Can't find save games of new ME3 character
Help! Just started Playing ME3 again from scratch with a new character. When I save games I get the onscreen notification that the game is saved. However when I try to load games, It only shows previ...
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Look if you can find a folder named as your character in your "Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 3\Save" folder.
Do you have different characters and if so are they distinctively different named?
Furthermore, go to your ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32" folder and run the "MassEffect3.exe" as Administrator. > test.
Dear Holger,
Thanks for the reply. The only saved games I can find are the "old careers" I have. None of the new one I started, however when I hit resume it does continue, from where I left off. The same thing happens when I load up ME2, new characters are not found. Not sure how to run the command prompt thing though. Game works as I just finished it from a saved career, but when I started a completely new character (diff name/ class/gender) this is what happened. I'm running this on a windows 7 machine with two drives. Would uninstalling and reinstalling the game fix this?
ok, found the save game path but the new characters/careers aren't saving there.
OK, the path is "Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 3\Save?
Also navigate in the Windows Explorer to this ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32" path.
right click the "MassEffect3.exe" > Run as Administrator. > test if the game saves to that location now.
Dear Holger,
Path is D:Bioware\MassEffect3\Save the only saved games there are the old characters. I have also tried importing other characters from ME2 (i.e. different name/class/etc) and I can play the game. when I try to save it brings me to the save screen but no save game name just create new save. Clicking it will say game was saved. But you can't load (as no list of saved games appears) and no new character appears in the save game directory.
Strangely Me2 is working fine. ☹️
BTW the other path is d:OriginGames\MassEffect 3\MassEffect 3\Binaries\win32
Tried it, strated a new game no change to the folder but the file localfile.sav updated and no new character folder. ☹️
I've searched all other drives already and that's the only one that seems to be being accessed or containing saved games.
Really frustrated.
Super thanks for your patience and help because my ticket for EA is open for several days and no reply.
