Problem Saving Games

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Arralen said:

CHEATER !!!


[i]Honestly,
opening up the dominions3/savedgames/*gamename* - folder isn't that hard to do, isn't it? And you should have a ZIP-program (or another packer) installed .. just mark the *nationname*.2h, *nationname*.trn and ftherlnd file and zip them up e.g. into "turn1.zip", and the next turn into "turn2.zip" etc.
That way, you can always decompress any turn you like... . Simply reload the game afterwards.

edit: additonal text .. sry, hit the wrong button...

Cheater? A bit of a bizarre response (?). I replay a lot of games, sometime after 100-200 turns, just to see how things might go if I try something different.. I imagine most people do.

As far as making manual copies, sure, I can do that, even if it is a pain. Doing so constantly disrupts the game and interferes with play flow and enjoyment. But I suspect a LARGE number of players or, more importantly, Potential players would read your note on the mechanics and their eyes would glass over. My kids have already complained about the demo and my wife would not attempt to even understand such a process, but she spends a lot of money on games (and other stuff!) and it is silly to turn such folks and their $$$ away. One of the kids is interested in the game but, again, this issue may keep it off of the Christmas wish list, even if she thinks my full version is “totally cool.”

The whole save and load UI feature is really a no brainer, IMO. Put it in and let people play and have fun!