Anyway to fix save file affected by saved parties bug?

Ildun

The moment I realize how serious it is and search for solution, it is too late, I don't have save file before incubus war aftermath. Now I'm facing problem such as
1) Lost all sx and inventory
2) Lost all my harem record
3) Kai stuck in my party
4) Completed prologue quest show up in active quest

I can recover 1) by using online save editor but not the rest, I try to edit harem size variable but it won't fix my harem record, not even harem size.

What I worry most is 2) and 4), I hope it won't further messing with calculation/event trigger of future contents, is there any brute force way to fix them?

DukeLeto7

Ildun Depending on how wedded you are to the choices in your playthrough up to now, you could use @Grim8P's save files that follow @Thosha's walkthrough:

https://thelastsovereign.miraheze.org/wiki/Talk:Thosha%27s_playthrough#Save_files_for_this_walkthrough

DukeLeto7

No. Unfortunately, if you only have one save file and it's corrupted, you're screwed.

Grim8P

DukeLeto7

Grim8P Since this is at least the second time I've seen this happen, I wonder if there shouldn't be some sort of tutorial on the concept of save files and the importance having multiple ones integrated into the Prologue.

There was one chap a few years back who went all the way through to somewhere around the Merchant Camp without ever saving and then lost a battle. They said afterwards that they just assumed the game would automatically take care of saving, like a AAA title.

Ildun

Grim8P Yup, that's me 😃

Thanks for the offer, but if I use your save file to continue, even if we made exactly same choice, that journey will not be mine anymore.

Well I can only hope in future patch, it will fix my harem record base on each and every harem character's variable. I locked most of them.

DukeLeto7

Ildun Well I can only hope in future patch, it will fix my harem record base on each and every harem character's variable. I locked most of them.

Yeah, it won't. Ever. Sorry.

Coding that would be a nightmare for me or for Sierra, and it is absolutely not going to be a priority. Plus, you are going to be missing a ton of key inventory items, if you keep playing with the broken save.

I get that this is not an answer you're willing to accept, but your only options are Grim8P's saves or a restart.

Ildun

DukeLeto7

It's ok, I planned to replay all over again after full game released anyway, I accidentally get Ralke killed because I failed to defeat orc extermination motion 🙁

Grim8P

Ildun

TLS is thankfully quite replayable! ~~I'm not biased what are you talking about?~~ I would heavily recommend implementing some sort of saving methodology that will help you prevent this sort of issue in the future. Some general thoughts:

Save often.
Save on new slots often.
Keep your saves. If you run out of slots, back them up somewhere else. Don't overwrite them.
I personally save on the same slot until something important happens or I know it is going to happen. Then I move to a new slot. I usually place saves so I'm facing the exit I need to go through or facing the object/person I need to interact with to move the plot along.

For TLS, an example of doing this early:

File 1 - Right before fighting Riala with Simon and Altina.
File 2 - Before leaving Feroholm with Tal.
File 3 - Before obtaining Yarra via the cache.
File 4 - Before leaving for Feroholm a second time.
File 5 - Before completing Yarra's section in Feroholm.
File 6 - Before leaving Feroholm as Simon.
Etc.

Once a save slot is "locked" like this, I never save over it. I can always go back to that point in the game.

Note: You don't necessarily need that many saves, it's just an example. Your saves should be as spread out as you're willing to replay if you have to reload an earlier save. I usually save before leaving/completing something so that if I need to reload I am done as much as possible in a given area.

Good luck! Hopefully that is helpful. =D

Ildun

Grim8P

I used all 99 slots but after I get best result I want of certain "section", I will overwrite them. I never had problem before...well except the orc extermination motion 🙁

I just didn't expected a bug will screw my save after 2 sections despite I got the best result from them.

This remind me of Mass Effect, Dragon Age or The Witcher though. These series can inherit save file to new sequel or provide choice recap to form previous stories for latest sequel so previous choices will have impact. Maybe this can be implement in...I guess TLS is too late, perhaps future games?