A review says the DLC locks the save file to the installation...

[RAWRmonger]

This is very, very bad, but the review is from 2016.

Can someone explain this in more detail, and if it's still implemented.
I see little point in *buying* a game whose savefile can't be preserved.

[_veleron]

Who says it can't be preserved? You can only use the consumables once, but it doesn't mean you can't start different games from the same save file.
Those items are useless anyway, it doesn't really matter.

[RAWRmonger]

https://steamcommunity.com/id/sekkuar/recommended/470070/
Second paragraph.

[_veleron]

I'm not sure if that is true, or ever even was true back then, but *even if* it is, it would be like ranting about not be able to use 2 additional ammo clips and a health pack you buy with, say, (an imaginary) HL2+ bundle. You don't need them, *they are absolutely pointless*.

[RAWRmonger]

I have come to accept this and was planning claiming them for some perfect playthrough. The problem really is losing my savefiles. I can't justify spending hours on a video game if I can't save my progress forever.

It's one of the core features why I also like using Steam - the Cloud - besides backing up my stuff. And computers usually last 5~7 years.

[Nardis]

I have used the same save file in different machines

[_veleron]

Originally posted by RAWRmonger:

I have come to accept this and was planning claiming them for some perfect playthrough.

Why would you need 2 additional ammo packs in your perfect HL2 playthrough?? This just doesn't make sense. They are THAT useless.

[RAWRmonger]

I mean, I have come to accept it's one time only, so I'd only use them on the playthrough that'd be "perfect". I don't know actually know how the game plays out. IDK what HL2 means.

[RAWRmonger]

Originally posted by Nardis:

I have used the same save file in different machines

Did you claim the DLC?

[Nardis]

Originally posted by RAWRmonger:

Originally posted by Nardis:

I have used the same save file in different machines

Did you claim the DLC?

I'm not sure but I think so. I don't see how that would lock your save to a specific machine. This is the first time I ear such a thing.

Maybe the author of that review misunderstood a message that appears in a loading screen saying that if you uninstall an update your saves will no longer work. This is normal, sometimes when a game gets a big update you can't roll back to a previous version and continue your save because some features might not be compatible with the older version

[Ez Duzit]

Saves are 100% not locked to any 1 pc. I've used saves across different pc's over the life of the game (as I upgraded PC's). This is kind of a silly thread as no publisher or gaming company would ever do this as it would be suicide for that company. Gamers are very fickle about that kind of stuff and would reign holy heII (figuratively) upon the company that tried that.

Edit- Just to add that there was only that one ridicules thread and no actual outcry like there would have been had Square Enix actually tried to pull some BS like that. So anyone who was gullible enough to believe that for even a minute or two, I have a bridge to sell you.........SMH

[RAWRmonger]

Originally posted by Ez Duzit:

This is kind of a silly thread as no publisher or gaming company would ever do this as it would be suicide for that company.

This may have changed in recent years, but circa 2014 when I played 3DS and got Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, the eShop games (not just the saves) were tied to the hardware. Conversely, the eShop for the 3DS was terminated.

I also have trouble understanding why companies would stupid things, but sometimes they do.

Did you use the one time only DLC, BTW?

I'm still interested because I wanted to get this game on this account (word/social/travel laptop where I spend most time), but I also already bought it on my other main account (dedicated gaming machine), with the 1 time use DLC. But I haven't been had time to enjoy it yet.

[Ez Duzit]

Originally posted by RAWRmonger:

Originally posted by Ez Duzit:

This is kind of a silly thread as no publisher or gaming company would ever do this as it would be suicide for that company.

This may have changed in recent years, but circa 2014 when I played 3DS and got Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, the eShop games (not just the saves) were tied to the hardware. Conversely, the eShop for the 3DS was terminated.

I also have trouble understanding why companies would stupid things, but sometimes they do.

Did you use the one time only DLC, BTW?

I'm still interested because I wanted to get this game on this account (word/social/travel laptop where I spend most time), but I also already bought it on my other main account (dedicated gaming machine), with the 1 time use DLC. But I haven't been had time to enjoy it yet.

Yes I have the DLC and here is how I used the 1 time consumables. I took ALL the 1 time consumables as soon as I was able. Then I saved the game. By doing that I had a very early save with all the 1 time consumables (like praxis) to be used. I could reload that save and play it in a completely different style but I still had the use of all the 1 time consumables each and every time I loaded that save.

[Vassago Rain]

Originally posted by RAWRmonger:

https://steamcommunity.com/id/sekkuar/recommended/470070/
Second paragraph.

That's not how it works, but saves do get locked if any of the following are true:
1) you own one, two, or all three of the DLC missions. In this case, saves are now only compatible with installs of the game that mirror the install they were made for.
2) Epic saves sometimes don't work if put in the steam versions' save directory. I haven't messed around enough with the epic version to figure out the reason, and I doubt I ever will.
3) if you make a save in Criminal past after the midgame point when the riot's ongoing, and you don't move the pre-order 'elite' weapons out of the storage, that save can't be transferred for some reason.

'Locked' in this case is simply 'your version of the game is 1.x, and you're trying to play a 1.x save on a game that's been patched to 1.x2.'

Edit: I've played the game to death, over 5 different machines, and every single time I get a new one, I simply move my old saves over. Never had a problem.

Edit #2: the fact that we've always been able to do this is proof enough on its own that Denuvo simply doesn't do anything whatsoever in MD, as even saves are encrypted in most other Denuvo games.