Regarding cross-update save compatibility: Do I need to protect my game?

[Der Liebe Frankie]

Given this is an EA title, I expect the game will be going through a lot of updates, and there will be this looming horror that for any given update I might discover that I can't keep playing the current game I'm on.

So... how do I freeze the version I'm playing today, bugs and all, so that I can at least try to play that one game as long as possible?

I don't see any beta that I could freeze the game to, and there is no option for NOT updating the game, so right now I don't see a way to do this. In other games I think I've just picked a beta and played that specific version for months and months - I had no desire to get the latest version because I knew it would break the game I was playing, and finishing the specific game I was playing was more enjoyable than finding out any new features the devs might have added. I'm a slow player, and I don't like feeling rushed either.

Thanks!

[WordCobbler]

It's a bit fiddly, but if you manage the properties for the game and set it to only update when you play. You need to set Steam to offline mode before you press to play the game. It will say Update, but because it is offline it will then start the current version of the game that you have. You can reconnect Steam once the game has loaded and yes, unfortunately you do need to pop to offline mode every time you want to load up, but this is the only way I know of to get around updating a game. I found this for another early access title a while back.

[Der Liebe Frankie]

Originally posted by WordCobbler:

It's a bit fiddly, but if you manage the properties for the game and set it to only update when you play. You need to set Steam to offline mode before you press to play the game. It will say Update, but because it is offline it will then start the current version of the game that you have. You can reconnect Steam once the game has loaded and yes, unfortunately you do need to pop to offline mode every time you want to load up, but this is the only way I know of to get around updating a game. I found this for another early access title a while back.

Thanks for the tip! I see I can just kill my internet connection before I start the game and it seems to work fine - so there might not be any need to take Steam into offline mode?

[WordCobbler]

Originally posted by Der Liebe Frankie:

Thanks for the tip! I see I can just kill my internet connection before I start the game and it seems to work fine - so there might not be any need to take Steam into offline mode?

I haven't honestly tried it that way, but I needed something else to stay connected at the time and just turning Steam to offline worked for me. :)

Given the fryer to bakery case change that's coming in the next major update I think I may do the same and finish this particular save game. If I remember right fryers are a 20 capacity but bakery cases are only a 10 and some of the shops I put donuts into... Well. I don't know that I want to run around switching them all over of if there would even be space. A fresh save with the changes and all the new kinds of businesses makes more sense than running around trying to change things in some, closing others and restarting new businesses, etc.

Anyway! Glad you found a method that works for you. :) Happy Big Ambitions!

[Der Liebe Frankie]

Thanks for the help! :) Have a great day!

[David Estes Creations]

Originally posted by WordCobbler:

. If I remember right fryers are a 20 capacity but bakery cases are only a 10 and some of the shops I put donuts into... Well. I don't know that I want to run around switching them all over of if there would even be space.

That won't be an issue, by the way!

The saved games should continue to work, but if you want to be "safe" you could do this...but there are a lot of cool new things coming!

[Der Liebe Frankie]

Originally posted by David Estes Creations:

The saved games should continue to work, but if you want to be "safe" you could do this...but there are a lot of cool new things coming!

Generally when I play an EA game, I try to freeze the updates until after the game is released. After release usually the game-saves are not in danger of becoming backwards incompatible, but until release anything can happen.

[David Estes Creations]

Originally posted by Der Liebe Frankie:

Generally when I play an EA game, I try to freeze the updates until after the game is released. After release usually the game-saves are not in danger of becoming backwards incompatible, but until release anything can happen.

I get it - EA 0.2 is compatible with EA 0.1 saves, but I understand the concern. The only thing that should be an issue is if you own a building where one of the two new special buildings are, you'll get refunded for anything you had inside since you won't own those buildings anymore, but again, I understand the trepidation. It's possible that at some point, things change that require a reset, but he devs are trying to avoid that in general.