Save game directory

[quadalpha]

We really need a sticky for this.

Vista: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games (Someone check this?)

Make sure you set Windows to show hidden files.

[Ardri]

Edit: I don't think that is the correct XP path, but I'll keep looking around. Thanks for the feedback though.

[Belid Hagen]

Edit: I don't think that is the correct XP path, but I'll keep looking around. Thanks for the feedback though.

It is correct for me. maybe your win XP is actually vista? :P

[Lord of the Isles]

quadalpha has the right of it, but just to confirm his XP suggestion, and provide a little more detail:


XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games
Vista: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games


If you do not seem to have these folders, the likeliest reason you can't see them is that your explorer is set not to show you 'hidden' files and folders (Microsoft trying to help users - as usual the opposite result is the commonest one - the idiots). To see them on XP:

-- In an Explorer window (e.g. open a My Computer window), go to C:\Document and Settings\<username> where <username> is the name of the a/c you use to log in. If you don't use a login box to access your computer, there should be some folder in this area that corresponds to your user (Administrator maybe?).

-- Select Tools -> Folder Options, then the View tab.

-- Click on 'Show hidden files and folders' and optionally (I always like to) unclick 'Hide protected operating system files'

-- Click on 'Apply' button and I always like to also click on 'Apply to all folders'

With luck, that will reveal Application Data. If you do not have Administrator rights on your a/c, I suspect you won't be able to do this, and you are stuck.


You have to enable show hidden files/folders in folder options on Vista too (not sure if Vista sets folder options in the same way as XP though I suspect it will be similar). As quadalpha said, a sticky for this might prevent multiple threads (as is the case at more than this site).

[Ardri]

I thought I had all my files shown, guess I'm more of a newb than I thought I was, thanks for the help fellas!

[IRONxMortlock]

I thought I had all my files shown, guess I'm more of a newb than I thought I was, thanks for the help fellas!

Damn! 6.36GB worth of saved games!!!!!

[CookieRawr]

Lol I had 2 gbs of saved games and Im not even done with my British campaign!