DD2 Save Manager
DD2 Save Manager will keep track of your saves and allow you to set them as active as you play the game, virtually giving you infinite save slots.
It is based on my original DDDA Save Manager, but updated to work with Dragon’s Dogma 2. I intend to open-source the tool and add more features over time after I had the time to clean it up.
Installation
After extracting, simply run the DD2SaveManager.exe. It will require administrator rights in order to make it possible to read into protected folders (especially the C-drive is filled with those, where most people install Steam) and access the registry.
The tool is available in a few flavors.
– The standalone copy is a bigger download, but will run on almost any Windows machine.
– The portable copy is a smaller download, but requires the .NET 8.0 Runtime to run.
Usage
After the first launch, your Steam-path will be automatically retrieved from the registry. If no Steam profiles are found, it will instead ask you where your saves are located.
The tool is portable. After the first start, it will create a “DD2SaveManager.json”-file aside of the executable, this file will contain all settings, mind you it is PC specific!
How does it work?
While both the game and this tool are running, it will create a backups of your saves when it notices the game made a new one (eg. after a manual save or autosave).
Dragon’s Dogma 2 saves consists out of multiple files. To make sure the game has enough the time to update all files it deems necessary, DD2 Save Manager will only make a backup if there haven’t been any changes in a span of 5 seconds. I might refine how this works in the future.
Then what?
The tool also lists all available backups to you in order of creation time, allowing you to switch between different saves on the fly! You don’t even have to restart the game for this!
Simply go back to the main menu, right-click a backup and choose “Set as active save”. Now load the game as usual and you’re back in time!
Changelog
v1.0 (22-03-2024)
– Initial version
TODO
– Auto-cleanup: Only remember X number of saves into the past.
– Set save as favorite, will also exclude it from suggested auto-cleanup.
– Add proper support for multiple characters*.
* This already works if you change the “Save Name” before you load a new character or by “installing” the application twice with a different “Backup Path”, it’s just a cumbersome process that could be much better.
