Wardie - I usually back up my saves about once a week after losing hours upon hours of gameplay a few months back. I'm not sure what others do, but here's what I do:

Go to C: > ProgramData (it's the hidden folder, you'll have to follow these instructions to make them visible if you're using vista, otherwise just google how to see hidden files) > starters orders 4 > saves and then (say you want to back up game no. 4) copy 4.sav and ext4.sav and ln4.idx and o4.idx and then paste them into whatever folder you want to use to keep them. I have one in My Documents called So4 Backups, but you can really put them wherever you want as long as you remember where they are. If you want to go back to this backup (say if the game crashed) just copy each of these ones you just backed up and paste them into the same folder you copied them out of originally.

I don't know that you usually have to copy every single one of these files, in fact I'm fairly certain you don't, but out of paranoia I do, lol.

Hope you can get something out these instructions, it's a bit convoluted and I'm not at my most coherent

Mark has now added new version of my schedule available to download in game mods section

hey when i try download the schedule it just comes up as a read me file can i still play with that

Cheers pjr I have just clicked on the download link but get a series of races going down, is this normal?

thanks sabella, I understood it fine.
Helps if there is poss a sticky somewhere on this topic for other people to know about how to save a game file so you can put it back into the game should you lose it.

Done on the tech support page.

no never had any problem with the shedule i am in season 2 now and it works fine must contact mark and make sure i sent right file or send it again

ok guys sent a new copy of the schedule to mark i have checked and doubkechecked this is ok the new file is called pjrworldwideVii
ok just copy and past in schedules folder in programdata/so4/exports/schedules that should work fine as i said had nor probs with it working fine on mine remember to select as the schedule b4 u start new game

i see the problem now when you click on download it brings up a text file i have emailed mark sent him the new file and sent message through tec support dont no if problem my end or his so hopefully he will be able sort it out a soloution for us

is the new one available for donwload now mate ?

it will be avalible when mark posts it mate hopefully soon will post on here when its up

cheers thanks, looks a great schedule

reply from mark schedule is fine just right click on link and save target as

stil comes up same as above mate ?

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