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Win 7 saved games.
Posted By: deleterman
Win 7 saved games. - 10/14/12 07:04 PM
Hi all, i have win 7 PC , playing RHEM 4 and i need to know how to place a saved game that i got from MAG.any thought on this ? any help would go a long way to help me play this game..
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/14/12 08:49 PM
No idea.
You could try something like
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\RHEM 4\
if it's not in your Documents folder.
The AppData folder won't be visible unless you set your computer to show hidden files and folders.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/show-hidden-files-in-windows-7/
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/15/12 12:21 AM
Hi back again- its not in my documents folder.and i tryed all the ideas that you gave me, this is harder than the game itself.don't know what to do now.all i know is that i have 16 saved in this game but can't find one..thanks for all your help and patience.H.B.
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/15/12 12:32 AM
Did you try making a save and then doing a "search by date" for that save?
Were you able to unhide the AppData folder?
Here's an article you might be interested in
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/01/23/stop-it-put-save-games-in-one-place/
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/15/12 01:49 AM
Oh yes i can get to my save game.and unhide appdata folder but nada.i can't get anything for RHEM4 in my computer files or folders.no matter what i do. i think that win 7 is a flop.i had a easer time with XP..in fact i'am going to set up my old computer with XP on it.but that don't fix the hole that i'am in now..any othere thoughts ??
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/15/12 02:26 AM
If I can get hold of a Win7 computer to install it on I'll see if I can find where it puts its saves.
EDIT --
Going by what the saves from the save game server look like, your saves probably have names like 1a.txt, 1b.txt, 2a.txt, 2b.txt, etc. which correspond to the save slots. If you installed the game into your Documents folder, they will be found in a subfolder of the RHEM4 folder.
C:\Users\<username>\Documents\RHEM4\DATA\DPOT\
If you installed in C:\Program Files(x86) the game may put saves elsewhere if it's having trouble making changes inside C:\Program Files(x86).
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/15/12 03:39 AM
Oh thank you thank you..i was just about to give up..
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/15/12 04:04 AM
Check my updated post (right above your last post) and see if it's any help.
By the way, if you installed in C:\Program Files(x86) instead of the Documents folder, try looking in
C:\Program Files(x86)\RHEM4\DATA\DPOT\
instead of
C:\Users\<username>\Documents\RHEM4\DATA\DPOT\
and check the date and time of the 1a.txt, 1b.txt, 2a.txt, 2b.txt, etc. files to make sure they are the saves you made and not just empty slots that installed with the game.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/15/12 06:45 AM
thanks but noworky..
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/15/12 11:01 PM
Try the RHEM4 saves at
***Savegameserver***. See if those will load for you.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/16/12 02:37 AM
Thank you so much for all your help and info on this mess..i think for the time being i will take a brake from this game and try something else.this has just got to me . it have to be my computer ..
thank you for all your patience with me on this.H.B.
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/16/12 02:40 AM
It isn't necessarily your computer. MaG said that other people have had trouble with her RHEM4 saves, which is why I suggested you try saves from somewhere else to see if you can get those to work. Of course the trouble there is finding the right one out of that collection of saves, but at least you can find out if they'll load.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/16/12 05:25 AM
Boy howdy i didn't know that !!i just might have to give it a try ..who knows huh ? i will try and let you know what happens.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/16/12 11:42 PM
well i went to Savegamersserver , but i still have to know what file to put it in.that the problem..H.B.
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/17/12 01:34 AM
Start by putting a couple of the saves in the RHEM4/DATA/DEPO folder and see if they load. You might want to copy the current contents of the /DATA/DPOT folder to another folder to back them up first.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/17/12 05:06 AM
ok i did that but it goes to VERS-text document..there is no saved games like the other games that i have played..???
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/17/12 03:04 PM
You might need to dump all the downloaded saves into the DPOT folder, not just the 1a.txt, 1b.txt; 2a.txt, 2b.txt; etc. pairs.
Also, you may have already done this, but make sure you unzip/unrar the .rar files before using them because the game won't recognize them otherwise.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/18/12 08:38 PM
i have no files..that is saved files...
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/18/12 09:38 PM
You mean your DPOT folder is empty?
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/19/12 06:42 AM
Hi sorry it took me so long to git back to you , yes !!i have other older game that i have played and i have saved game under there names..this is just about the only one and it is a new game and no saved games under this game ..
huh ? and i think other gamer have had the same thing happen to them..
H.B.
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/19/12 02:35 PM
But you are able to save, so it must be putting them somewhere.
