Savefiles in local save directory

[tean101]

Hello people and devs,
I hope it can me one, like synonymous of the devs bring some light here in the dark.

I have the following files in my savegame directory for common char usage:

-Playmenu.cpn
-Leaderboard.brd

I am not concerned about the two. I know what that is.

Then we have the 3 blocks with Formulas, Transfer and Transmutes. Of those there are ever 6 files, I thought anyway.

-Formulars.cst
-(Formulars.csh)
-Formulars.gst
-Formulars.gst.bak
-Formulars.gsh
-Formulars.gsh.bak

-Transfer.cst
-Transfer.csh
-Transfer.gst
-Transfer.gst.bak
-Transfer.gsh
-Transfer.gsh.bak

-Transmute.cst
-Transmute.csh
-Transmute.gst
-Transmute.gst.bak
-Transmute.gsh
-Transmute.gsh.bak

I have 2 questions about this:

The “Formulas.csh” does not exist. The other two “csh” but already. Can someone tell me why that is?

What do these csh and cst files store? With the gsh and gst files I know what it is …

Thank you

Edit: and yes, i have also hardcore characters played

[powbam]

Unless those are newer extensions the devs are now using can’t say I am familiar with them. Are you using any 3rd party tools that mess around with these files and may be implementing their own backups?

[powbam]

Hmm. Doing a search with forum search for *.cst lead to this conversation over in the GD Stash thread:

[Tool] GD Stash

[Tool] GD Stash

Doing that didn’t work exactly but i managed to solve it. Remember how i said my transmutes backups weren’t applying different presets of illusions? So, thats because a file called transmutes.cst (CST not GST as usual). This file seems to appear only when using the cloud saving, and once i removed it, it reseted my illusions, but i still couldn’t get my illusions to be added, even though i was getting the successful message in gdstash. The problem was, everytime i tried to delete that file, the steam would create it again.

I am surprised you have a .cst file, my understanding is that they get created when you install FG, as backups to use when playing without FG (e.g. to play MP with people that do not have FG)

If you actually use the .cst and the tool updated .gst, then that would explain why your illusions were not affected by the update…

Someone posted this thread as well back some months ago (no replies):

Trouble with stash transfers

Hi,
I have been having this issue since I loaded the “Forgotten Gods” expansion. My shared stashes for all my characters have been reset to 1 blank bag. When I open GD Stash and go to stash transfer, I can load the stashes from the cataclysm mod (softcore(.gst) {cataclysm}) and the SC AoM(.cst) and it shows the transfer stash with everything in there. When I click on the Softcore (.gst) all bags are empty. This is obviously the one that is being loaded with the game. My question is how do I get the SC AoM(.cst) to load with the game and have my shared stash back?

Thanks in advance,

Ed

Edit: Zantai responded with this about it in Discord:

…by which I’m assuming he means that upon installation and loading in FG the first times these “backups” were created because as far as I know “normally” they have long been of the .gst/gsh variety.

[mamba]

The only files that matter when you play FG are the .gst/.gsh files. the corresponding .cst/.csh are copies that were created when you installed FG, in case you ever want to play without it (e.g. MP with some friends that do not have FG).

[powbam]

The only files that matter when you play FG are the .gst/.gsh files. the corresponding .cst/.csh are copies that were created when you installed FG, in case you ever want to play without it (e.g. MP with some friends that do not have FG).

I’m assuming then that if you for whatever reason wanted to load those particular files in then you would just rename them as their normal .gst counterparts?

[mamba]

I’m assuming then that if you for whatever reason wanted to load those particular files in then you would just rename them as their normal .gst counterparts?

I assume so too. As they should essentially be the exact same files with which FG started out, there should not be an issue

[tean101]

Thats it! Thank you!

At this time I had items in stash, items saved at the Illusionist, but not find the blacksmith in Hardcore mode, because I haven’t played a lot HC at this time.

Thats why the formulas.csh was not created or backuped, because it does not exist at this time.

Thanks