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I started playing Heroes again, going through all the heroes:
Heroes - the main game;
the expansion for dwarves and
the expansion for orcs:)
I completed the 4th campaign - the 4th mission; the computer made a "save".
I had to reinstall Windows (there was a reason), I moved the "save" to another drive, installed the game, the same patch 1.4; I started
the 1st campaign, the 1st mission, saved, and in the newly created
folder (in Documents and Settings) I put my save,
but the game doesn't see it??? :(
Do I really have to go through all 4 campaigns again, starting with "The Queen"
and so on? Does anyone have any ideas? Help!

What if you try a workaround? Create a profile through the game with exactly the same name and copy your saves into it. Maybe that will help. If not, let me know, and we'll try to come up with something else. :)

Most likely, you’ll have to start everything from scratch. You should have saved the campaign.sav file. It contains information about completed missions and hero upgrades. You can ask someone to send you theirs. Just not me, because I’m playing the campaigns in version 3.0. But in that case, the heroes will be upgraded according to the preferences of the person who sends the file. Ideally, the game versions should match. I’m not sure if a campaign.sav file from versions 1.5-1.6 will work due to differences in the skill wheel. Mine definitely won’t work – it will immediately require a mod that allows you to play all campaigns in version 3.0. And I haven’t even reached the 4th campaign yet.

Major Whirlwind, Boris K,
thank you for your help, but the issue resolved itself.
I decided to continue with the first campaign while waiting for an answer;
the first and second missions are nothing special, but in the third mission, I decided
to save the game, and then "my" save appeared. It's unclear
why the computer didn't recognize it right away, even though I exited the game to Windows and reloaded it several
times?

valleriv, without the campaign.sav file, the probability that the program will crash at the very end of the mission is close to 100%. Also, no campaigns other than the first one will be available.

Boris K, why did you assume that he didn't save this file? He didn't say anything about it, and he probably copied the entire profile folder, not just the save files separately.

If the entire folder were copied, there would be no problems.

Boris K, Major Whirlwind, thanks again,
my save file turned out to be somewhat "uneven," and I made some changes.
I completed the fourth campaign, fourth mission,
but it only allowed me to start the first mission, but of the fourth
campaign. Still, I'm grateful; I've already completed three,
and now I'll start the fourth mission of the fourth campaign.
It seems Major Whirlwind is right; I should have copied
the entire folder.

Major Whirlwind is right; you should have copied the entire folder.

Oh, yes... I remember having the same problem, and I thought, "Why do I need the whole folder???" But that wasn't the case!!!;)

I don't know about you, but before each Windows reinstallation, I copy the entire "My Documents" folder. What's so complicated about that? You just need to organize everything on your computer so that before reinstalling Windows, you copy 3-4 folders, and that's it, instead of searching for music, pictures, etc., all over the computer. Of course, you'll still have to look for save files in some games, but most of them are saved in "My Documents".

Well, I don't know about you, but I copy the entire "My Documents" folder before each Windows reinstallation. What's so complicated about that? You just need to organize everything on your computer so that before reinstalling Windows, you copy 3-4 folders, and that's it, instead of searching for music, pictures, etc. all over the computer. Of course, you'll still have to look for save files in some games, but most of them are saved in "My Documents."

You see? I just didn't have enough space on my flash drive for the whole folder, and I didn't feel like running to the store to buy other storage devices... That's how it is...:smile26:

Do you understand?

Yeah :rolleyes:

That's how it is...:smile26:

Why run when you can just copy the necessary data to a neighboring logical drive? In general, that's where they should be stored, and it's even a good idea to do so. Unless, of course, we're talking about a complete hard drive format.

Never mind. You can't change what's been done. You just need to be more rational in your actions. I was just giving advice on how not to worry about saves and other important files.

Guys, can anyone tell me what to do? Everyone is writing that they have problems with saving campaigns, but I have a problem with progressing through a specific scenario. We played for a long time on the hardest difficulty level, on a large map with a friend, and for some reason, when we launched the game the next day, it only shows some old saves, and none of our latest campaign saves. Moreover, there are 9 files in the save folder, so theoretically, these saves still exist in the system. How can I make the game recognize them?