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markvacc1 · 10-31-2024, 06:33 PM

I have a computer at my house and son bought me one for his house. How do I play games in one season and be able to continue at the other location? I don't see a saved games folder with the current game there.

LansdowneSt · 10-31-2024, 09:12 PM

The games are saved locally. I think you’d need a jump drive.

Pelican · 11-01-2024, 12:14 PM

In theory, I think you could save games to a cloud folder, which the second computer could be set up to access. I confess I have not tried this, for fear it wouldn't work and I might lose data. And I don't know if OOTP would be set up to prevent such sharing, which in theory could eliminate the need to purchase additional copies of the game. I would not blame the company for that. On the other hand, if I have the game loaded on my laptop and my desktop (I do), why couldn't those machines share saved games on the cloud? At one time I was all about exploring cloud storage, but then I got a new desktop with a huge hard drive. Problem solved.

LansdowneSt · 11-01-2024, 12:18 PM

A single fast spring license permits two game installations so the OP doesn’t need to buy again. If Steam storage in the cloud ever happens that will solve it but it is not there yet.

10-31-2024, 06:33 PM	#1
markvacc1 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 60	2 locations I have a computer at my house and son bought me one for his house. How do I play games in one season and be able to continue at the other location? I don't see a saved games folder with the current game there.

10-31-2024, 09:12 PM	#2
LansdowneSt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: From Duxbury, Mass residing Baltimore Posts: 5,970	The games are saved locally. I think you’d need a jump drive. __________________ Complete Universe Facegen Pack 2.0 (mine included) https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi...k_2.0.zip/file Just my Facegen Pack: https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi..._Pack.zip/file

11-01-2024, 12:14 PM	#3
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 2,655 Blog Entries: 1	In theory, I think you could save games to a cloud folder, which the second computer could be set up to access. I confess I have not tried this, for fear it wouldn't work and I might lose data. And I don't know if OOTP would be set up to prevent such sharing, which in theory could eliminate the need to purchase additional copies of the game. I would not blame the company for that. On the other hand, if I have the game loaded on my laptop and my desktop (I do), why couldn't those machines share saved games on the cloud? At one time I was all about exploring cloud storage, but then I got a new desktop with a huge hard drive. Problem solved. __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.”

11-01-2024, 12:18 PM	#4
LansdowneSt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: From Duxbury, Mass residing Baltimore Posts: 5,970	A single fast spring license permits two game installations so the OP doesn’t need to buy again. If Steam storage in the cloud ever happens that will solve it but it is not there yet. __________________ Complete Universe Facegen Pack 2.0 (mine included) https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi...k_2.0.zip/file Just my Facegen Pack: https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi..._Pack.zip/file