Any way to reset progress?

[IxianMace]

I completed Sepia Tears before it came out on Steam, but the Steam version seems to be picking up on the progress I made on the non-Steam version. As a result, I've got all the pictures in the gallery unlocked, as well as everything else that occurs when you finish the game.

I'd like to start a new, fresh playthrough. Is there a way to reset everything back to as if I'd never played the game?

Thanks. : )

[Not Eternal]

By default on Windows, RenPy's save data is stored in AppData/Roaming/RenPy, while Steam's local files are in Steam/steamapps/common/Sepia Tears. Deleting the folder in AppData should do the trick. The Steam version's save file is in the Steam folder.

For reference, you can scroll down this page to config.save_directory to find RenPy's default save directory on other OSes: http://www.renpy.org/doc/html/config.html

[IxianMace]

I'm running Windows 10.

I deleted the folder at:

C:\Users\<deleted>\AppData\Roaming\Sepia Tears ~midwinter's reprise~-1251418373

All the save files are now gone, but the game still has everything unlocked, both in the Steam and non-Steam versions.

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EDIT: I've got it.

After deleting the 'persistent' file in the AppData\Roaming\RenPy folder, I had to go back to the Sepia Tears\game\saves folder and delete the 'persistent' file there, both in the Steam and non-Steam versions.

Simply deleting the folder in AppData\Roaming\RenPy will cause the game to pick up on the 'persistent' file in the Sepia Tears\game\saves folder. This will then sync the file there back into the AppData\Roaming\RenPy folder, which is the folder both the Steam and non-Steam versions seem to check.

To put it simply, both the universal persistent file and the local persistent file must be deleted to get a clean slate. If you only delete one but not the other, then the game will continue to check both locations and sync to the one that has the most progress. At least that's what I gather's happening.

[NeGhOsTY]

Originally posted by IxianMace:

I'm running Windows 10.

I deleted the folder at:

C:\Users\<deleted>\AppData\Roaming\Sepia Tears ~midwinter's reprise~-1251418373

All the save files are now gone, but the game still has everything unlocked, both in the Steam and non-Steam versions.

---

EDIT: I've got it.

After deleting the 'persistent' file in the AppData\Roaming\RenPy folder, I had to go back to the Sepia Tears\game\saves folder and delete the 'persistent' file there, both in the Steam and non-Steam versions.

Simply deleting the folder in AppData\Roaming\RenPy will cause the game to pick up on the 'persistent' file in the Sepia Tears\game\saves folder. This will then sync the file there back into the AppData\Roaming\RenPy folder, which is the folder both the Steam and non-Steam versions seem to check.

To put it simply, both the universal persistent file and the local persistent file must be deleted to get a clean slate. If you only delete one but not the other, then the game will continue to check both locations and sync to the one that has the most progress. At least that's what I gather's happening.

thank you, it works for all renpy games, so keep in mind, someone who is reading this thread