Prof Fig Final Repository Bug Fix

DO NOT USE THIS VERSION!!!

This version has been replaced by a much simpler mod called Prof Fig Final Repository Bug Fix II.

Please use that version, not this one.

I'm only leaving this version on Nexus in case the new version doesn't work for some people.

Introduction

This is a fix for official bug number HL-8823 (and duplicates like HL-9020) also known as the game-breaking "Prof Fig Final Repository Bug".

Installation & Use

Back in the early days of Hogwarts Legacy (Feb & March 2023) it would have been very easy to fix this bug using one of the "Save-Game Editors" available at the time. Unfortunately WB Games (in their infinite wisdom) deliberately changed the format of the save files so none of the Save-Game Editors work any more. As a result, the cause for this bug was extremely difficult to diagnose, and the fix is quite tricky to implement. Nevertheless, it can be fixed and if you follow the instructions below step-by-step you should be okay. Sadly all of these steps are required. There is no other way because we need to change some mission data and (thanks to WB Games) we can only do that while the game is running. As you can imagine, that's not entirely straightforward. It's very important that you do exactly what I've written, in exactly the order I've written it. Doing things in a different order (no matter how harmless you think it is) will probably prevent this mod from working. If you have any problems, or if the instructions are unclear please let me know in the POSTS section.

Stage 0: Backup your save folder!!!

0a) In Windows Explorer paste this into the address bar at the top: %LocalAppData%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\SaveGames

0b) You should see a folder with a name that's a 6 to 9 digit number with a load of .sav files inside it.

0c) That is your save folder. Make at least two copies of the entire folder!

Then proceed as follows. Take it slow. It might be wise to print this page out and tick the steps off as you go. You want to get it right first time...

Stages 1-2: Prepare the third-party mods we'll need

1a) Remove everything from the Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\~mods\ folder. Just put it all in another folder for now, but NOT the Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\ folder, NOR any sub-folder of that. A folder on your desktop might be best.

1b) If the ~mods folder doesn't exist, create it.

2a) Install