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How to edit and update a saved game without start over again
« on: November 26, 2024, 03:57:27 pm »
Hello, since the new N10 verison was relasedon 24 nov 2024, i wonder if it might be possible to edit a savegame in case there are some breaking chances in an update that wulkd spoil game experience.

That is indeed the case of N10, whre was addad a new path - the ?life is hybrid? one - but updatin a prevous game won't lock the aforementioned choiche reagrdin the path so player might use both (for some reference see here )

Now in such cases, it possible to edit a saved gamesafley without screwing a game run? If so, in the hybrid case, what are the edits to be done? Thanks.

Edit: typos
« Last Edit: November 29, 2024, 07:06:25 pm by ontherun »

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Re: How to edit a seved game withou start over again
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2024, 04:21:41 pm »
Easiest method is to just r-click hide this tech (?Life Is Hybrid?), but you can also edit save to mark it as disabled. I don't remember how, though.

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Re: How to edit a seved game without start over again
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2024, 09:31:08 am »
Easiest method is to just r-click hide this tech (?Life Is Hybrid?), but you can also edit save to mark it as disabled. I don't remember how, though.

all right thanks, but i'm kida perfectionist so i'm looking for a more radical soution if possible  :) Ayone knows going the edit way?


as for the new n10 "life is hybrid" research path it seems to work fine because it unlocks the other path properly, so once i research it hands in black market are not avaiable anymore, see screenshots:

« Last Edit: November 27, 2024, 09:37:45 am by ontherun »

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Re: How to edit a seved game without start over again
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2024, 10:27:22 am »
Open .sav file with your favorite text editor

Find researchRuleStatus:

Add 2 new lines (anywhere) to this section
STR_HYBRID_PATH: 2
STR_HYBRID_PATH_PREQ: 2

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Re: How to edit a seved game without start over again
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2024, 02:17:50 pm »
Open .sav file with your favorite text editor

Find researchRuleStatus:

Add 2 new lines (anywhere) to this section
STR_HYBRID_PATH: 2
STR_HYBRID_PATH_PREQ: 2

Thanks! I tried replacing "HYBRID" with "CAT", but cats are still for hire in black market, so no chance but hide the path I'd like to update also my very old saves  :-[no other ways. Attched is an old one

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Re: How to edit a seved game without start over again
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2024, 05:08:01 pm »
Thanks! I tried replacing "HYBRID" with "CAT", but cats are still for hire in black market, so no chance but hide the path I'd like to update also my very old saves  :-[no other ways. Attched is an old one
My catgirls save has the following related lines, so I expect it's one of these you'll need as 2:
  STR_CATGIRL_RECRUITMENT: 0
  STR_CATGIRL_TOURIST_RECRUITMENT: 1
  STR_CATGIRL_VICTIM_RECRUITMENT: 1
  STR_CAT_PATH: 1
  STR_CAT_PAWS: 1

Though honestly if the saves are also pre-catgirl you're going to have LOTS of problems, should probably just re-start.

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Re: How to edit a seved game without start over again
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2024, 05:26:30 pm »
Catgirls can be purchased on any path (with Contacts: Nekomimi and Recruit: Catgirl tech). Outlaw Catgirls can be purchased only on Cat Path. If you already researched the cat path, then you need to also remove STR_CAT_PATH and STR_CAT_PATH_PREQ from the discovered: section
« Last Edit: November 28, 2024, 11:33:02 pm by Delian »

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Re: How to edit and update a saved game without start over again
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2025, 01:20:03 pm »
OK, so after some tries in the researchRuleStatus: to disable cats, the strings to be present for the cat path to be disabled are:

  STR_CAT_PATH: 2
  STR_CAT_PATH_PREQ: 2

while to have gals enable, need to have related ones are:

  STR_GALS_ARE_SUPERIOR: 1
  STR_GALS_ARE_SUPERIOR_PREQ: 1

Edit: whereas: 0=not discovered/active 1=researched, active 2=disabled not researchable. Please correct me if im wrong!
« Last Edit: April 16, 2025, 02:26:21 pm by ontherun »