alas, i can not. but i will describe exactly what happens. i started the game played for a half hour then had to get of dinner. after talkuing to homestar in the shower, i went to strong bads house and it siad the game was saved but to be safe, i saved the game on the menu, and then hit the quit menu. an hour later i went on and it said i had no save file...
-Open the Main Menu
-Go to the Save/Load page
-Hit the Print Screen(prnt Scrn) button on your keyboard
-Open up MS Paint or another image editing software
-Paste and save
-Upload the file to www.imageshack.us
-Post the link here
If it helps, from what you described I believe that you autosaved the game and that there should be an arrow on the right side of the screen on the top slot.
Hello. I'm having some problems saving in the aforementioned game with the jumbled acronym. Pressing the button to save in the Save/Load section in game tells me that the game was saved, but none of the corresponding boxes in the appropriate row fill up with the saved game info (which is what I'm guessing would happen if it worked). If I try to load a game, all I see is the save button for the first row.
Here's the appropriate specs:
OS: Vista 32-bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard: MSI P6N SLI Platinum
Fatherboard: None
Sisterb- ah never mind...
4 gigs of Ram
Video Card: ATI Radeon X1600 pro (MSI Built)
I'm running on a dual monitor config...
Things I've tried:
- Ran the game as administrator
- Ran the game in Windows XP compatibility mode
- Ran the game in Windows XP compatibility mode and as administrator
I've also noticed that no folders for saved game data were created in the \Users\username\AppData\ directory. Perhaps you have a different spot where you put it...
On XP, the Snappy pics and save game info is in My Documents\Telltale Games\SBCG4AP Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner (or something similar)
Not sure if it's the same on Vista.
Save/Load stuff worked fine on XP, although I'm kinda disappointed there's only 4 slots and not the "extendable" screens as for Sam and Max (which I think allows you 6x4 = 24 saves)
However, we discovered that saves and preferences are not working as we intended on limited and guests accounts on Vista. Snappy images are saved at the above location as screen shots are handled differently. It's being worked on, but for the time being we're back to the game running only on administrator accounts on Vista.
Currently you can have different accounts have different save games/preferences, but sadly they both have to be administrator accounts. Once we get this fix in, standard and guest accounts will work the same way once the game is installed by an admin account.
You will always need to be an Administrator to install the game. This will not change.
The 'bug' we're working on is being able to play the game for any type of an account, after an admin installs the game. Right now you need full admin privileges to play the game on Vista.
Are you using Vista? If yes, are you running a limited user account or an administrator account? If you're running a limited user account, that's the problem. There's a bug that's preventing saves from saving. Switching to an administrator account will fix it.
If you're already using an administrator account, go to My Documents / Telltale Games / Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner. Do you see any files that end in .save?
I'm having exactly the same problem. I'm running Vista, using an administrator account, but I'm still not able to save. When I click the Save button I get this:
WHen I return to load a game the screen is still just like that, minus the Game Saved message. I've checked My Documents / Telltale Games / Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner but there are no .sav files, just a prefs.prop file.
Having got a fair way into the game I'm a little annoyed at having to start all over again. Any clues why this is happenning?
If you can think of anything else that would be different as far as your Windows settings or any other security software, that would be helpful. If we could find a way to reproduce the problem, then we can find a solution.
Ah yes, turning off UAC did it. But since UAC is supposed to be there for to help protect my computer, it seems weird that I'd need to turn it off for such a simple thing as saving a computer game.
In happier news, SBCGFAP is so good that I find I don't mind having to replay it. Thanks for the advice!
The problems we have with limited/guest accounts should also fix this error. Episode 2 and beyond will certainly have it, and I don't know our patch plans for Episode 1.
That said, UAC really doesn't 'protect' your computer. It notifies you of potential changes being made. Programs will always have the potential to do good or bad things. All UAC does is maybe tell you a problem is changing something. It does not protect your computer, just notifies you.
