Move game saves to new steam account.

[FoldedFrogette]

I've been playing Sons of the Forest from my husband's PC and steam account. I have a LOT of buildings I don't want to lose. We just purchased a second PC so we can play together. I've created my own steam account and purchased a second copy of the game. Is there a way to transfer game saves and achievements from a specific game (SOTF) to the new account? I'm completely new to multiplayer online games. I appreciate your help.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

First run the game on the new system to get an initialization structured.

Now it will be easier if there is only one save game file and you used Steam Cloud but if not it is easy enough to find, so you go to here (if using Steam Cloud), using a browser is best:

https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorage

Then you might see a list of them for the game so make sure you are grabbing the proper save file I think it might be best to save the game right before you move it to make sure it is the correct one with the current timestamp.

So you go there and download the save game .zip

Then you go to LocalLow Appdata which is easily done by going into File Explorer and copy pasting this in the command line:

%localappdata%low

From there locate:

Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\Saves\(pretty sure this an account number - about 17 digits long)

→ SinglePlayer

And here is where it gets interesting:

Take that .zip cut and paste it into that location above in SinglePlayer then open that .zip file and copy & paste the entire contents but do not remove the .zip or use cut, only use copy for this part (the .zip acts as a backup save contents folder).

So copy those files and go to the manilla folder which should now be your account folder (10 digit number) and copy all those contents from that .zip into that 10-digit folder in SinglePlayer.

This should now have the .zip (backup save game) and the save game itself in that folder within "SinglePlayer" and you are good to go.

I almost forgot, when using this method make sure to first go into Steam Client rt-click the game < Properties < General and turn off Steam Cloud temporarily then after you start the game (after moving those save files), you can then turn it back on so that it registers.

~ OR ~

You can also try your luck using Steam Client "Backup Game Files" located by rt-clicking the game in Steam Library < Properties < Installed Files which might be easier; however, if you have a bunch of saves from other people it might get a bit sticky.

I hope I did not butcher this and I hope this helps.

[FoldedFrog]

Thank you so much for that detailed account. I have all the files I need ready to paste into my new PC. My PC arrives Tuesday and I'll run the game first to get the game file structure then perform my copy/paste. You've been very helpful. I appreciate it! For anyone else searching for this solution, it works for multiplayer games too. Just replace "SinglePlayer" with "MultiPlayer" in the instructions.

[msplasticbiter]

Originally posted by Phénomènes Mystiques:

First run the game on the new system to get an initialization structured.

Now it will be easier if there is only one save game file and you used Steam Cloud but if not it is easy enough to find, so you go to here (if using Steam Cloud), using a browser is best:

https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorage

Then you might see a list of them for the game so make sure you are grabbing the proper save file I think it might be best to save the game right before you move it to make sure it is the correct one with the current timestamp.

So you go there and download the save game .zip

Then you go to LocalLow Appdata which is easily done by going into File Explorer and copy pasting this in the command line:

%localappdata%low

From there locate:

Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\Saves\(pretty sure this an account number - about 17 digits long)

→ SinglePlayer

And here is where it gets interesting: :csd2smile:

Take that .zip cut and paste it into that location above in SinglePlayer then open that .zip file and copy & paste the entire contents but do not remove the .zip or use cut, only use copy for this part (the .zip acts as a backup save contents folder).

So copy those files and go to the manilla folder which should now be your account folder (10 digit number) and copy all those contents from that .zip into that 10-digit folder in SinglePlayer.

This should now have the .zip (backup save game) and the save game itself in that folder within "SinglePlayer" and you are good to go. :csd2smile:

I almost forgot, when using this method make sure to first go into Steam Client rt-click the game < Properties < General and turn off Steam Cloud temporarily then after you start the game (after moving those save files), you can then turn it back on so that it registers. :chirp:

~ OR ~

You can also try your luck using Steam Client "Backup Game Files" located by rt-clicking the game in Steam Library < Properties < Installed Files which might be easier; however, if you have a bunch of saves from other people it might get a bit sticky. :csdsmile::magic_wand::stars:

I hope I did not butcher this and I hope this helps. :yetuhappy:

Thank you for your detailed explanation on how to get this done! It is such a life saver :')

[Steve]

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