Save at any time OR ON EXIT. PLEASE.

[ItsMeBeech]

Guys. It's 2025 now. (This post is 3 years old wow) We should not have to go to sleep in order to save a game. This makes me rage. Either autosave on exit and continue where we left off or a manual save button is all I ask for. I hate the never-ending trend of only save when you sleep at the end of a day. Please, please, please.

[Isaphiel]

I agree. Story of Season managed to implement it. I see no reason why almost every farming sim uses this outdated system.

[Supgad]

Since everyone likes to make direct comparisons to Stardew Valley: the modding community for that game also managed to put together a mod that allows players to save anywhere, at any time. I used it extensively, without issue.

Day-end sleep saving is so antiquated and aggravating. Sometimes, you need to step away, and in those cases you can either prematurely end your game day, or forfeit any progress you’ve made for that game day.

Silliness. Saving on demand is definitely something that should be heavily considered, I agree.

[Lexahkiin]

+1 amen to that

[The_K00lDude]

Yes please, some of use have lives XD

[enaykin]

I also apparently just lost 5 days of in-game time. I left the game at 5 or 6th day of spring last night and booted up the game to find I'm now at day 2 of spring. Please let us save our own games! The auto save function clearly is bugged.

[wyldfae28]

Could not agree more. I've been searching for the save button and then realized there is none. Usually you can at least Escape and then be offered a save. Nope. Sometimes you can't finish a day before you have to make dinner. This is something that needs fixing.

[Poltergeist]

+1

[GOobERdOod]

+1

[SQQisMommy]

+1

[Dr.Zoidberg]

+1

[MLink]

I really don't care about saving any time or only after sleep I'm fine with both but I see why some devs do that, I've played a lot of SoS games and if you save at any time the game becomes too easy because you can just save at any time and then load if you do something wrong, there is no punishment for your actions or choices. if you pass out you just load, if you die, you just load, if you choose the wrong choice during a dialogue, you just load. But like I said I really don't care.

[竹筆]

Originally posted by MLink:

I really don't care about saving any time or only after sleep I'm fine with both but I see why some devs do that, I've played a lot of SoS games and if you save at any time the game becomes too easy because you can just save at any time and then load if you do something wrong, there is no punishment for your actions or choices. if you pass out you just load, if you die, you just load, if you choose the wrong choice during a dialogue, you just load. But like I said I really don't care.

True, but that's the same with every game. Ultimately it's up to the player to use things like the save system as they see fit. Some people save scum, some don't. Doesn't mean the functionality shouldn't be there. Especially since avoiding consequences is not the primary function of manual saves, it's about giving players control over when to end their gaming session. Let's say I order food and play a bit before it arrives. As it is now I'd either have to go to bed ingame early, thus wasting the ingame day, or lose whatever progress I already made that ingame day. With manual saves, I'd just save and pick back up where I left off after my meal.

[NightOwl87]

Agreed

[Kenken]

Manual saves are so good! Gives me way more freedom to play when i want vs when i have an hour to sink in.

[mike]

+1