Save game locations

**deathteam15** · March 10, 2012, 04:10 PM

Hey

I am planning on doing a LAN Hotseat Campaign, and am trying to make the save location for hotseat saves (and all saves if need be) on a networked drive, so all each player has to do is save the game after their turn and the other player then loads it. However, I cannot find the save location of any saves (except original Medieval saves, which of course are no use).
Thanks in advance, deatheam 15.

**Mhaedros** · March 10, 2012, 04:16 PM

They are located in your main M2TW folder/mods/Third_Age_3/saves

**deathteam15** · March 10, 2012, 04:32 PM

That folder doesn't seem to exist for me :/ I go to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\Third_Age_3', but the only folders in there are 'data' and preferences. Thanks.

**Mhaedros** · March 10, 2012, 04:34 PM

It should create itself as soon as you save a game

**deathteam15** · March 10, 2012, 04:37 PM

Hmmm...i've got about 8 campaign save games, and the weird thing is...i've done a search and cannot find them located anywhere

**Mhaedros** · March 10, 2012, 04:38 PM

Do you have Win 7? The saves might be located somewhere else, I don't know

**deathteam15** · March 10, 2012, 04:39 PM

I do, but as I said i've searched and cannot find them.

**Stylix** · March 10, 2012, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by deathteam15

I do, but as I said i've searched and cannot find them.

Did you disable UAC before you installed TATW as recommended? If not then the files will probably be in a hidden folder, try this path after enabling the viewing of hidden folders:
C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\Third_Age_3\saves, or something along this line.
Not sure about the exact path because I disabled UAC for the M2TW folder before I installed any mods and it has made life much easier.
Also, is this a boxed or Steam version?

**Smeagol630** · February 01, 2013, 02:54 PM

Exactly how would you enable the viewing of hidden folders? I can't find my replays!! I think it is because I use windows VISTA.

**ElvenKind** · February 01, 2013, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by Smeagol630

Exactly how would you enable the viewing of hidden folders? I can't find my replays!! I think it is because I use windows VISTA.

Hi there and welcome to TWC forums!

Well, the link our knight of meh gave you does contain great info about Virtual store, however, the pictures for unhiding hidden folders are not there anymore, obviously OP deleted them from his image host site.

This is how to unhide hidden folders:

On your DESKTOP, click on START in the bottom left corner, in ˝Search Programs and Files˝, type in Folder Options, click on Folder Options, go to VIEW section, and in ˝Hidden files and folders˝ check the box next to ˝SHOW hidden files, folders or drives˝. Apply, and OK.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**deathteam15** · March 11, 2012, 04:04 AM

Bingo, that's the path.

Thanks very much

And no I didn't disable UAC control and it's a boxed version, so i'm guessing the UAC will be why it's stored where it is .

**knicolas2** · March 11, 2012, 05:14 AM

can someone explain how the game could automatically change the destination of the save folder? first it was in appdata blabla on my pc and later after i have installed baron samedis mod... two weeks after that it changed the location of the save folger to C/programs... . can someone explain that?

**deathteam15** · March 11, 2012, 12:09 PM

Unless of course you uninstalled samedi's mod, I cannot explain it. Also could someone explain to me a possible way for changing the location where Third Age Total war loads games from? Thanks

**knicolas2** · March 11, 2012, 03:16 PM

no i did nothing... maybe my computer was making fun of me

. no i didn´t know how to do this sry... in my case it happened automatically that the folder was changed...

**deathteam15** · March 11, 2012, 04:55 PM

Haha, sounds like it

Ah it's alright, i've found a program (mklink) which fools the computer into thinking folders are in one place when in fact they are in another.

**knight of meh** · February 01, 2013, 03:15 PM

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...59#post8287059

people in this thread read this it explains Virtual store where it is and how to turn it of

Edit: and it has screen shots