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* The player only gets a {{em|single save file}} for the entire campaign, with many special conditions: | * The player only gets a {{em|single save file}} for the entire campaign, with many special conditions: | ||
** The save file cannot be loaded outside the main menu. | ** The save file cannot be loaded outside the main menu. | ||
** The game will | ** The game will overwrite the save in the following situations: | ||
*** The player returns to the main menu. | *** The player returns to the main menu. | ||
*** The player quits the game. | *** The player quits the game. | ||
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It's possible to cheat the ''single save file'' system by manually backing up the save file between play sessions. If something goes wrong in Honour mode, one can close the game, restore a previous save file, and launch the game again to continue from the backed up save. | It's possible to cheat the ''single save file'' system by manually backing up the save file between play sessions. If something goes wrong in Honour mode, one can close the game, restore a previous save file, and launch the game again to continue from the backed up save. | ||
Although using this trick to regularly load old game states would defeat the purpose of Honour mode, a legitimate use-case may be to restore a run that went bad due to something outside the player's control, such as a bug in the game, or an accidental button press due a cat walking on your keyboard. | |||
The trick is particularly easy to achieve on MS Windows, {{nobr|GNU/Linux}}, and MacOS, where save files can be accessed easily with a file manager or shell commands. It may be possible to achieve on gaming consoles as well if the save files can be accessed and overridden.{{verify}} | |||
Exact instructions are as follows: | Exact instructions are as follows: | ||
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Save file locations are as follows: | Save file locations are as follows: | ||
* MS Windows: <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\Public\Savegames</code> | * MS Windows: <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\Public\Savegames\Story</code> | ||
There are also methods involving other kinds of manipulation of game files, such as: | There are also methods involving other kinds of manipulation of game files, such as: | ||