Are you sure it isn't putting them somewhere like
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\RHEM4\DATA\DPOT
or
C:\Users\<username>\Saved Games\RHEM4\DATA\DPOT
or some variation of the possibilities suggested
***here***?
If you're trying to search locations in the AppData folder, you need to change your search options to search hidden folders. One way to do that is
***here***.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/20/12 02:58 AM
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/20/12 04:45 AM
I think GotGame changed their name to WHA2 or something. If you go to their old website at
http://www.gotgameentertainment.com/you see a lot of broken links to pictures which have been that way for a while.
The announcement for RHEM 4 at
http://www.gameboomers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/678617mentions the founder of WHA 2 being Howard Horowitz, who was also the founder of GotGame Entertainment.
I don't really know why your game wouldn't install if it had been uninstalled -- unless it got corrupt or an antivirus blocked it or something. Maybe a registry cleaner would fix that problem.
If it was uninstalled, that might explain why you couldn't find any saves or save slot files.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/20/12 05:34 AM
thank you for the info.i think that your right on the last part. it said it was uninstalled befor i really uninstalled it...????i just don't want to give up on it -so i just might have to retry and see what i can do to make it right this time..i don't think its the game so much as the way it was loaded !!?? i will surely let you know..H.B.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/20/12 06:23 PM
Well well guess what ?? i did all the things right and this time it loaded !!and i have save game in - RHEM4-data-dpot and it looks like it is loaded and good to go.so i just might have to give it a try again.i just never give up..again thanks for all the help and patience on this ..H.B.
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/20/12 06:33 PM
Sounds like you're good to go now.
Hope you can enjoy the game itself now.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/20/12 11:00 PM
well no..at 1st the game loaded and i started playing and then saved . but now can't start game -i get -director player error- handler not defined- #baregister script error.what gives ? any thought on this ? BTW can't find the game in program files (x86 )its like its not loaded .. reloaded and it is just like the 1st with all my saved games -in the game but not any in the file of saved game.so back to square 1.
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 12:30 AM
Seems like it's getting deleted -- maybe when it tries to save.
When you installed it, did you install to your User's Documents folder? If not, try that next time.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 02:12 AM
what ever i do -like when i click on say dpot it goes to this vers-text doc.??
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 03:51 AM
Use Revo Uninstaller to uninstall it and start from scratch.
There is a file named vers.txt in the save folder, but it isn't a save.
You aren't trying to open the save by clicking on the save file, are you? You have to open the saves from inside the game.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 04:27 AM
AH thank you for the reply,yes i under stand about the saved game in the game.all the other games have a save game folder....this also but not now....ok back to starting over from scratch..i want to do this the right way ok? just to be clear - you said to use revo uninstaler right .ok just how do i do that ? i just don't want to mess up.sorry.H.B.thanks for your patience.
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 04:31 AM
Revo Uninstaller Free Just in case Jenny went to bed... make sure you download the free one.
Posted By: InlandAZ
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 04:50 AM
+1 for Revo - It'saved me more than once!
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 05:09 AM
thanks guys for the great info.
ok now do you have any tips on reinstalling this game so it works like it should ?? i'am all ears..
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 04:23 PM
Install it to C:\Users\<username>\Documents\RHEM4\
It should create a RHEM4 folder inside your Documents folder with the game inside it. That's what worked on the Win7 computer I tested it on.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 06:42 PM
Jenny o ,thank you ever so much..I did just like you said and so far it has worked like a dream !I like these Rhem games and did not want to give up on it so thank you again.H.B.
Posted By: Draclvr
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/21/12 11:42 PM
Persistence is a good thing! Have fun, deleterman...
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/22/12 01:15 AM
Glad to hear it's finally working.
You need persistence if you're going to play a RHEM game.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/24/12 04:11 PM
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/24/12 04:22 PM
If it's a Hints problem, you're probably better off figuring out what you're missing than getting a save from somewhere.
If you want to use a save from the save game server, you may have to exchange the entire contents of your /DATA/DPOT folder with what is in the save folder. Then load each save and try to figure out which is past your trouble spot.
Finding the right save tends to be a problem with a non-linear game like this.
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/24/12 06:26 PM
Thanks for your responce.this is the very last save that i got from MaG.SO I Don't have any save bevond this point.any thought on this ??thanks again for your help..
Posted By: Jenny100
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/24/12 10:33 PM
I thought you were using the saves from Savegameserver.
Do the saves from Savegameserver not load for you?
Are you able to load the saves that came from MaG?
Posted By: deleterman
Re: Win 7 saved games. - 10/25/12 12:59 AM
Hi,no i went back to the save that i got from MaG.and so far it 's working very good.but i thank you so much for all your patiences.H.B.