Deprecated version after final patch (patch 8)

[Xstar]

i am getting a message when attempting to load my honor mode save titled "Deprecated version" as far as i understand it this means the version the save was made on is no longer valid, however my other saves are unaffected.

- no cloud saves in use.

Does anyone know how to "update" the version of a save file.

[Hyena]

Same issue :(

[★REM★]

Patch 8 did depracate any save created before.
The only, soluzion is you to not update, or downgrade the game to patch 7.


Right click the game -> propreties -> beta -> select patch 7

Voilà, enjoy your patch 7 save.

[Wake]

Originally posted by ★REM★:

Patch 8 did depracate any save created before.
The only, soluzion is you to not update, or downgrade the game to patch 7.


Right click the game -> propreties -> beta -> select patch 7

Voilà, enjoy your patch 7 save.

That is not true at all, I upgraded my patch #7 save file to patch #8 after getting rid of almost all mods (only 3 mods - namely "Waypoint Inside Emerald Grove" + its dependencies "Mod Configuration Menu" and "Volition Cabinet" - were the only ones I couldn't get rid of because then the savegame wouldn't load but after patching it would still load with the mods active normally).

Even more so debunking that claim is the fact that savegames from August 2023 downloaded via Nexusmods (which I used for testing purposes a few times) load in patch #8 perfectly fine.


There seems to be an issue with some saves sometimes though which causes the "Deprecated version"-message and I've come across two ways you could try to remedy it:

One of my honor mode save faces the exact same issue, graying out and showing "deprecated version". I suspect it is caused by me turning off my PC when the game autosaves before exit. I managed to fix it with the following steps:

1. Turn off Steam Cloud Save
2. Backup everything under Under C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\Public
3. Delete C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3
4. Restart the game (and accept the Terms of Use and complete the gamma settings)
5. Turn off the game and paste the previously backuped saves and agree to overwrite any conflict files.
6. Start the game and all Honor mode saves came back. (Also noticed some random old quick saves files from other battles didn't come back.)
7. Re-enable Steam Cloud Save again.

or

There is a response from Larian:
"If you have steam cloud sync activated, please turn it off, the locate your save files in the 'C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\Public\Savegames\Story', and save them in another folder where you can find them easily.

Proceed to launch Baldur's Gate 3, and it should act like it's your first time opening the game. Close the game, and re-enable the steam cloud and then open the game again and let the steam cloud saves load again."

Which basically amounts to almost the same, just one is getting the saves back from the cloud (which the OP doesn't seem to have) and the other one is copy-pasting them back manually.

Can't see how patching down to #7 could help since it's somehow corrupted and should load fine in patch #8 if it were normal.

[★REM★]

Originally posted by Wake:

That is not true at all

Weird than, because there is a specific patch 7 in beta options to allow those with old saves to get going, and i had the deprecated saves of patch 7 too.

Might be some mod that created the situation then? not sure.

[Wake]

Originally posted by ★REM★:

Originally posted by Wake:

That is not true at all

Weird than, because there is a specific patch 7 in beta options to allow those with old saves to get going, and i had the deprecated saves of patch 7 too.

Might be some mod that created the situation then? not sure.

The old branch to stay on patch #7 ensures that runs which use outdated mods (or never got an update even) or ones that break with patch #8 could be completed.

De-modding your game completely before patching can be a bit of a hassle, sometimes stuff like "Mod Uninstaller" helps with deleting every added item/condition (otherwise the save won't load if the mod in question is missing) but there's other instances where removing a mod seemingly always stops the save from loading correctly (as was the case with the Waypoint-mod for me), so it's no surprise not everyone wants to go through that process and Larian at least offers an alternative to finish your current playthrough.

[Mormacil]

Originally posted by ★REM★:

Patch 8 did depracate any save created before.
The only, soluzion is you to not update, or downgrade the game to patch 7.


Right click the game -> propreties -> beta -> select patch 7

Voilà, enjoy your patch 7 save.

Weird, that doesn't seem true at all. I've easily loaded four older characters with zero issues. Some hadn't been used since patch 5.

[wtiger27]

This is a mod related issue. If you don't use mods and never have, your old saves should work flawlessly. Mine have. After every single patch since launch.