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    Default Warning: Campaign game save files

    Just thought I should warn you folks of something that I've just noticed. The game save data files are rather large for grand campaign games (my smallest one packing in at 53MB), so make sure you keep an eye on your empire saves so it doesn't eat up a bunch of your hard drive space.

    After my quick peek (was moving some over to my laptop to play on the couch) into the directory, I learned that my save games folder is up to 1.08GB, and that's only 18 saves.
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    Default Re: Warning: Campaign game save files

    where are the save game files anyway?

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    courtesy of quadalpha in another thread:
    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

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    Default Re: Warning: Campaign game save files

    For XP, they're in C:\Documents and Settings\<<YOUR PROFILE>>\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games

    The Application Data folder is hidden, so if you don't have show hidden files enabled, you'll have to enable it.

    Vista:
    C:\Users\<<YOUR PROFILE>>\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games

    Same rule about hidden folders applies to Vista, as the AppData folder will be hidden.
    Last edited by Shadow_Wolf33; 03-11-2009 at 05:59.
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    Default Re: Warning: Campaign game save files

    so if you don't have show hidden files enabled
    How do you enable it?

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    Default Re: Warning: Campaign game save files

    CA really needs to add a 'delete save' option. It's been needed since RTW, I think.
    Come on, guys, it's like, a minute to code something like that.
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    couldn't you delete saves in MTW2? I thought you could.

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    Default Re: Warning: Campaign game save files

    Quote Originally Posted by Polemists View Post
    How do you enable it?
    For XP, in My Computer/Windows Explorer, go to Tools->Folder Options->View tab and select the "Show hidden files and folders" radio button. Hit Apply, then click Like Current Folder to apply it globally.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Polemists View Post
    How do you enable it?
    From any windows explorer (i.e., folder) window, press alt+t, then o. It's a checkbox under the "view" tab.

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