[Guide] Warden mode on existing map

[Shalanan]

Go to your save file, open it with a text editor (Notepad++ is advised).

Search in the save file until you find something like this (Tip: search for warden)

       
        Id.i                  1390
        Id.u                 4222780 
        Type                 Warden  
        SubType              0  
        Pos.x                275.7138  
        Pos.y                76.51395  
        Or.x                 -0.9975191  
        Or.y                 -0.06471513  
        Vel.x                -0.5975825  
        Vel.y                -0.006025860  
        Dest.x               275.5000  
        Dest.y               76.50000  
        Equipment            Clipboard  
        Energy               95.78410  
        Office.i             2  
        Office.u             1188  
        Timer                3.000000  

add beneath timer a extra line with

AvatarControl 	     true

also copy your id.i and id.u of your warden.

go the bottom of your save file and paste this in and replace your wardens id.i and id.u with what you just copied.

BEGIN WardenMode 
    IsActive             true  
    WardenId.i         place here your id.i 
    WardenId.u        place here your id.u
    InventoryView        true  
    SprintTimer          4.016063  
    BEGIN Inventory  
        SlotEquipped         -1  
        BEGIN InventorySlots Size 2  "" 29  "" 0  END
        BEGIN InventoryAmmo Size 2  "" -1  "" -1  END
    END
    BEGIN GuardSquad END
END[/code]

just as a example this is what i changed in my save file to get it working (dont use this in your save file!)

        Id.i                 1390  
        Id.u                 4222780  
        Type                 Warden  
        SubType              0  
        Pos.x                275.7138  
        Pos.y                76.51395  
        Or.x                 -0.9975191  
        Or.y                 -0.06471513  
        Vel.x                -0.5975825  
        Vel.y                -0.006025860  
        Dest.x               275.5000  
        Dest.y               76.50000  
        Equipment            Clipboard  
        Energy               95.78410  
        Office.i             2  
        Office.u             1188  
        Timer                3.000000  
	AvatarControl 	     true

and this
BEGIN WardenMode 
    IsActive             true  
    WardenId.i           1390  
    WardenId.u           4222780
    InventoryView        true  
    SprintTimer          4.016063  
    BEGIN Inventory  
        SlotEquipped         -1  
        BEGIN InventorySlots Size 2  "" 29  "" 0  END
        BEGIN InventoryAmmo Size 2  "" -1  "" -1  END
    END
    BEGIN GuardSquad END
END[/code]

hope this helps a bit.

[AmIWill?]

Just tried it and it works!! Thankyou!

[FREMONT]

How does one open a save file? Is it located in the Prison Architect folder via Steam folder, if so, which type of file do I open up? A DAT file?

[Kakroom]

T H A N K

[Shalanan]

Originally posted by FREMONT:

How does one open a save file? Is it located in the Prison Architect folder via Steam folder, if so, which type of file do I open up? A DAT file?

Go to load prison, you will see your save directory there on the bottom left, then open a .PRISON file

[murgh]

Tell these people to edit with notepad++ because the standard notepad in windows fks up with big files.

[AmIWill?]

Originally posted by murgh:

Tell these people to edit with notepad++ because the standard notepad in windows fks up with big files.

It works just fine with windows notepad :)

[murgh]

Originally posted by Am I Will?:

Originally posted by murgh:

Tell these people to edit with notepad++ because the standard notepad in windows fks up with big files.

It works just fine with windows notepad :)

No it does not. Only with small files. But .prison saves can become huge beasts of 15MB or more, and when you try to open such a file in the standard notepad, it will truncate the file, rendering your save useless. If it doesn't crash before that. It's simply not designed to handle large files. Notepad++ has no problems dealing with them.

[AmIWill?]

Originally posted by murgh:

Originally posted by Am I Will?:

It works just fine with windows notepad :)

No it does not. Only with small files. But .prison saves can become huge beasts of 15MB or more, and when you try to open such a file in the standard notepad, it will truncate the file, rendering your save useless. If it doesn't crash before that. It's simply not designed to handle large files. Notepad++ has no problems dealing with them.

Ahh ok sorry, It just worked with mine so i thought otherwise. My bad :)

[murgh]

Then you are lucky this time, but be aware that notepad can seriously damage your saved game because of the way it was coded. :)

[Captain Eierstock]

I dont know why but i dont understand a single thing

[RagingRumskullian]

It works! Thank you for your help! Meanwhile, I will be running away from an angry mob of prisoners as my warden...

[ThomasInAwesomeMode]

I'm sorry but this does not work for me I copied what you did and yet no result. Can anyone guide me on how to do it exactly. Thank you

[agreeksailor]

Notepad++ used to truncate large files...I don't know if they ever fixed that problem because I stopped using it about that time...Atom is my current go to. I have never had this issue with regular notepad and have tested Notepad on save files up to 30mb with no issues.

Edit...after further testing...on larger files I was able to replicate something of a truncation...but I had to create a very large prison to cause it to happen. It seems to start after 3 expansions of land in all directions. Just wanted to correct myself. I still haven't check if notepad++ has fixed its truncation bug though.

[Erik]

I followed every step but also did not work for me

[SierraAlpha84]

id.i and id.u of your warden ---------- were do i find this?