Simple trick to quit game without auto-saving Ironman mode.

[Death]

Hey guys, if you wanna quit your game and load back to the last auto-save without making the quit game auto-save again, just hit CTRL + ALT + DELETE and close the game via Task Manager. Then load the game normall to the last Monthly or Yearly or whatever last auto-save.

[The Stalker of Shadows]

Similar trick on Ubuntu is to hit CTRL+ ALT+ESC and click. It brings up xkill.

[Pyro]

Make copies of your ironman save. Delete your save and rename the copy as the original file. I keep a backlog of copies so I can revert far earlier, if I find I made a mistake earlier.

This works on just about every Paradox game. I've gone back 100 years in CK2 at times to pursue different paths, and it worked.

[Death]

Originally posted by Pyro:

Make copies of your ironman save. Delete your save and rename the copy as the original file. I keep a backlog of copies so I can revert far earlier, if I find I made a mistake earlier.

This works on just about every Paradox game. I've gone back 100 years in CK2 at times to pursue different paths, and it worked.

That's cool too =D

[Boero]

Why play ironman if you going to do this stuff

And the funny part is,kkk doesnt even own the game so probb pirated it and is now posting ways to cheat the game.

Man pfff get the ♥♥♥♥ out of here..

[Hegemon de frontier]

Originally posted by Boero:

Why play ironman if you going to do this stuff

And the funny part is,kkk doesnt even own the game so probb pirated it and is now posting ways to cheat the game.

Man pfff get the ♥♥♥♥ out of here..

maybe because RNG in this game can ruin your fun sometimes , entirley. Or maybe he is hunting for achievements. Everyone play like HE like/want...

ps. that trick takes long time cause entire game is launching so slow.

[MushyNed]

Doesn't that block achievements?

Originally posted by Death:

Hey guys, if you wanna quit your game and load back to the last auto-save without making the quit game auto-save again, just hit CTRL + ALT + DELETE and close the game via Task Manager. Then load the game normall to the last Monthly or Yearly or whatever last auto-save.

[Gnolfus]

Originally posted by Boero:

Why play ironman if you going to do this stuff

And the funny part is,kkk doesnt even own the game so probb pirated it and is now posting ways to cheat the game.

Man pfff get the ♥♥♥♥ out of here..

Because it limits save scumming to 10-20 days in HoI4, and a couple of months in EU4.
I still save scum now and again, but with Iron Man on I at least dont end up making 10 different saves each with different branches of decision making for a single game... I honestly just can't help it. Great way to learn the paradox games quickly though (I have about 2k hours combined in HoI 4 and EU4 by now so I am past that stage, but habits die hard) if you're autistic like me over being efficient.

[clayffo]

Originally posted by Boero:

Why play ironman if you going to do this stuff

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making mistakes and then dealing with those mistakes is part of the immersion.

It's maddening to make decisions that lead to armies getting overrun, losing territory, or getting into unwinnable wars due to your target joining a faction; deal with it. just stop with the fake ironman mode stuff.