DD2 Save Manager

What is it?

DD2 Save Manager will keep track of your saves and allow you to set them as active as you play the game, virtually giving you infinite save slots.

It is based on my original DDDA Save Manager, but updated to work with Dragon's Dogma 2. I intend to open-source the tool and add more features over time after I had the time to clean it up.

Installation

After extracting, simply run the DD2SaveManager.exe. It will require administrator rights in order to make it possible to read into protected folders (especially the C-drive is filled with those, where most people install Steam) and access the registry.

The tool is available in a few flavors.

- The standalone copy is a bigger download, but will run on almost any Windows machine.

- The portable copy is a smaller download, but requires the . NET 8. 0 Runtime to run.

Usage

After the first launch, your Steam-path will be automatically retrieved from the registry. If no Steam profiles are found, it will instead ask you where your saves are located.

The tool is portable. After the first start, it will create a "DD2SaveManager.json"-file aside of the executable, this file will contain all settings, mind you it is PC specific!

UI Buttons:

- Refresh Saves = Will check for new saves/backups and add them to the list.

- Start new game = Remove the existing save files so the game starts without any, forcing you to start a new game.

- Create save = Create a manual save based on the latest save files, regardless if it was already backed up before.

UI Options (Steam profile specific)

- Save Path = Path where the game will store the saves, by default this will be somewhere in your Steam installation directory.

- Backup Path = Path where DD2 Save Manager will store your backups.

- Character = Consider this to be a category for your saves that is assigned whenever a backup is made.

- Max Saves = Number of saves (per character, excluding favorites) to keep, the oldest one is deleted if it exceeds this maximum. Set this to 0 to never automatically delete any save.

- Min Time Between = Since the game is pretty save-happy, you can use this to set to the number of minutes that has to be between the new and previous save. Set this to 0 to always backup any save.

- Double click a save = Set the save as active

- Double click a character name = Change the character

The following hotkeys work when the DD2 Save Manager is focused:

- F5 = Refresh saves

- Delete = Delete selected save(s)

- Enter = Set selected save as active

- Escape = Deselect everything

- F2 = Rename selected save(s)

- B = Set selected save(s) as favorite

Other notes:

- Hold CTRL to select multiple saves.

- You can right-click a save (or multiple saves) for more options, for exam