I went hard on Friday (downloaded 40 gigs from a torrent) and all the saves had random passwords. They assessed the content recovery at 700 rubles, which is too expensive for me to pay for passwords. :( As for the game, the upsides included a Griffin Conservatory in an adjacent zone, the downsides were no wood for 5 days, plus there was an unpleasant block of cyclopes on the path, but there was a close computer player through no-road. The opponent didn't suggest a rematch, and I didn't insist.