How to Import and backup your saves from/to Steam or Microsoft
Note
As always, make sure to always make a copy of files you edit/move.
What you’ll keep/lose
You’ll get to keep your community
You will lose your legacy survivor pool (if you finished the game already)
You might lose Bounty Broker progress towards an unfinished Bounty
You will lose your legacy survivor pool (if you finished the game already)
You might lose Bounty Broker progress towards an unfinished Bounty
Microsoft Saves Location
C:\Users\[YourUsernameHere]\AppData\Local\Packages\
Microsoft.Dayton_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\[lotsofnumbers]\[lotsofnumbers2]
Microsoft.Dayton_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\[lotsofnumbers]\[lotsofnumbers2]
The largest file is your save, and biggest community
Steam Saves Location
C:\Users\[YourUsernamehere]\AppData\Local\StateOfDecay2\Saved\SaveGames\[lotsofnumbers]\Release\v2
On the steam version you have SaveGame0.sav, SaveGame1.sav, SaveGame2.sav
For the first, second and third community slot.
When transferring from Microsoft to steam, don’t forget to fully rename the files, including the “.sav” file type
By Hunterwolf
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