Why this retarded save system? I just lost 16.5 hours progress

[Cyberlockz]

I went to an inn at the end of my play sessions yesterday as a lvl 22 fighter, RESTED at the inn and also saved in the ingame meny before quitting the game. when I log back in today im now lvl 12 and trying to fix the save I load from last inn save which put me to level 2 at the start of the game and then also SAVES bricking all my progress so far, now im stuck in a weird limbo where im to scared to even play the game as this can happen again and I paid alot of money for a product that is clearly not working and really putting me off.

[shroom]

skill issue

[-=Cloud Windfoot Omega=-]

so let me get this right
you had a new inn save, but also your last save was 10 hours prior?

doesn't add up. Did you quit before the inn save completed, because that is the only reason as to how this would even be possible, and completly your fault for quitting mid save.

[Cyberlockz]

Before going to bed I went to an inn and saved there and on top of that used the save ingame when quitting the game, when I load back in today I click load from last save and it put me back to lvl 12, I run around not noticing it for a while then notice it and try to fix it so I then do load last INN save but since im already back 6 hours it then put me back to the start of the game at lvl 2, losing me 16.5 hours of progress. I did everything right, tell me how this is an skill issue?

[Mr_Bloodjack]

Now, I use this :
https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonsdogma2/mods/52

Launch this and keep it running while playing.
Normally the game overwrite its saves.
This tool, as soon as the game make any kind of save, it make a backup of it.
Meaning you have infinite "save slots"! (even different characters if you want)

[Kriya Takagi]

never load last inn save i consider that as the emergency backup save for when you get into a situation like getting caught in an infinite deathloop

[Darth Glorious]

I also found out that autosave can instant kill your escort NPCs if they are not supposed in a zone they are needed to be (for example, by entering a nearby cave near the route to the capital).

[S.Madness]

The people that defend Capcom and their s h * t in the comments truly baffles me.

I agree the save system of this game is utter trash. Now, having read this post i worry I might run into a similar problem and will have to start backing up my save manually constantly.

[Cyberlockz]

Publicado originalmente por Mr_Bloodjack:

Now, I use this :
https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonsdogma2/mods/52

Launch this and keep it running while playing.
Normally the game overwrite its saves.
This tool, as soon as the game make any kind of save, it make a backup of it.
Meaning you have infinite "save slots"! (even different characters if you want)

Thank you actually good info, been to scared to even play the game yet after reset back to lvl 2 but this might make me consider it.

[Cyberlockz]

Publicado originalmente por Darth Glorious:

I also found out that autosave can instant kill your escort NPCs if they are not supposed in a zone they are needed to be (for example, by entering a nearby cave near the route to the capital).

wow, I dont understand how a game at this caliber can have such weird mechanics.

[Cyberlockz]

Publicado originalmente por Haitch:

The people that defend Capcom and their s h * t in the comments truly baffles me.

I agree the save system of this game is utter trash. Now, having read this post i worry I might run into a similar problem and will have to start backing up my save manually constantly.

You def should back up your saves, I dont even understand how I lost my saves cause I did actually double save, the inn and in the meny before quitting it there most have been a bug somewhere making this happen, or steam cloud somehow didnt work and then overwrote my save when I came back today, I dont know. Wish they had hundreds of saves to go back to in the case of this happening OR atleast a warning when they try to overwrite a save that clearly is earlier than your "latest" save.

[Sgt.JESUS]

Its a problem, but maybe the devs put that option in so you could backtrack to a Inn Save, that doesnt get overwriten unless you sleep there, because you messed up some quest. So use this before any major quest you start.
They should put a warning at the menu though right? Like, "Are you sure you wanna reload this save? Its 10 hours older then the auto one you have".

[Joshwa]

Publicado originalmente por Sgt.JESUS:

Its a problem, but maybe the devs put that option in so you could backtrack to a Inn Save, that doesnt get overwriten unless you sleep there, because you messed up some quest. So use this before any major quest you start.

If you ever load the save from inn it forces an auto save which overrides even if you never rest after loading the save.

[Brakiros]

This gives me all I need to steer well clear of this game, imagine a game coming out in 2024 and having such an absurdly stupid save system

[Ceroki]

Publicado originalmente por Cyberlockz:

Before going to bed I went to an inn and saved there and on top of that used the save ingame when quitting the game, when I load back in today I click load from last save and it put me back to lvl 12, I run around not noticing it for a while then notice it and try to fix it so I then do load last INN save but since im already back 6 hours it then put me back to the start of the game at lvl 2, losing me 16.5 hours of progress. I did everything right, tell me how this is an skill issue?

You clearly didn't do that.

[MisterSmellies]

Rest at inns and campsites more. Can you save at camp?