Starsand Island - How to load a previous save instead of a previous day

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In Starsand Island, savegames normally work like this:
  • Each of the save slots has its own directory on PC, such as:
    • \Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\SeedLab\StarsandIsland\steam\76561198064496726\Save\Role_1
  • You can set the autosave frequency as high as 20 minutes.
  • Some events automatically save, ignoring this time window.
  • When you save, a file "Archive_#############.sav" is updated.
  • The start (when you wake up) of the current day and the previous 7 days are saved in files "Auto_###########.sav"
When you want to roll back, you are apparently not allowed to reload the last save point or even the start of your current day. You must pick the start of a previous day.

To bypass this (for example, you might want to run some experiments without permanently messing up your game):
  • Turn off Cloud Saves before starting the game, to make sure there are no mismatch issues
    • Steam Library > right-click the game title > Properties > General > Steam Cloud
  • Find the save game directory and back it up (e.g., make a zip file of the entire "Save" directory to save everything).
  • If you want to rollback to the last saved point you have backed up:
    • Exit to Main Menu
    • Delete the "Save" directory
    • From your zip file of the "Save" directory, restore the entire directory
    • At the Main Menu, Load the game you want.
The above is the safest way that also backs up any rollback points (the last 7 days).
If you just want to roll back to the most recent save, you can shortcut this:

  • Identify which "Role_#" directory corresponds to the character / save slot you are playing.
  • Go to that directory and find the "Archive_..." file. This is the last save the game made.
  • Make a copy of it and on that copy, rename it to not have the ".sav" extension so the game won't get confused.
  • Go back to playing the game.
If you need to restore that save point:
  • Return to the Main Menu (game will save and make a new Archive_... file).
  • Delete the current "Archive_...sav" file -- this will delete the last in-game save.
  • Using the copy of the previous "Archive_..." file you made, restore that save file.
  • Go back to the game and from the Main Menu choose Load and load your game again.
Closing the game first does not seem to be necessary.

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