Many players excited to be playingBaldur’s Gate 3are having issues saving their games. That’s a pretty significant issue considering that the game is a long one, so seeing all progress go back to nothing is more painful for this game than most others.
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This is doubly infuriating for gamers that intend to save frequently and reload saves when things don’t go right inBaldur’s Gate 3. Thankfully, there is a solution that works for most people and some troubleshooting tips to try out in case that doesn’t work.
Fixing The Can’t Save Bug
When players aresaving the gamein Early Access, this can create a conflict with the data since the full release resets all progress. Steam will attempt to force the game to recognize the information it has in the cloud and the game rejects it.
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By deleting the Baldur’s Gate 3 folder in the app data and telling Steam not to sync up results with the Steam Cloud, players should now be able to play the game,configure party membersthe way they like, and save the results.
Troubleshooting Other Solutions
Larian Studios has moretroubleshooting tipsfor those who still find they can’t get the game to save.
The forums seem to indicate that if the above solution didn’t work, one of these will. Hopefully, some patches will be implemented that check for these issues before starting the game up.
Baldur’s Gate 3is available now for PC. The PlayStation 5 version will be available on September 6th, 2023. A version for Xbox Series X/S is still in development.
