How to back up saves?

[Saije]

The beta patch says to back up your saves but i cant find the path in the game files to where the save games are

[thmilin]

Omg I'm here for the same question, too. [For those prompted to do a game Backup by the dev when reviewing the new Patch announcements - and we want to try it!]

LOCATION (Windows)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Manor Lords

However, I cannot find which subfolder actually holds the save file (and what the save file format is) for the game. We can copy the whole game folder but some of them are the actual game executable files so if you copy pasted the whole thing over later you could wreck your game installation.

I think our only option is to turn off Cloud Sync, then play the game, save, quit, and then turn on Cloud Sync, play the game, sync.

Other thoughts from folks?

[TimeTraveller]

c:\users\'whatever your username is'\local\AppData\Local\ManorLords\Saved\SaveGames

[TimeTraveller]

Make sure you have show hidden items ticked in your windows explorer view settings
just copy the SaveGames folder to somewhere, like your desktop even for now

[jhughes]

%userprofile%\AppData\Local\ManorLords\Saved

In that location is a SaveGames folder

[thmilin]

Bless you! Good callout on making sure show Hidden Items is enabled in folders.

Mapped this as:

C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\ManorLords\Saved\SaveGames

[Ҝ卂ㄚㄥ乇:ᗪ csgorun]

I created a 2nd account and it disappeared due to auto-save. Is it possible to return 1 account somehow?

[CatPerson]

I've disliked this trend/normalcy change to put save games/other basic files into the appdata folders, simply because they are hidden folders and not everyone is aware. And some games put it in Local, others LocalLow, others in Roaming, others have entries in all folders.

Why do they do that now? Is it a Windows thing?

[madpraxis]

Honestly?
I look at it this way, personally in this case...
If you can't figure out about hidden files, you probably shouldn't be signing up for a beta test to provide feedback.
Especially since there is literal directions on how to find your saves on the same post on how to sign up for test release...

[CatPerson]

Originally posted by madpraxis:

Honestly?
I look at it this way, personally in this case...
If you can't figure out about hidden files, you probably shouldn't be signing up for a beta test to provide feedback.
Especially since there is literal directions on how to find your saves on the same post on how to sign up for test release...

I suppose you could look at it this way for particular early access title, but AAA, AA, larger indie, smaller indie, full release, do it as well.

It was one thing back when a lot of PC users were geeks and we all knew about hidden folders (first thing I disable/uncheck on O/S install) but these days....it just seems like purposeful obfuscation. Unless there is some Windows/O/S/other reason why it's better to put them there these days. Which is my guess, but ...

[madpraxis]

Well, the primary reason is still the main reason: People are stupid.
If you make it so something that you, generally, shouldn't mess with...uh...'messable' with, people will. And since people in general are idiots...

Current example: No mod support for Manor Lords currently...which, you know, in development. So makes very much sense. Yet the amount of 'bug reports' that people have filed, due to a mod breaking ♥♥♥♥ in their game... The irony is, it takes way longer trying to track down non-existent bugs then real ones. Like, a literal waste of time. And the people filing these reports should know better, but they don't, because it can't be THEIR fault >.>

It IS purposeful obfuscation. See above for reasons why ;)
Hell, even the GUI based *nix babies do that, have for a while. Gone are the days when you needed to spend a handful of minutes learning something so you could do the things, now...just like Windows, you have to hide the stuff for the same reasons...