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Sons Of | The Forest
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2y ago
PuffedRice
If they select "join" they start fresh, if they select "continue" they reload their save.
If they select
"join
" they start fresh
, if they select
"continue
" they reload their save
.
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PuffedRice
If they select "join" they start fresh, if they select "continue" they reload th...
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:06 AM
no i just invited him through the lobby
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:06 AM
and just start the game
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:06 AM
so there was no like option
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:06 AM
i just invited through steam and all he has to do is click play
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:26 AM
@Hoang Son Yes and then it will load into a screen that says
, continue
, new or exit
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:26 AM
and he has to hit continue
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:26 AM
if he didn
't get that screen then he did not save correctly
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:26 AM
and probably only slept
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:26 AM
it
's been an issue since TF because people can
't seem to read
S
Smokey
it's been an issue since TF because people can't seem to read
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:27 AM
he did save
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:27 AM
So he clicked the wrong option when loading in
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:28 AM
those are the only 2 explanations
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:28 AM
he clicked the wrong option or he failed to save correctly
P
PuffedRice
OP
•
6/5/24, 4:29 AM
In the future
, if it is
maybe
scuff
.
. have the players save before the host
.
S
Smokey
So he clicked the wrong option when loading in
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:29 AM
there was no option istg
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:29 AM
i was sitting next to him and watching him hold E to save
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:30 AM
there
's a sleep option and a save option
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:30 AM
are you sure he wasn
't trying to sleep
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:30 AM
if he saves his screen should go black for a few seconds
S
Smokey
are you sure he wasn't trying to sleep
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:30 AM
he saved first
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:30 AM
and then sleep
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:31 AM
I
'm telling you the 99
% of the time this issue comes up it is user error
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:31 AM
try the steps I
've told you
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:31 AM
and see if saving works
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:32 AM
have him get some items and try to save again
S
Smokey
have him get some items and try to save again
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:32 AM
and what happens if it doesnt show up for him
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:32 AM
redo
?
?
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:32 AM
he need to save
, quit and try to join again and see if he gets that option I
'm talking about
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:33 AM
okay
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:33 AM
there
's nothing to do to get his progress back now so he just has to make sure he
's saving correctly from now on
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:33 AM
if it doesn
't appear to work this time I
'll hop into a call
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:35 AM
ok im trying
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:35 AM
as a hoster do i have to save before him or after him
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:36 AM
@Smokey
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:37 AM
It doesn
't matter as far as I
'm aware
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:37 AM
his files for each multiplayer save are stored locally
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:37 AM
you save your inventory and the world progress
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:37 AM
he saves his inventory data
S
Smokey
you save your inventory and the world progress
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
what abt the old data that he lost
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
if you wanna be sure then save after
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
do we have to grind it again
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
Yes
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
I told you that
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
dang it
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
if he clicked new then he overwrote the save
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
which is why you should be reading when you rejoin your friends
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
lol
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
ok it showed the option now
H
Hoang Son
•
6/5/24, 4:38 AM
but idk why it didnt show before
S
Smokey
•
6/5/24, 4:39 AM
I
'm willing to bet it did and he just clicked through it like it was nothing
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