Importing hints does not work anymore

[Supernoxus]

I have spent around 50 hours on this game and even have some save files right now that have a a ton of hints unlocked. Yet when I create a new game like I usually do and import all hints like I have done so many times before, I end up with no hints whatsoever. Blank slate.

Actually, not a completely blank slate. I have noticed that I have like two or three hints unlocked when I was creating a game, but this is nothing compared to the vast library of hints I already had at my disposal.

What's going on here? How can I fix it? I don't want to start over with no hints. But I also don't want to cheat to get all hints. Slowly getting more hints through experimenting is a big reason why this game is fun for me. I still have my save files, so why can't I import all hints from those?

[Greenheart Games ⛑]

This is so odd... We are investigating.

Hints are stored in your player profile and when you start a new game we ask you if you want to import those collected hints into a new game.

The new save-sharing feature allows to import and export save files but not the player profile so when you start a new game on your existing computer, you definitely should see all those hints.

I just want to double-check: You are playing on the same machine as you had previously, right?

[Supernoxus]

Originally posted by Greenheart Games ⛑:

This is so odd... We are investigating.

Hints are stored in your player profile and when you start a new game we ask you if you want to import those collected hints into a new game.

The new save-sharing feature allows to import and export save files but not the player profile so when you start a new game on your existing computer, you definitely should see all those hints.

I just want to double-check: You are playing on the same machine as you had previously, right?

Yes, this is still the same machine as before. I have never even used the game on any other machine.

Here are three pics showing what this looks like from me: https://imgur.com/a/Iqr5nIO
Going from bottom to top, you see my previous save with unlocked hints, me creating a new game and making sure to press "Yes", and then having a completely blank slate for some reason.

Since you mentioned the player profile, maybe it helps knowing that I have an AppData folder both on C: and I: for limited storage reasons. Who knows, maybe the new save file import and export feature changed the way the game searches for the location of player profile data, leading to an empty location.

Edit: After a quick search, I could however not find any other file__0.localstorage-journal files. At least not any that are associated with Game Dev Tycoon.
The last time my save files were modified was on the 10th of October, which is after the multi platform update. I am at a loss here.

[Greenheart Games ⛑]

Would you mind emailing us at [e-mail] - we really want to get to the bottom of this!

[Supernoxus]

Originally posted by Greenheart Games ⛑:

Would you mind emailing us at [e-mail] - we really want to get to the bottom of this!

Sure thing.

[Greenheart Games]

This should all be fixed now in the latest update.

[Testerlordschaft]

Hi, i am playing on a new computer. How do i get the unlocked hints back? If i load an old Savegame on the new computer hints are there, if i start a new game i dont get the question if i want to use the hints. Simply starting the game reseted.