Save Game Locations - TTLG Forums

potterr on 5/6/2005 at 10:06

Just a query really:
Are all thief DS save games located in "my documents"? or can they be located else where?
Reason I'm asking is that I am looking at how GarrettLoader will manage T3 original saves and T3 FM saves.

* I can zip up the original saves easily, however are there any files in the savegames folder that should not be zipped up or should be adjusted in any way?
* Does anyone know if I will need to create any folders of files in order for a T3 FM to be able to use save games (e.g. "current save" folder, "user options" folder)?
* I notice that my save games exceeds 100mb in size, chances are after playing several FM's the zipped up saves will start getting very large, anyone have any thoughts about managing that? as in keep FM saves/discard them, allow user deletion/moving of saves, etc

thanks

bukary on 5/6/2005 at 11:40

I don't know if this will help you in any way...

From
(http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83801) Thief 3 - Tweak Guide:

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Moving the Save Game Folder
Contributed by Jahandar

A number of you have said you dislike the way Thief: DS stores your saved games in your My Documents folder. Here are instructions on how to change this behavior. I'm running Windows 2000, but it should work on XP as well.

DISCLAIMER: Registry editing can cause a lot of problems with your Operating System and software if you're not careful. Although, this is not a difficult tweak, you may want to backup your registry beforehand (its good practice to backup your registry periodically anyway). As always, tweak at your own risk. Blaming Jahandar for your mishaps is strictly forbidden.

Okay, with that disclaimer out of the way, on with the tweaking...

For those unfamiliar with registry editing, step-by-step instructions:
1. Open the Registry editor. Go to Start, Run, type "regedit" then press enter.
2. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ion Storm\Thief - Deadly Shadows" using the navigation pane on the left side of the window.
3. Look in the right pane of the window for an entry called "SaveGamePath," right-click it, choose Modify, and replace the Value Data with the location where you'd like Thief to store your SaveGames folder (I'd suggest using the location where you installed the game. Default: "C:\Program Files\Thief - Deadly Shadows").

For those who know what they're doing:
Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ion Storm\Thief - Deadly Shadows" and modify the path specified by SaveGamePath.

Notes for Everyone:
The next time you play, the game will create a folder called SaveGames at the location you specified. If you already have games saved or if you've already configured your standard game settings (screen resolution, key binds, etc), you'll want to move/copy your old SaveGames folder to the path that you specified in SaveGamePath. Until then, you will not be able to load your saved games, and you'll have to reconfigure your settings.