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Loading saved games from older versions

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How can I tell when I can expect a saved game from an older version will load properly? Or rather - which versions are known to break previous versions' saved games? Is there a list of "save-breaking versions"?
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Re: Loading saved games from older versions

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I don't know that there's a definitive list anywhere. Generally though, you can expect problems between major versions(for example, 1.12 -> 1.13/1.14) as well as possibly between minor versions on the development releases(for example, 1.13.3 -> 1.13.4).
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Re: Loading saved games from older versions

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So, you're saying the people's saved games are typically lost forever every year or two?
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Re: Loading saved games from older versions

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Sometimes quicker :P

As the game features evolve there is a chance that saved games from older versions no longer load in newer versions. Should not happen during a "stable" supported release such as 1.12, but can happen at any time during a "development" cycle such as 1.13.
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Re: Loading saved games from older versions

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But doesn't that mean you can no longer start an arbitrary scenario of the campaigns you've completed before? And that the Wesnothpedia will have more uncovered entries again?
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