Solved I lost almost all my data because i downloaded v0.52

[Duckywow]

info:
i have the old and new installer both in my downloads folder
i was in four island and had a fully evolved totodile before i updated my game, now my totidile is at evolution 1 and is level 16
downloaded new launcher, it says it could harm my computer (ver 0.51 didnt say that)
what is going on!?!?!?
it took me over 60 hours to get where i was last time, now its 3 hours
i even read the faq for the problem and followed the directions!

 

[nilllzz]

I guess you updated the game wrongly and your current savegame is stored somewhere else.
There is no way the game would be able to "downgrade" your save state like that.

Where did you start the game from before updating?

 

[Duckywow]

@nilllzz
Load game, like i always do

 

[nilllzz]

So, I know this might be a little confusing, but here goes:
The game stores its save files relative to where the .exe file for the launcher is.
So when you store the launcher .exe file (the one that can update the game) in C:\Users\User\Desktop\launcher.exe, the save file will be in C:\Users\User\Desktop\Pokemon\Save

I guess that you at some point have download the initial launcher, played about 6 hours while having the launcher still in the download folder, then moved the game's files AND the launcher to some other place on your computer, and played there until today.
Then you downloaded the new launcher file to the Downloads folder again, where your old save file still exists. So when you start the new launcher while it is in the Downloads folder, it will find and play your old save file.
You need to find out where you copied the launcher and game files to and where you newer save is, and replace the "Pokemon3D.exe" file with the new one you downloaded.

 

[Duckywow]

@nilllzz
oh... so i put the data from 0.51, and put it in 0.52?

 

[nilllzz]

@nilllzz
oh... so i put the data from 0.51, and put it in 0.52?

Nah. Can you start the game the way you started it in 0.51 and see if the newer save state is still there?

 

[Duckywow]

But when you said
"I guess that you at some point have download the initial launcher, played about 6 hours while having the launcher still in the download folder, then moved the game's files AND the launcher to some other place on your computer, and played there until today.
Then you downloaded the new launcher file to the Downloads folder again, where your old save file still exists. So when you start the new launcher while it is in the Downloads folder, it will find and play your old save file."
Well... I never placed my save file anywhere... i kept it in the place it is supposed to be in.

 

[nilllzz]

But when you said
"I guess that you at some point have download the initial launcher, played about 6 hours while having the launcher still in the download folder, then moved the game's files AND the launcher to some other place on your computer, and played there until today.
Then you downloaded the new launcher file to the Downloads folder again, where your old save file still exists. So when you start the new launcher while it is in the Downloads folder, it will find and play your old save file."
Well... I never placed my save file anywhere... i kept it in the place it is supposed to be in.

So when you start the game like you did before updating, the old save file is also there?

 

[Duckywow]

the old launcher has 0.52
the new one has 0.51
i updated the old launcher to 0.52 before i knew there would be an error
my new launcher does not have 0.52 available

 

[nilllzz]

the old launcher has 0.52
the new one has 0.51
i updated the old launcher to 0.52 before i knew there would be an error
my new launcher does not have 0.52 available

I dont...understand what you mean...
So you replaced the old launcher with the new one?

 

[Duckywow]

@nilllzz
i don't really know... i will try to figure this out as best as i can.

 

[nilllzz]

Can you open the Pokemon\Save\yoursavefile\ folder and right click > Properties any file in there and look what the Created/Modified/Accessed dates say?

 

[Duckywow]

@nilllzz
Is this what you are talking about?
image here: http://imgur.com/1lK7SHV

 

[nilllzz]

Is this what you are talking about?
image here: http://imgur.com/1lK7SHV

There you see: Those files haven't been modified for about two weeks.
That means your actual save file is stored somewhere else.
Did you always save your game before exiting and loaded it using the Load Game button in the main menu?

 

[Duckywow]

@nilllzz
Yes