Save Game Location... why is it so hard to find?... or is this intentional...?

[S. Gordon]

I would like to know where the saves game files are stored on my PC for the Steam version of this game, so I can make an alt/tab save backup of that file.

The reason is this:

I don't want any answers in this thread that relate to how the save system is what it is and that the devs have done this to make sure you don't reload every shot you miss, and only quicksave when you don't miss... I get that. No need to explain.

On the SekOil job (mission 2) the placement of the Exfil points is far from well chosen. So, at some point I was going towards the second end of the mission and the Bounty Active message appeared. I then changed my mind and wanted to upload everything to exfil up until now, but the Bounty was gone forever after a 10 second countdown.

So either I can start the mission all over again. After 2 hours of gameplay and precision? that is all but fun....or I keep going and forfeit this bounty.

So instead of having to see another bounty vanish, I would just like to have a 'saved game' of my own that I can reload if the game decides to give me a 10 second countdown again and then save the game, without being able to get to that bounty in that particular play through.

So... again, I looked on google, and there are a number of answers : none of them are correct: The savegames are not in that location either because the folder does not exist, or because the folder is empty.

Here are the answers from google if you search for savegame location:

1) PC: %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts\SaveGames\

my : C:\Users\Admin\Saved Games\Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts folder is empty.

2) <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\973580\remote\savegames\

I don't have a folder 973580, although that is the id that is visible when going to 'properties' in the steam client itself and selecting SGWC.

I now set steam offline, and unplugged the cable
So...
Where are these savegames...

Some good answers would be appreciated.

[doomedSniper]

1. No need to complicate things. If you lose a bounty because of exfil then replay the mission again but this time do the bounty alone. Bounties if failed are not gone forever. They reappears, depending on your closest approach.

2. You are definitely looking inside a wrong directory.
C >> program files(86) >> Steam >> userdata >> 973580.

[S. Gordon]

Really?

well I got news for you... here is a screenshot of the directory you mention...

https://ibb.co/r23by3J

as you can see the directory you referred to is not there... although the game is installed on the C: drive.

as shown here:

https://ibb.co/cTqrzqF

it is not I, that complicates things...

Replaying the mission did not show the bounty anymore on the map. If they went through such lengths to make user savegames impossible (unlike ARMA 3), then maybe the bounty countdown and disappearance should have been emphasized a bit deeper in the tutorial mission.

This is also the first game that hides its savegames that damn well. Duskers and No Man's Sky also do not allow savegame by the user, but at least there, I can winzip the necessary files after my playthrough, and they can be found.

[doomedSniper]

Please open up the folder, 67005729(first screenshot).
What is inside that folder? Can you see the App number there?

[doomedSniper]

Originally posted by S. Gordon:

it is not I, that complicates things...
Replaying the mission did not show the bounty anymore on the map.

Okay. This is how the bounty system works,
1. One of the bounties triggers randomly depending on your approach towards a bounty area.
2. If approaching one bounty area does not trigger the bounty to appear then that means the other bounty will appear this time. Going towards the other bounty area triggers it.
3. If one bounty fails, then it won't appear again in that particular session.

The bounties will appear endlessly, cuz its a collectible.
So, if you don't see the bounty you've targeted to collect then go to the other bounty area. It will trigger.

Let me know if you have what you were looking for.

[S. Gordon]

https://ibb.co/1zRLn8n

That folder is from an other game and is unrelated: see screenshot above.

Originally posted by doomedSniper:

Originally posted by S. Gordon:

it is not I, that complicates things...
Replaying the mission did not show the bounty anymore on the map.

Okay. This is how the bounty system works,
1. One of the bounties triggers randomly depending on your approach towards a bounty area.
2. If approaching one bounty area does not trigger the bounty to appear then that means the other bounty will appear this time. Going towards the other bounty area triggers it.
3. If one bounty fails, then it won't appear again in that particular season.

The bounties will appear endlessly, cuz its a collectible.
So, if you don't see the bounty you've targeted to collect then go to the other bounty area. It will trigger.

Let me know if you have what you were looking for.

Thank you I will try that. The game itself is excellent, glad I got it.

[doomedSniper]

Originally posted by S. Gordon:

https://ibb.co/1zRLn8n
That folder is from an other game and is unrelated: see screenshot above.

See if your cloud saves are working.
This is the screenshot of the same folder,
https://imgur.com/yVks53a

[deees]

Originally posted by S. Gordon:

I would like to know where the saves game files are stored on my PC for the Steam version of this game, so I can make an alt/tab save backup of that file.

Gordon, If your not playing this game on multiple computers, you should probably disable cloud saves.

This should ensure that you can find the save games at a consistence location.

If you have Winzip, you can create a backup job to backup your savegame files to a folder with date stamps appended so you maintain a history. Save the backup job to a convenient location, (preferably to a separate drive or storage location.)

Create a shortcut to the backup job file and you can Alt-TAB out of the game, (after a checkpoint is created), and double-click the shortcut.

[S. Gordon]

Originally posted by doomedSniper:

See if your cloud saves are working.
This is the screenshot of the same folder,
https://imgur.com/yVks53a

Okay,

dug one directory deeper and behold, there it was...

Found the savegames:

Thank you. I can now backup in zip.

Originally posted by deees:

Gordon, If your not playing this game on multiple computers, you should probably disable cloud saves.

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Yes, I did that already in order to see if the savegames would be saved locally, but the folder mentioned above ( C:\Users\Admin\Saved Games\Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts ) remained empty after setting Steam in Offline mode and unplugging the cable - which I found to be very weird.

For those who have the same issue as me... here goes:

So, in short my savegame folder is:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\67005729\973580\remote\SaveGames

I misinterpreted the number '67005729' for another ID from steam. it is not - probably every steam user has a different number. In that folder you can find the ID: 973580 which is the ID connected/coupled to this game in Steam.

When you right click on the game shortcut in your library and select properties>updates you will find this ID for every game in your library. For SGWC this is 973580.

Now you can all make a backup of your games for whatever reasaon required. Thank you doomedSniper and deees for your help in solving the issue.

[deees]

Originally posted by S. Gordon:

Originally posted by doomedSniper:

See if your cloud saves are working.
This is the screenshot of the same folder,
https://imgur.com/yVks53a

Okay,

dug one directory deeper and behold, there it was...

Found the savegames:

Thank you. I can now backup in zip.

Originally posted by deees:

Gordon, If your not playing this game on multiple computers, you should probably disable cloud saves.

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Yes, I did that already in order to see if the savegames would be saved locally, but the folder mentioned above ( C:\Users\Admin\Saved Games\Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts ) remained empty after setting Steam in Offline mode and unplugging the cable - which I found to be very weird.

Gordon,

Offline isn't the same as disabling cloud saves.

But as long as you can find your savegames in either location, you should be good?