Why isnt there an autosave?

[Puppyg1rl Hyp3rp0p G4m1ng ♡]

Isnt that a pretty basic feature nowadays? is there a mod available that can add that in?

[cruinne]

Dunno why they didn't do it but I have my suspicions*.

The NRaas Saver mod will regularly prompt you to save: http://nraas.wikispaces.com/Saver

I think the reason the game doesn't autosave and the reason the Saver mod only reminds you to save is that the default "Save" function is an almost-sure way to eventually lose your save. It's prone to becoming corrupt and, because it adds on to the file each time rather than replacing it with a new file, the file grows larger with every save. On some computers, it renders the file eventually too problematic to load.

So, the advice is to always use "Save as..." rather than "Save" anyway, even if you keep the same file name. For extra protection, also use the ErrorTrap mod from NRaas as well, as it can help with save file health.

[Puppyg1rl Hyp3rp0p G4m1ng ♡]

Originally posted by cruinne:

Dunno why they didn't do it but I have my suspicions*.

The NRaas Saver mod will regularly prompt you to save: http://nraas.wikispaces.com/Saver

I think the reason the game doesn't autosave and the reason the Saver mod only reminds you to save is that the default "Save" function is an almost-sure way to eventually lose your save. It's prone to becoming corrupt and, because it adds on to the file each time rather than replacing it with a new file, the file grows larger with every save. On some computers, it renders the file eventually too problematic to load.

So, the advice is to always use "Save as..." rather than "Save" anyway, even if you keep the same file name. For extra protection, also use the ErrorTrap mod from NRaas as well, as it can help with save file health.

Great! i dont mean to be a pain, but how do i actually install these mods?

[cruinne]

There's a step-by-step in my general Troubleshooting Guide - head to section 3.9 and look down to "How to Install these Mods".

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=279488894