There are large bugs in the system where even if you give the OK to do an action, UAC will still block the operation and not notify you about it. Like what just happened here. This leaves the user with reduced productivity and a false sence of protection.
The problems we have with limited/guest accounts should also fix this error. Episode 2 and beyond will certainly have it, and I don't know our patch plans for Episode 1.
That said, UAC really doesn't 'protect' your computer. It notifies you of potential changes being made. Programs will always have the potential to do good or bad things. All UAC does is maybe tell you a problem is changing something. It does not protect your computer, just notifies you.
There are large bugs in the system where even if you give the OK to do an action, UAC will still block the operation and not notify you about it. Like what just happened here. This leaves the user with reduced productivity and a false sence of protection.
I was able to fix this issue by setting the permissions on \Program Files\Telltale Games\Strong Bad to full control for my user (which is an administrator account.) Disabling UAC requires a restart and I was in the middle of the game. It would seem from this that an intermediary file is created in the Program Files directory before being moved to the User folder. I'm guessing since the next 2 episodes have been released already this won't be patched.
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If you have the PC version:
-Open the Main Menu
-Go to the Save/Load page
-Hit the Print Screen(prnt Scrn) button on your keyboard
-Open up MS Paint or another image editing software
-Paste and save
-Upload the file to www.imageshack.us
-Post the link here
Here's the appropriate specs:
OS: Vista 32-bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard: MSI P6N SLI Platinum
Fatherboard: None
Sisterb- ah never mind...
4 gigs of Ram
Video Card: ATI Radeon X1600 pro (MSI Built)
I'm running on a dual monitor config...
Things I've tried:
- Ran the game as administrator
- Ran the game in Windows XP compatibility mode
- Ran the game in Windows XP compatibility mode and as administrator
I've also noticed that no folders for saved game data were created in the \Users\username\AppData\ directory. Perhaps you have a different spot where you put it...
Thanks!
Not sure if it's the same on Vista.
Save/Load stuff worked fine on XP, although I'm kinda disappointed there's only 4 slots and not the "extendable" screens as for Sam and Max (which I think allows you 6x4 = 24 saves)
\Users\*username*\Documents\Telltale Games\Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner\
However, we discovered that saves and preferences are not working as we intended on limited and guests accounts on Vista. Snappy images are saved at the above location as screen shots are handled differently. It's being worked on, but for the time being we're back to the game running only on administrator accounts on Vista.
Currently you can have different accounts have different save games/preferences, but sadly they both have to be administrator accounts. Once we get this fix in, standard and guest accounts will work the same way once the game is installed by an admin account.
Thanks for the quick reply and for letting us know what's happening and that you're working on it.
- Thomas
The 'bug' we're working on is being able to play the game for any type of an account, after an admin installs the game. Right now you need full admin privileges to play the game on Vista.
If you're already using an administrator account, go to My Documents / Telltale Games / Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner. Do you see any files that end in .save?
WHen I return to load a game the screen is still just like that, minus the Game Saved message. I've checked My Documents / Telltale Games / Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner but there are no .sav files, just a prefs.prop file.
Having got a fair way into the game I'm a little annoyed at having to start all over again. Any clues why this is happenning?
If you can think of anything else that would be different as far as your Windows settings or any other security software, that would be helpful. If we could find a way to reproduce the problem, then we can find a solution.
In happier news, SBCGFAP is so good that I find I don't mind having to replay it. Thanks for the advice!
That said, UAC really doesn't 'protect' your computer. It notifies you of potential changes being made. Programs will always have the potential to do good or bad things. All UAC does is maybe tell you a problem is changing something. It does not protect your computer, just notifies you.
There are large bugs in the system where even if you give the OK to do an action, UAC will still block the operation and not notify you about it. Like what just happened here. This leaves the user with reduced productivity and a false sence of protection.
I take it you love Vista, Seg?
a folder called "Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner"
a shortcut to Homestar Ruiner
a shortcut that uninstalls Homestar Ruiner
How do I change the permissions for my account? Do I have to do it on the administrator account?