God of War save disappeared

CPU: 8x AMD Custom APU 0405
Memory: 15.53 GB (used: 3.19 GB)
GPUs:
GPU 0:
Name: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] VanGogh [AMD Custom GPU 0405]
IDs: D=163f V=1002 SD=0123 SV=1002
Driver: amdgpu
OS: SteamOS 3.5.17 holo (linux)

The current system is a Steam Deck (model: LCD) in desktop mode
We are running inside a Flatpak container

Software Versions:
Heroic: 2.13.0 Dorry & Broggy
Legendary: 0.20.34 Direct Intervention
gogdl: 1.0.0
Nile: 1.0.1 Jonathan Joestar

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:01 PM

provide the whole log

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:01 PM

upload the .log file or let discord convert it to a message.txt upload

Nnursing-lime provide the whole log

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:01 PM

Okay, just so you know I'm switching back and forth between my Deck and mobile to provide my issue

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:02 PM

so just a moment

CommandMC•3/19/24, 8:02 PM

^^
Also make sure to not switch between Proton and Wine for your Wine version, as those have a different prefix structure (so your save will only be accessible in one of them)

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:02 PM

you can upload the log via Discord on the Deck

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:02 PM

copy, paste, acknowledge the text is too large and upload as file

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:02 PM

message.txt14.51KB

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:03 PM

wrong log. get the one specific for the game

CommandMC•3/19/24, 8:03 PM

STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH=/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default

STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH=/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default

That looks abnormal

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:06 PM

message.txt3.58KB

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:08 PM

if you deleted this directory

/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default

then your save is gone. it's recommended that you don't use the same "default" path for all your games, and instead do something like this

/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/God of War

if you didn't delete the prefix directory, then the save will still be present

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:09 PM

"name": "Proton - Proton - Experimental",

"winePrefix": "/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default",

"location": "/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/pfx/dosdevices/c:/users/steamuser/Saved Games/God of War/3203383023"

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:10 PM

Does "Reset Heroic" delete that directory?

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:10 PM

the first 2 need to be changed and the 3rd needs to be verified

Nnursing-lime the first 2 need to be changed and the 3rd needs to be verified

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:12 PM

Changed to what? And how do I verify that directory?

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:12 PM

Oh I see the 2nd one needs to be changed to "God of War", what about the first?

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:12 PM

Wine-GE-latest

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:13 PM

if your saves are coming in from the cloud and you didn't upload a blank file up, you won't need to do anything with the 3rd

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:13 PM

you will need to delete the folder path though

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:13 PM

I do not have cloud saves enabled

Ccolossal-harlequin if you deleted this directory > /home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default then yo...

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:19 PM

I'm not sure if it was actually deleted. Created and modified date don't seem to suggest that. Did I change the save location somehow?

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:20 PM

maybe, but does this path exist?

/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/pfx/dosdevices/c:/users/steamuser/Saved Games/God of War/3203383023

if not, does this path exist?

/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/God of War/pfx/dosdevices/c:/users/steamuser/Saved Games/God of War/3203383023

Ccolossal-harlequin maybe, but does this path exist? > /home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/pfx/...

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:22 PM

both those directories exist

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:22 PM

then it seems that the prefix was moved from

/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/God of War

/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:23 PM

What is a prefix?

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:24 PM

in the game's settings the prefix is created to help interface with the game, it's creating the file structure that is expected to be there when the game launches, including save data

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:24 PM

that screenshot is from the game's settings

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:24 PM

okay, so which prefix is my system using?

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:24 PM

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:24 PM

/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:24 PM

sorry

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:24 PM

no worries

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:25 PM

change it to

/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/God of War

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:25 PM

Do I have to do that for every game?

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:25 PM

do you need to change it for every game? no probably not

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 8:25 PM

Did "Reset Heroic" cause this?

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:26 PM

i don't know exactly what "reset heroic" does, i'll have to look at the code

Ccolossal-harlequin Do I have to do that for every game?

nursing-lime•3/19/24, 8:31 PM

you should never use the "use default wine settings" checkbox when installing games. if you do not use that checkbox, it'll automatically name your prefix folders per-game

SSuperKiwiTawa Did "Reset Heroic" cause this?

CommandMC•3/19/24, 8:37 PM

Yes (one of the many things this PR aims to fix)

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:41 PM

i just found the code, it does indeed

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 8:42 PM

as yet another testament lol

colossal-harlequinOP•3/19/24, 9:32 PM

Fixed, I restored all lost save files, thank you all!

Ccolossal-harlequin Fixed, I restored all lost save files, thank you all!

colossal-harlequin•3/19/24, 9:40 PM

last thing, in future stick mainly with wine-ge from heroic's wine manager. that will give the best logs if you need help, and has the higher compatability of the two with more games

Ccolossal-harlequin I'm not sure if it was actually deleted. Created and modified date don't seem to...

dry-scarlet•3/20/24, 9:49 AM

for future reference, you cant actually change where a game puts its save files unless the game itself provides a mechanism for it. This is generally determined by the game developers, and the platform (egs, steam, etc) requirements, something out of control of heroic or the user.

The save location in heroic's cloud save settings is simply where heroic will place saves it downloads from the cloud.. usually heroic knows where to place cloud saves without any configuration

God of War save disappeared

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