Save file recovery?

[big brent]

So today I booted up MGSV for the second time today after playing an hour or two earlier and the game plays the cut scene and what not for the start of the game and so I'm really confused what I could have done (I haven't messed around in the files or anything like that) does anyone know how I can get my save back?

[!RJ_Truth]

Short Answer:

The game has the tendency to corrupt the save file. You should always keep a backup. If you haven't, you can download someone else's backup that is the closest to where you left off.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=523041722&searchtext=collection+of+save+games


Long Answer:

The above is my usual response to this question, but I have a theory I'd like to test if you'd be willing to be a Guinea Pig.

If you play the game online it actually saves your save game in two different locations. The locations are:

<steampath>\userdata\<your32bitSteamID>\287700\local\TPP_GAME_DATA1

and

<steampath>\userdata\<your32bitSteamID>\311340\remote\TPP_GAME_DATA

The general consensus is that it uses the remote location when loading the game. Although having moved my own game from one system to another before and only copying it to the local folder, I know that it will use the local save on a fresh start.

Here's what I'd like you to try, if you're willing to be a Guinea Pig to see if it will work. Backup both of these files to another location. Once you have them both backed up. Copy the local file to the remote location. Watch the filename differences and make sure they're named appropriately for their location.

With any luck, only the remote location is corrupt and if you copy the local file to the remote location with it's correct filename being TPP_GAME_DATA it will pick up where you left off. Kind of like an automatic backup. That's the theory anyway.

It's possible both files are corrupt or just one of them is. If that doesn't work, I'd try the reverse of that and copying the remote file to the local location, although that would be less likely since it typically uses the remote location when starting the game if you have played online before.

If neither of the above works. Also try this.... Having had backed them up already, delete both files from their original locations. Load the game and turn off or disconnect online functions. Play through the hospital scene. Once it saves after playing through the hospital scene, exit the game and copy just the TPP_GAME_DATA1 back in and see if it will pick up where you left off, If not, delete it again and do the same with TPP_GAME_DATA (the remote file) only copy it to the local location and making sure it's named TPP_GAME_DATA1. If one of those worked, you can connect online again.

If none of that works, your only option will be to do the short answer from above and download a save game closest to where you left off.

Right now this is just a theory I would like to test, so I can't make any promises it will work, but trying it can't hurt much since you're already screwed anyway.

Hope it helps.

[big brent]

Yeah, I went ahead an used one of the public saves you linked a bit before you left this comment, So I unfortunately can't test that. Thanks anyway!