Where to find your save
Open save.dat in the system folder beside the English game executable. Gallery and settings use a separate system.dat.
<game folder>\system\save.dat- File
- save.dat
What you can edit
English Windows save.dat with the 9,040-byte layout. Existing snapshots and person records only; other editions, gallery/settings system.dat and character creation are outside this guide.
| Daily resources | Day, money, action points, camera ownership, film and videotapes in existing snapshots. Action points range from 0 to 5. Changing the day can affect story events. |
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| Inventory and shop offers | Item IDs in the fifteen existing inventory cells and purchased flags for existing shop offers. Cells contain individual items rather than stack quantities. New cells and offers cannot be added. |
| Residents and candidates | Existing relationship states, held items, personal money and information-known flags. Person identities and record counts stay unchanged. Other exposed state fields retain technical names. |