Save Games wiped

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Hey Guys the last update wiped all save games.  Is there anyway to retrieve them?

Thanks

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hey Guys the last update wiped all save games.  Is there anyway to retrieve them?

Thanks

Depending on what you were updating from, expansions can change where saves are stored.  You can see if that is the case by viewing where they are here:

\Documents\My Games\GC3Crusade\Saves
\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\Saves

Please also see:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/226860/discussions/4/1327844097120954707/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/226860/discussions/1/1735465524707916688/

https://forums.ashesofthesingularity.com/484958/galactic-civilization-iii-classic-edition

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #2 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

My saves are in the correct location I can see the files but when I hit load in game the list is empty.

 

EDIT 1

*******I have to edit this post because I can't create anymore replies because my account is new********

I created a new save just now and I can see it in filemanager with all my other saves.  When I hit load in game it is the only save I can see though.

 

Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

Think he's talking about Ashes.

As far as I know, new updates will be incompatible with saves sometimes, so if you can go back to the previous version you can finish them off and then go to the new update when you're done with them.

Reply #4 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

I thought this was the Ashes forum? How can I go back to a previous version I have the steam version of Ashes.

Reply #5 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

It is, Sean mixed them up.

Right click on Ashes in your games list, select properties, click on Betas and there'll be a drop down list with the different versions.

Reply #6 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

I went back to previous build and no saves are showing up?  Could the Nov 15th update have updated some game files not associated with game version that's affecting save games?

 

Reply #7 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

Maybe, but there's not really anything in that update (that's listed) that should be making saves incompatible anyway.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting bbc6rgf57ytty5yxyw5gt, reply 5

It is, Sean mixed them up.

Right click on Ashes in your games list, select properties, click on Betas and there'll be a drop down list with the different versions.

Yeah, not sure how I missed that - my only excuse being that it is usually GC3 that has had saves become incompatible with expansions.

That said, I was able to confirm that the new Ashes update indeed would have made old save incompatible.

Again, sorry for my confusion.

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager