Howdy!
Not entirely sure why things would suddenly stop working. =(
TLDR:
gamedir and savedir are two different settings. In your case, you want to run:
gamedir "c:\path to your game install directory\Grim Dawn"
You need those quotes, btw!
The long winded version
The editor requires two settings to function properly: gamedir and savedir. The editor actually shows you the location it is using for these two settings every time it starts. It will also complain if the settings don’t seem correct.
Here’s an example of what it looks like when the program starts:
C:\Users\odie\Downloads>gd-edit.exe
gd-edit 0.2.0-SNAPSHOT [build bc3494e]
save directories:
C:\Users\odie\Documents\My Games\Grim Dawn\save\main
c:\program files (x86)\steam\userdata\10000062\219990\remote\save\user
C:\Users\odie\Documents\My Games\Grim Dawn\save\user
c:\program files (x86)\steam\userdata\10000062\219990\remote\save\main
game directory:
E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Grim Dawn
Need help? Check the docs!
https://odie.github.io/gd-edit-docs/faq/
It shows me 4 directories where it thinks it can find save files. It has also located where the game has been installed. If you’re using steam, both settings should have been automatically found.
gamedir
The gamedir setting tells the editor where the game is installed. The editor uses this setting to load the game’s database on startup. This is how it knows about the various item and affix names, among other things. To set this, do:
gamedir "c:\some install path\Grim Dawn"
Do note that you need to put this path in quotes because there is at least one space character in that path.
savedir
As the name implies, the savedir setting tells the editor where to find the save files. This is how the program lists your character names on startup. It doesn’t sound like you have a problem with this setting. If you do, you can always set it like so:
savedir "C:\Users\Geordi\Documents\MyGames\GrimDawn\save\main"
or you can just ask the editor to go back to whatever its default is by changing the setting to an empty string.
savedir ""
Hope this helps!