How do I restart my game at the saved checkpoint?

[FroBodine]

I was in the middle of the first rat mission. I got to the checkpoint and saved the game. The game told me I could resume my game at this checkpoint.

So, I quit to the main menu, and loaded my saved game, but it restarted me back at the beginning of the rat mission!

How do I use the checkpoint system to resume my game that was saved at the checkpoint, please?

[Hero Lodge Dev]

The checkpoint system for the first campaign doesn't work if you leave the level and come back. To use the checkpoint you'd need to restart mission either through the escape menu or the game over screen.

Sorry for any confusion.

[FroBodine]

Thank you for the response, but I am still confused. I read what you wrote, but I still don't understand how to get back to my game after I saved at a checkpoint. Sorry for being dense, but I don't understand your response.

What is the point of a checkpoint if you can't quit the game and come back to that same point where the checkpoint saved? I'm confused.

[Hero Lodge Dev]

There are checkpoints for the first campaign so that if you lose a level (or lose a member of your team) and want to restart you don't have to replay the whole thing. They are there to make the game less punishing while you're learning the basic mechanics.

[FroBodine]

Oh, ok. I thought they were for saving your game during battles. So, there is no option to just save your game during a mission/battle? This is sorely needed in case we can't complete a full mission in one sitting due to real life things. Having to restart is a huge bummer.

Please let us at least save and quit during battles. It's not a save scum thing, it's a "respect the players time" thing. Saving during battles in turn-based combat games is very important.

[FroBodine]

Ok, I pressed ESC during that rat mission like you said I could, and it still didn't let me continue from my checkpoint. I restarted the mission from the ESC screen, like you said, but it still started over from the beginning.

This has got to be the most confusing checkpoint system I've ever used.

Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi!

[Hero Lodge Dev]

Checkpoints aren't saved when you exit a mission. You'd need to reach the checkpoint again before you can start at the checkpoint.
This is something I can (and will) change.
Keep in mind though as of right now checkpoints are only present in missions in the first campaign.

[FroBodine]

Thank you for the clarification.

Please just let us save and quit whenever we want in ALL campaigns. Not having an option to save your game during long missions is really frustrating. We all don't always have time to complete a full mission in one sitting. Please just let us save and quit at any time.