1 Character Only? : V

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:51 am

Can I really only make 1 character or am I mistaken?

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:54 pm

...just start a new game to make a new character.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:24 am

Manually save with your current character, then start a new game and manually save it under a different file. When you want to play either one, just go to the menu and load from that save.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:29 pm

You can have as many characters as you want, however the save numbers will still continue to go up.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:44 pm

I did but I lost my old one, atleast... I think I did...

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:30 am

Manually save with your current character, then start a new game and manually save it under a different file. When you want to play either one, just go to the menu and load from that save.

I am on Xbox360, not PC

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:19 pm

Bethesda doesn't learn from past mistakes which is why they can't improve the way we save our games. You'll have to compensate by being overly cautious with your clicks as you save and load files.

I mean seriously, it'd be nice if we could create a character and saves would differentiate themselves automatically......but at the very least why can't we label our saves? I mean, wtf...

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:53 pm

I am on Xbox360, not PC

There is no difference in the save system...

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:10 am

I already have 5...

2h mace/ mage hybrid

dual wield sneak rogue

pure mage

conjurer focused on archery

true warrior 1h/shield + werewolf form

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:33 pm

Actually you can find every save you have ever had through your explorer. Just look for the saved games directory for skyrim and bam there they all are. I have seen some people who believe they lost there old saves but that ia not the case, you just need to know where to look.
Edited for spelling.
Note: this is for pc version i'm not sure about console.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:45 pm

Yeah... think I figured it out... thankyou...
sorry I'm stupid...
intsencely stupid...

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:48 pm

Just be sure to manually save at the end of the session with each character. Autosaves and Quicksaves will be overwritten when you play another character.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:55 pm

I use a trick:

For one character I always look at the sky while saving. For the other character I look at the ground. This way it's easy to identify which save slots correspond to which characters.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:32 pm

Bethesda doesn't learn from past mistakes which is why they can't improve the way we save our games. You'll have to compensate by being overly cautious with your clicks as you save and load files.

I mean seriously, it'd be nice if we could create a character and saves would differentiate themselves automatically......but at the very least why can't we label our saves? I mean, wtf...

Because the game is obviously console-centric, and very few games let you label your saves on the console (this is to say, that, to their biggest audience, it's not expected of them, so why bother?, not to bash consoles in general). Why they couldn't have added that to any of the versions to alleviate the multiple character headache is beyond me.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:25 pm

On pc you can name your saved files to differentiate.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:27 pm

Because the game is obviously console-centric, and very few games let you label your saves on the console (this is to say, that, to their biggest audience, it's not expected of them, so why bother?, not to bash consoles in general). Why they couldn't have added that to any of the versions to alleviate the multiple character headache is beyond me.

Yeah, the console port is very prevalent and I thought of this regarding the many in which the game saves. Oblivion, Fallout 3, and New Vegas save in identical manners. But didn't Mass Effect and Dragon Age save their games to their respective characters? Like you would have to first select what character you wanted to play before loading up a game?

I just can't help but feel that surely some developer or playtester said, "Hey, I think there might be a better way of doing this..." and in response that person received "Whatever reason why? This is the way we've always done it. It serves its purpose, now get back to work on designing such a wonderful UI!"

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:58 pm

thats another crap console port, that you cant even name your stupid savegames

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:12 pm

On pc you can name your saved files to differentiate.

So, I can go in and manually change the file names? Or are you saying there's an in-game option that I'm missing? Either way, it's good to know, so thanks.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:31 pm

If you really care that much about the savename you can rename it through explorer instead of complaining about the console port. Remember you are on a computer and have a file explorer......oh yeah.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:15 pm

So, I can go in and manually change the file names? Or are you saying there's an in-game option that I'm missing? Either way, it's good to know, so thanks.

Nothing in-game that I've found. Unless of course this is some sort of reward for an elusive quest I have yet to find.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:49 pm

Yes if you are on windows 7 go to documents-->my documents--->skyrim-->saved games and rename away they are already labelled with charname and timestamps plus you can see every save instead of just the 20 newest or whatever while ingame

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:38 am

Nothing in-game that I've found. Unless of course this is some sort of reward for an elusive quest I have yet to find.

Good to know. I may write a stupid little program that parses and renames them for me...but I'm lazy as hell...so who knows.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:20 pm

Yes if you are on windows 7 go to documents-->my documents--->skyrim-->saved games and rename away they are already labelled with charname and timestamps plus you can see every save instead of just the 20 newest or whatever while ingame

Yes, you are 100% correct that it is in our power to manually overwrite the name of the save files to whatever we want. And I'm not trying to be combative about this, but we really shouldn't be expected to have to implement something on our own that has existed in games since I was a child playing on DOS.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:12 pm

I agree it is annoying, but it is a flaw I can overlook.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:10 am

They should've made profiles.

Each with their own name and you select which profile to play with, much easier to control your saves that way and keep everything separate.

No clue why they didn't.