Multiple save games?

[paplan]

I've tried several times to get into this game, but its never really hooked me.
I'm going to try again.
I remember there is no way within game to save multiple copies of the same game, which I think is a shame, because you cannot try multiple strategies from the same point.
I vaguely remember some user made utilities that allowed multiple saves.
Can anyone point me to one of these?

[Lingchih]

There may be some utilities for that, dunno.
You can do it manually by just copying your .2h file from the game folder (under Saved Games) into a different folder. Then, if you want to go back, just move your old .2h file back into the game folder.

[AreaOfEffect]

You can easily do it manually.

1) Find your Dominions3 folder.
2) Go to the /dominions3/savedgames folder
3) Copy the folder with name of your game

That's it. Your done.

When you want to redo a turn, just move the contents of the copy to the original, or to another folder within the savedgames folder.

Edit: Foiled by Lingchih once again. I will have my revenge!

[Ballbarian]

This one is windows only by das123
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=39744

[paplan]

Thanks.
For anyone who has Vista, the default for savedgames is no longer in the C:\Program Files. It is at "C:\Users\{whatever your user name is here}\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\dominions3\savedgames"

[AreaOfEffect]

Unless you dropped the game into a location other then the Program Files folder. :)

[Gandalf Parker]

I have a very tiny zip on the Utilities page of Dom3Minions.com which works find for WinXP and probably some other windows also.

Its just a standard windows thing without adding anything to the system. You put it in your dominions3 directory. Its a desktop link, with an icon that looks like a safe, and when you click it does a
C:\WINDOWS\system32\xcopy.exe /yes savedgames oldsaves /i
When you click it all of the games are saved to a matching version in an oldsaves directory.


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