit, but I cant find the saves anymore. I open my career and there's none of my saved games left. I wonder what happenend? I havent changed any configs since. I'm using the NYGM 2.0 any help would be appreciated

06-24-06, 09:50 AM	#11
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	*ALAAAAAAARRRRRRRMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!* Yep...it happened to me to ...yesterday. I was all set and primed to continue on a very enjoyable career I was beginning to become deeply involved in. Much to my shock and chagrin my saves were all gone? I was too upset to even consider attempting to continue playing. Could there be a virus in one of the mods that IS deleting them? Hell's bells...I'm afraid to start another career now and feel that if I do it must be back to the out of the box version. I figured it was something I had done...but then I come here and this is the first post I see....what is up with this? ...and no....I did not mistakenly load the very first save...I think I would have noticed that I had gone back in time....and I would have at least had one save left ....they are all gone...the saved patrols screen is a total blank. Last edited by Seminole; 06-24-06 at 09:55 AM.

06-24-06, 11:30 AM	#12
JohnnyBlaze Officer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 247 Downloads: 205 Uploads: 0	The cure oh I feel your pain Seminole, but have the cure for it. as Warden said earlier you can get your saves back. I did what he said and I got all my saves back. Thanks to Warden dont have to start all over again. Thanks mate just rename the first subfolder in the My Documents\SH3\Data\cfg\Careers\ folder to whatever you want and it should work. Good luck buddy!

06-23-06, 01:16 PM	#2
Immelman Sparky Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 150 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Did you accidentally load an earlier patrol save? I actually did that ones and lost all my progress. I can't think of anything else

06-23-06, 02:21 PM	#3
Warden Watch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	This has happened to me twice.

06-23-06, 02:55 PM	#4
Warden Watch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Correction, it has now happened to me three times.

06-23-06, 03:14 PM	#5
Warden Watch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I have now made a fascinating discovery, if I enter the my documents folder and then the SH3\data\cfg\Careers\ folders and rename the folder named for my career name my save games magically reappear. (Though of course my career name also changes) Does anyone have any idea as to what is going on?

06-24-06, 03:34 AM	#8
Warden Watch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I can't speak for JohnnyBlaze, but the last time I temporarily lost about 30 save games, so yes I'm pretty sure I really did save. Given the fact that I've now discovered a method to recover my saves this problem has (for me) gone from being problem number one to being utterly unimportant.