In the Fallout series of games, particularly heavily modded games, it is a smart move to save OFTEN since you can often crash for no apparent reason. The problem I find is that Fallout only saves the time/date, I think time-played, zone name, and a screenshot at the time of the save. The problem is that that means I will have like six save-games with, for example, "Capital Wasteland" as the location, and my character in the open wasteland... and no idea why I saved each of those games.

If we could NAME our Save-Games, then I could name one "Pre-Level 10" so that I would know I could always load that save game and it would be RIGHT before I dinged level 10, so I could load up that save and pick a different perk, for example, if it turns out the perk I originally chose did not work out like I wanted. Without being able to name the save-games, I would have to keep a separate ledger detailing that save game #235 was the game right before I hit level 10...

Things get even more complicated if, for example, you save game, save game, save game, as you are adventuring and then realize you've screwed up some quest or for whatever reason want to go back... so you load up a save game from five saves ago and then going forward start making new save games... but then you decide you want to load an earlier save game... are you loading a save game from "timeline #1" or from "timeline #2" that extended from the time you loaded up the old, old save and started going forward again?

It seems to be a toss-up, which games let you name their save-games and which do not. I'm sure there's a reason for choosing one method over the other, but in a game where we're likely to use the save/load game feature a lot, it looks like they should make it a bit easier for us to distinguish which point each save-game represents.

Always preferable.

Agreed.

Agree, espesialy the milestone saves, save at exit and last chance to change character, saves before installing major mods, saves before major decisions.

This would be so hopeful! Especially if you have a few characters created to play on.

+1

It shouldn't be that hard to implement for PC. Just a little extra effort, but it would be a huge improvement in my eyes and show dedication to the PC player.

I'm also in favor of save profiles, like Bioware does it. Much more convenient then an endless list of savefiles where you have to search for a given character.

Already possible on PC since Oblivion, at least. Don't know about Morrowind. Anyway, use console command

save "save name"

to save with a name.

Also character-specific save folders are possible by changing the local save path setting in the ini file (SLocalSavePath=Saves\ in Fallout.ini, Skyrim.ini or Oblivion.ini). And Wrye Bash can automate that.

This works for Fallout-3?! I have heard of Wyre Bash but never used it... but I can change INI and type save "save name" if that works, then that would be GREAT! I'll try it when I get home. Wish that kind of thing were better documented.

Yeah, i have used that in every one of those games, and it works perfectly.

And yes, many PC players don't know about that. But then again, the console commands and ini manipulation aren't really meant for common use

It would be nice if they could expose that functionality in the save menu rather than through console commands. As it is, I try to make the screenshot meaningful (e.g. save while facing a vault door if I'm about to enter a vault), but it would be a lot easier to search through my hundreds of saves by name. And separate profiles for different characters, that would be great.

Yes, and I don't see what remains so hard for Bethesda to actually do the extra work for the PC interface and allows this as standard, rather then a hidden option.

I suspect platform parity is the reason we're not seeing options that seem sensible for the PC version.

I think it's obsessive sameness between the platforms that drives it; and the consoles have no keyboard; and controller keyboards are awkward for more than a couple letters.

Just like the good old days

...being at things i'd like to name:

custom map markers.

unlimited lots of.

What?! Are you suggestion that Bethesda put in a little extra work to put in a PC UI that actually works well on the PC, but is different from the consoles?! Heresy!

1, Makes sense

2. No downside

3. Takes little effort

Yeah, this'll never happen.

Yeah, that would be nice to have. I used to save in 3rd person in New Vegas so I could tell which of my characters the save was for based on their weapons and armor.

I 100% agree with you. I love The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind letting us name our save games.

Naming our save games is the best part about the PC versions of RPG video games on PC.

You couldn't name your savegames in previous BGS games?

Oh... wait... yeah. Command line console.

Not necessary in Morrowind; Morrowind was actually built for PC and lets you name your saves without a console command. But yes, a return of PC-oriented features like named saves would be very, very welcome. And how about a usable UI. That'd be nice, too.

Do want.

Example saves:

"Deathclaw incomming".
"Cazador ahead".
"Before deciding on X".
"Probably dead".

I name my save files "a", "aa", "aaa", "b", "bbb", "..."
Yeah. I'm lazy in labeling.

Heh same. I had to think "but I always name my saves?"

We could name our saves in Morrowind on the Xbox. Being on a console is no excuse for not being able to name saves.

Especially as the command exists in the console window now.

And, in case your wondering, I want to be able to name my saves from the UI.