Launching in offline mode deleted my save!

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So, today my internet went down and i tried to launch the game while having Steam in offline mode. After the character customization screen the game started from the beginning(!), so i decided not to play. Later, after my internet connection was back up and with Steam online, i launched the game, and when attempting to start a game, it starts from the beginning and all progress is gone! Screw all of you, i am full of hate

TL;DR Launching the game without internet connection deletes your save

[Lindsay @ The Behemoth]

Hi there!

Do you use Steam cloud?

Unfortunately, it sounds like the progress on your local machine may have gotten overwritten with an earlier, Steam cloud save.

Steam games sync their progress to the cloud every so often. Sometimes (very rarely!) overwriting happens if you've been kicked out of the game or off Steam, or have been playing offline and make progress, and then connect back up to Steam.

However, you CAN take preventative measures to make sure this never happens again. Use these steps every time you've been playing offline, then connect back up to Steam!

1. Launch the game
2. Review the game to determine whether you are missing levels, characters or money. This is a sign that the game is calling to a Steam cloud save with lost progress!
3. If you're missing anything, shut down the game IMMEDIATELY!!
** DO NOT enter into gameplay and finish a stage at this point, or your local data save will be overwritten to reflect the progress you see. When the data re-syncs, you will find your missing progress has been lost permanently. **
4. Close the Steam client to force a re-sync between the local save on your PC and your Steam cloud save.

Here is some more information about this error, and what you can do to protect yourself:
http://www.thebehemoth.com/support/ticket/kb/faq.php?id=67

[Conditional Love]

bumping for visibility. This bug is ridiculous and should be fixed.

I don't want or need Steam Cloud Saves.We should have the option to disable it.

[KLJF22]

Originally posted by Conditional Love:

bumping for visibility. This bug is ridiculous and should be fixed.

I don't want or need Steam Cloud Saves.We should have the option to disable it.

There is a way to disable it completely, in all Steam games.
Steam Settings
Cloud Tab
Uncheck "Enable Steam Cloud synchronization"

But I do agree, I wish there was a way to disable it for just BBT only, like most other games are able to do. I think because it uses the Steam inventory, all your items are stored on the Steam servers causing issues when you want to play offline.