Is it safe to revert my save file to Afterbirth+ from Repentance?

[1# Crazy Frog Fan]

I wanna set my game back to Afterbirth+ for a while to try some mods but I don't want my save file to mess up. Does anyone know if it's safe or not?

[JellyPuff]

Every DLC uses it's own folder for storing saves (as well as a separate one for a modded game, except for Rebirth and AB). That means disabling Repentance with AB&AB+ enabled would use your old AB+ save from before importing it into Rep (or in your case, AB+ /w mods save-file), if it's still present.

The save folders are located at C:\Users\*yourname*\Documents\My Games.

If you wanna sync unlocks made in Repentance which are also available in AB+, you can go into the stats-screen and press ALT+F2 to sync the game's unlocks with your Steam-achievements.

[Nazemec]

The game uses different save files for each version. Basically, the first time you launched Repentance, the game made a copy of your AB+ save and used that one as your starting Repentance save.

What it implies:
- if you uninstall Rep, you'll get your original AB+ save as it was at that moment. Any Rebirth/AB/AB+ progress you made on Repentance will not be ported back.
- likewise, if you play on AB+ for a while, any progress you'll make will not be ported to Repentance when you reinstall it.


There are very few ways to port unlocks from one version to another in this situation. The most efficient are:
- from Rep to AB+, using the debug console with the "achievement" command. It unlocks secrets directly, based on the number you specify ("achievement 58" unlocks that secret instantly, for example) - random number, I don't even know what it is). The downside is how long it could take, depending on the number of unlocks you have ot get back.
- from AB+ to Rep, pressing alt+f2 in the stats menu. This forces the game to read your Steam achievements and unlock things accordingly. The downside is visual inconsistencies: while the secrets are unlocked (meaning stuff can be generated during runs), the marks themselves are not (completion marks on character sheets, crossed out challenges...). Note that you could also do that from Rep to AB+ if you don't care about visual marks.


(And of course, if you had a 1.000.000% save when installing Repentance, those issues are completely irrelevant.)


Edit:

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

The save folders are located at C:\Users\*yourname*\Documents\My Games.

Those are backups, not the actual saves. The "real saves" the game uses are located here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[some number]\250900\remote

[JellyPuff]

Originally posted by Nazemec:

Those are backups, not the actual saves. The "real saves" the game uses are located here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[some number]\250900\remote

I'm pretty sure, that this directory is only used when Steam cloud-saving is enabled. (my last save in there is from 2017...was Afterbirth+ that long ago? Oof.)

Some little extra smarta**ing: "[some number]" is the user's AccountID (129949421 in OP's case). It's public information for some reason...welcome to the cyberpunk dystopia, i guess.