Please let us control the location of our save files.

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Please let us control the location of our save files.

#1 Post by noboruwatanabe »

My previous PC had an older SSD. I paid a lot of money for a boot only drive (it was 2009 - about $150 for 30GB). Because of the capacity and limited read/write cycles I was forced to use junction to decide where my save files should be stored. It was kind of annoying, but I figured it would be addressed eventually.

It still hasn't been addressed. I love the game, but this isn't okay. This should not be automatically decided - the user needs to be able to direct the location of every file that gets stored on his/her PC. I understand the desire to support multiple users, but the option to control the save locations absolutely needs to be included.

If I have to involve third party programs to store my save files where I want them, something is wrong. Darkgod, your minions beseech you.
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Re: Please let us control the location of our save files.

#2 Post by darkgod »

Actually, this was addressed a good while ago ;)

On windows the launcher has an option for that.
On all OSes you can pass --home <location> to the exe
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Re: Please let us control the location of our save files.

#3 Post by noboruwatanabe »

Well damn, now I feel like a moron. I also love you even more for how quickly you replied.

Any way to delete this post?

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#4 Post by darkgod »

Na it shall serve as a reminder of my Glory for all to see! ;)
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Re: Please let us control the location of our save files.

#5 Post by noboruwatanabe »

Any easy way to do this with the Steam version? Us steam folks don't interact with the launcher.

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#6 Post by darkgod »

Right click on tome => properties => set launch options => enter:
--home c:\where\ever\you\want
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