how to go back a save

[john9871234]

somehow the game has saved just before I die and can't stop the death, when the save reloads again I will die just as before is there any way to fix this?????

[EvilKlown]

Find where your saves are stored (Usually C:\Users\yourusername\Documents\4A Games\Metro LL\110000103114d77 ... Keep in mind the last folder there might be named differently on your system, but will definately be numbers and letters like that.)

Rename your auto_save file to something like "auto_save_1" or just remove it from that folder and save it somewhere else. It will then load you at whatever previous check point you crossed before that auto save. (Same thing applies to Metro 2033.)

[Henry Ravenswood]

Way too complicated that solution above. Just go to the main menu, choose chapters and select the latest one. You will have to redo a little bit but not too much. And you won't lose any progress you've made before the chapeter you choose.

[john9871234]

Thanks TheReal that worked

[Trolltastrophe]

dosent show me the chapters area and i dont care if this is done in 2014

[NOCTURNE]

Originally posted by spookymemes:

dosent show me the chapters area and i dont care if this is done in 2014

You seriously lost in the game menu? Well... try again... and open your eyes...

[DudeManDeuce]

Thank you EvilKlown, this helped. In my case I was playing through a long DLC which only allows autosaves. When the autosave loaded I was stuck in the water. I had to go to the directory you mentioned, delete auto_save, then rename the most recently modified file auto_save.
So l10_swamp_02.player became auto_save, that took me back an autosave. Otherwise I would have had to play through a couple of hours to get back where I was.

[vss]

DudeManDeuce - which DLC was that?

[DudeManDeuce]

Originally posted by в♥♥00:

DudeManDeuce - which DLC was that?

I can't remember which, maybe the one where have to collect all the items. I was going for an achievement. I imagine the same method would work on other stages.

[Oscar]

I found a much easier solution. I know this is old thread, but this post is the first result when I search for the problem, I will post it here.
If you have windows 10 and use OneDrive to sync your "Documents" folder, then just find the save as #1 suggested, and right click on the file, choose "View version history", and choose an older version and restore. Done.

[edison23]

I know this is an old thread #2 reply :)
The suggestion with OneDrive is sensible, I have one for those without OneDrive or similar SW.
TL;DR: set up a script that watches the `2033_auto_save` file and when it changes, the script makes a copy.

I'm gaming on Linux so my life is a bit easier in this regard but I'm sure there are options also for Win and MacOS.

My script:

#!/bin/bash
WATCHEDFILE=2033_auto_save
while inotifywait $WATCHEDFILE -e modify; do
	cp $WATCHEDFILE autosave-bcp/${WATCHEDFILE}_-_bcp_`date +%F_%kh-%Mm-%Ss`
done

`autosave-bcp` is the subdirectory I keep the backups in
`inotifywait` is a part of inotify-tools[github.com]
The code produces files named like 2033_auto_save_-_bcp_2022-06-06_21h-30m-18s (that's the `date` command setting, up to you)

I had a quick glance on the inotify alternatives for other OSs and unfortunately, it seems pretty complex but at the same time, there sure seem to be ways about it: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3517460/is-there-anything-like-inotify-on-windows

Note: The issue with copying e.g. l10_swamp_02.player to the auto_save file (as suggested above) is that the saves are a lot more often than the lXX files suggest. And the only way to get them is to watch the `2033_auto_save` file.