i have played and had my computer crash for unknown reasons (not rome though) and have been wondering how i can save a save game to a cd,flash drive,etc
ty in advance
ty in advance
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There is no way of doing that within the game. But the saved game is just a Windows file like any other, you can copy it like you can any other file.
If you installed Rome into the suggested default, Vista has redirected them to c:\users\[name]\appdata\local\virtualstore\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Rome\save games, where [name] is your user name in Vista.
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You may need to log in as Vista Administrator to see that directory structure, I'm not sure - I don't have Vista. Aside from that, maybe you could search the whole disk for the name of one of your save games, as you see it in the game.
The appdata folder might be hidden.
When you are in you "user name" folder, just paste in \appdata\local\virtualstore\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Rome\
after the current path.
When you are in you "user name" folder, just paste in \appdata\local\virtualstore\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Rome\
after the current path.
ok ill try that and im the only user on this computer so i have all admin rights to the computer
Well, you need some computer help, this is nothing to do with the game as such. The save games are in the save games folder somewhere, I promise you!
This may be true, but I also could not find the saved game files given that
location (I also have Vista). But that IS the location when you look at the
file properties.
This is how I found it:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Paradox Interative\Europa Universalis - Rome\save games
When you get here it might say the folder is empty. Right above the file name
space is a bar which contains a button for Compatibility Files. Click on this
button and viola! Your saved games should now be listed.
No. In my file system, the game files are located in the Program Files (x86)
directory. I found this to be new on this PC which has Vista, where as before
on my last Windows XP PC there was only a Program Files directory. Seems
Vista has them both but my game files were installed into the Program Files
(x86) directory.
I cannot see your file system so I cannot be sure where exactly Rome was
installed on your PC, but I hope you get the idea of what I was trying to
convey. If not, let me know and I'll try to clarify for you.
ok i have tried it with and without the (x86) and am still not getting anything so im not sure cuz if i do a computer search of the save game name it come up with nothing so it has to be in a hidden folder or something
so im not sure cuz if i do a computer search of the save game name it come up with nothing so it has to be in a hidden folder or something
any more ideas? i really would like to back up my savegame files but even when i use the search bar on my start menu and search for the file it says it doesnt exist but the game shows that it s there somewhere
Can you tell me where your Rome game folder is located? Put it up like this:
C:\Program Files\Rome (just an example, put it in this format please)
C:\Program Files\Rome (just an example, put it in this format please)
Two guesses:
First guess: You are using a mod (any mod) - this results in your save games directory being a subdirectory to the relevant mod directory:
Example: $ROMEINSTALL$/mod/$MODNAME/save games/$SAVEFILENAME
rather than, as would usually be the case, $ROMEINSTALL$/save games/$SAVEFILENAME
Second guess: Your attempt to find where your save games are stored are foiled by your typing the wrong name to search for or by only searching in files indexed by Vista (the default in the awful Vista search tool you are using) rather than, for instance, searching the entire hard drive. All Rome save games are stored as .rome files - as an example, autosave.rome or Iberia508_09_17.rome
Really, though, what you need most of all is a general understanding of how the Vista directory structure and filing system works. This ought to be in your manual or in online guides for the newbie windows user on the net.
First guess: You are using a mod (any mod) - this results in your save games directory being a subdirectory to the relevant mod directory:
Example: $ROMEINSTALL$/mod/$MODNAME/save games/$SAVEFILENAME
rather than, as would usually be the case, $ROMEINSTALL$/save games/$SAVEFILENAME
Second guess: Your attempt to find where your save games are stored are foiled by your typing the wrong name to search for or by only searching in files indexed by Vista (the default in the awful Vista search tool you are using) rather than, for instance, searching the entire hard drive. All Rome save games are stored as .rome files - as an example, autosave.rome or Iberia508_09_17.rome
Really, though, what you need most of all is a general understanding of how the Vista directory structure and filing system works. This ought to be in your manual or in online guides for the newbie windows user on the net.
ok rome is located at "C:\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis - Rome"and to answer the question further down i dont even have any mods installed right now