Simple Save Backups

What is this?

A simple script that creates a folder "Autosaves" and copies the master save file each time it is updated.   You can load an old save by going into the autosaves folder and copying the relevant save file back into "Remote" folder (which is the save file the game references).

Why?

Because I saved right on top of a Chimera fight and couldn't get away from it.

To Use

To revert to an older save:

- Navigate to the autosave folder ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\213980519\367500\st_autosaves"), where the number "213980519" is different in some versions.  Easiest way is to make a save inside the game, then go to the userdata folder and sort by date modified.

- Find the autosave file you want (sort by timestamp)

- Copy this file into ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\213980519\367500\remote\")

- Delete (or backup) the current DDDA.sav file in the folder "remote"

- Rename the backup save you just put in the "remote" folder as "DDDA.sav"

To disable

-  Remove the text you put into the launch options for this game (through Steam->Dragon's Dogma->Properties->Launch Options)

After Playing:

- The CMD window will not close when you finish playing.    You will need to manually close the CMD window when you finish playing a game. (I couldn't find a way to close the program when the game stops running; if anyone has ideas, I'm interested in learning).

What's Inside:

Contains 1 zip file with a simple .bat script and a 77kb exe.    The .exe is a C++ script I wrote to do the file management.  The bat file calls the exe, then calls the game.

You will need to put the bat file and the exe in the correct locations relevant to your install (see install instructions), and add a line in the game's  "Launch Options".

Install Instructions

1.  Download the file pack, and unzip it.

2.  Figure out where your game is installed (where the DDDA.exe is).   You can find it through steam by (Steam->Dragon's Dogma->Manage->Browse Local Files).

2. 5.  Drop the file "Run_DDDA.bat" into this folder, right next to "DDDA.exe"

3.  Figure out where your Dragon's Dogma saves are.  Mine are in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\213980519\367500", but the internet says that the 1st number is custom per computer/steam account.    The easiest way to find this is to make a save inside the game, then go to the userdata folder and sort by date modified.

3. 5.  Drop the file "DDDA_Autosaver.exe" into the "367500" folder (not the "367500\remote" folder).  We're dropping our script one level up so that it can create an autosave folder right next