[Info][Shenmue III] Transferring save games from different accounts

LemonHaze

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Shenmue III uses user IDs when storing save data. As such, you can't simply transfer a save file from one account to another.

A method I've been using for a while now, so far only for EGS builds, is something like the following:

1. Get a donor save file made with the account you want your save file to work with, note the hexadecimal user ID in the filename 'SlotXXXXXXXXXXX0.sav'.
2. Open the donor file in a hex editor, go to the end of the file and look for the user ID property and note that value down too.
3. Open a copy of the save file you want to transfer, go to the end and look for the user ID property and paste the value from the last step.
4. Rename the save file you just edited so it matches the original.

The slot ID at the end of the filename can be changed AFAIK.
 
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Hey LemonHaze, after buying the game on another account I was desperately browsing the web to find how to use my old save.

Extra note for those of you that are going for this trick:
- Beware that the slot has a 0 at the end compared to ID of system file (so if the ID from system file is '123'; slot should be '1230' )
- Use a proper hex editor to edit it (using Visual Studio Code didn't work)

You saved my day Sir, I created an account just to thank you.
You rock !! :love:
 
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