How do I reset progress and start over

[Ken]

Sometimes, we like to start games over from scratch......

But they always make it soooooo difficult to simply reset game progress.....

This seems like an issue with every frikking game on steam. :(

I'm sure theres probably some obscure file somewhere I can delete. Cn someone point out to me where that file is?

[Whiplash]

Documents\my games\Opus Magnum\<some string of numbers>\ is the core directory in which proress is saved. Therer is a save.dat, and multiple saved solutions. Deleting the entire folder will completely reset the game to like you just bough it.

[Ken]

Thank you

[Dymaxxionn]

I also wanted to start afresh and nothing I deleted locally worked.

• Deleted the *.solution and save.dat files and they were recreated
  
• Deleted the <random number> folder under Opus Magnum and all was recreated
  
• Deleted the Opus Magnum folder and all was recreated
  
• Uninstalled and reinstalled the game and all was recreated

I really wish there was a way to start with a fresh game.

[Dymaxxionn]

OK, I sent a note to OM's support and Zach responded with this:

This is because of Steam Cloud. You would definitely be able to get around it by turning that feature off, but you might also be able to do it by deleting the game’s save folder while it’s running and then exiting the game. Steam should detect that the files were deleted but assume that, because it happened while the game was running, it was the game that did it and thus it should be persisted in the cloud as well.

I disabled Steam Cloud for this game and deleted the folders and that worked,

[cake>pie]

For future reference, here's how to do it in a way that will also reset the saves on steam cloud.
(instructions are for Shenzhen I/O, another zachtronics game, but should work for this too)

> http://steamcommunity.com/app/504210/discussions/0/1621724915780671829/

[vizthex]

would be nice if Zachtronics added an in-game "reset progress" button....ah well.

Also hello from 2 years into the future, how goes it?

[DrGoodWillie]

You have to delete the file then run steam offline to start a fresh.. I did it last week.

[vizthex]

Originally posted by SuicidalMidget:

You have to delete the file then run steam offline to start a fresh.. I did it last week.

yeah, but it's still annoying to go through a bunch of bs just to play fresh. Would be great if game devs started making a "reset progress" button or option an industry standard.

[paldepind]

In case this can be of help to anyone.

On macOS the save data is located in: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Opus\ Magnum/.

I was able to reset my progress in the game by.

1/ Having the game open.
2/ Deleting the entire directory of save data which is a directory with some random number.
rm -r Library/Application\ Support/Opus\ Magnum/76561197998792484/
3/ Immediately closing the game.

[zkiroel]

erasing the \d+ folder actual. still

[XLjedi]

+1 for a reset option or, better yet, ability to save profiles or careers.

The game falsely assumes there is only one potential player on a Steam account. My son and I would like to save our progress independently.

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Originally posted by XLjedi:

+1 for a reset option or, better yet, ability to save profiles or careers.

The game falsely assumes there is only one potential player on a Steam account. My son and I would like to save our progress independently.

You should try Steam family sharing. It is fantastic. Click "Steam" on the upper left corner of the steam client, then proceed to click Family from the index on the left. Then authorize family library sharing. Note accounts will only be shown here if they have previously logged in on the computer and that you will have to repeat this for every computer you will like to share. The limit is very generous though.

[Plauze]

1. disable Steam Cloud
2. delete all Opus Magnum files in Documents\my games\
3. enable Steam Cloud
4. sync Steam Cloud with local files

that did it for me

[™CRλIGYBOY™]

Will this also reset achievements?

[PentaPig]

Originally posted by ™CRλIGYBOY™:

Will this also reset achievements?

No, achievement progress is not stored with the savefiles. But there are guides online on how to reset achievements for any steam game.