Transfer Hitman Absolution saved game from desktop intall to Steam install

So i have Hitman Absolution saved on my PC, though not through Steam. I have been playing it for a few weeks and have got through a few missions. Now i have in putted the CD code on Steam, and downloaded the game, and i wanted to know how i transfer my progress from the desktop installation to the Steam installation.Serroots

So you have the PIRATED Version then?

Well i was trying it out, and then i purchased it because i really liked it. Serroots

That's fine I guess. In any case, most games which are being released today are crappy. No one would like to spend his hard earned cash on a game, only to realize later that the game totally sucks. So its better to try a game for a couple of hours, then buy it if he likes it and intends to play further. Its illegal, but makes sense. Anyway, here's where the save games are located "C: \ Users \%username% \ AppData \ Local \ SKIDROW \ 203140 \ Storage"

[QUOTE="Serroots"]Well i was trying it out, and then i purchased it because i really liked it. funkyzoom

That's fine I guess. In any case, most games which are being released today are crappy. No one would like to spend his hard earned cash on a game, only to realize later that the game totally sucks. So its better to try a game for a couple of hours, then buy it if he likes it and intends to play further. Its illegal, but makes sense. Anyway, here's where the save games are located "C: \ Users \%username% \ AppData \ Local \ SKIDROW \ 203140 \ Storage"

I still don't agree, he should rely more on reviews and player critics.FelipeInside

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]I still don't agree, he should rely more on reviews and player critics.ampiva

I also said player reviews and critics, which is most of the time spot on. Game is a solid 8-9 anyway.FelipeInside

I agree. Fans of previous Hitman games won't like it, but if you appreciate it on its own merit, its a blast to play. Having played all the previous games in the series, I'm enjoying Absolution as much as the others. I too would give it a 9. Only thing, the game seems a bit too short.

Might be fine to try the game, but it still counts towards the pirated rate numbers unfortunately. I still don't agree, he should rely more on reviews and player critics.FelipeInside

Reviews aren't always helpful. Even if a thousand people like it, there is no guarantee that YOU will like it. It all comes down to personal preference. For example, although Bioshock received rave reviews and everyone praised it, I personally didn't like it at all. In fact, for some reason playing the game even for a few minutes gave me a splitting headache. I'm glad I tried it for an hour before buying, because I never liked it and never bought it. I agree that even trying a game counts towards piracy, but that's better compared to losing your money over a game you can't enjoy. I often try games before buying them. The only developer whose games I buy without trying is Valve, because I know very well that all games they make will surely be terrific.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Might be fine to try the game, but it still counts towards the pirated rate numbers unfortunately. I still don't agree, he should rely more on reviews and player critics.funkyzoom

Reviews aren't always helpful. Even if a thousand people like it, there is no guarantee that YOU will like it. It all comes down to personal preference. For example, although Bioshock received rave reviews and everyone praised it, I personally didn't like it at all. In fact, for some reason playing the game even for a few minutes gave me a splitting headache. I'm glad I tried it for an hour before buying, because I never liked it and never bought it. I agree that even trying a game counts towards piracy, but that's better compared to losing your money over a game you can't enjoy. I often try games before buying them. The only developer whose games I buy without trying is Valve, because I know very well that all games they make will surely be terrific.

So I guess you download a pirated version of a movie and watch the first 10 minutes before going to the theatre? Or an illegal copy of an e-book and read first 100 pages before buying it hard copy? I understand that trying a game before buying should be a given, and demos should always be available, but sadly it's not the way it is anymore. I've been burnt before buying games (cough* Double Agent *cough), but it's the way it is unfortunately. Downloading a pirated copy just makes things worse cause it gets counted towards the number. It's a no win situation, but like I said before, demos should be forced.FelipeInside

See, that's not the way it works. In case of a movie, you'll be engaged for only around 2 hours, and also the price of a movie ticket is about one twentieth the price of a game (in the country where I live). So its not such a big deal if you watch a bad movie. You can just shrug it off once you come out of the cinema hall. Same thing about books. But games are altogether different. Games usually take more than 10 hours to beat, and can also go beyond 50 hours. And they're quite expensive. When you're paying so much for the game, you expect it to be fun to play, and keep you entertained for those hours.

But I completely agree with you regarding demos. Back in the 90s and even early 2000s, almost every game used to have a demo, which usually lauched before the full game. This gave people a chance to try the game without resorting to piracy. I really feel game companies should provide demos of all games, preferably before the full game release. This will cut down piracy to a large extent.

By the way, only downloaded games are counted towards piracy. But usually the person who downloads a game illegally, shares it with several friends either by burning it on DVDs or loading them on portable HDDs. These never get counted. So I guess this more or less cancels out the count of those pirating the game just to try it.

[QUOTE="Serroots"]Well i was trying it out, and then i purchased it because i really liked it. funkyzoom

That's fine I guess. In any case, most games which are being released today are crappy. No one would like to spend his hard earned cash on a game, only to realize later that the game totally sucks. So its better to try a game for a couple of hours, then buy it if he likes it and intends to play further. Its illegal, but makes sense. Anyway, here's where the save games are located "C: \ Users \%username% \ AppData \ Local \ SKIDROW \ 203140 \ Storage"

Thanks for supporting me:) I have found the file at the location you listed, however how do i now import this to the Steam installation? (I'm sorry I'm new to PC gaming, unfortunately...)Serroots

I found something related to your issue. Here it goes:-http://www.hitmanforum.com/index.php/topic/57337-resolved-save-file-location-steam/

I've never tried it myself, and the users say it may or may not work. Just try it. If it doesn't work, continue playing the game with your 'trial' copy and complete it. Later you can use your Steam version to play the Contracts mode, which is like multiplayer. Steam games usually store their save files on the Steam cloud, so its not locally available.

[QUOTE="Serroots"] Thanks for supporting me:) I have found the file at the location you listed, however how do i now import this to the Steam installation? (I'm sorry I'm new to PC gaming, unfortunately...)funkyzoom

I found something related to your issue. Here it goes:-http://www.hitmanforum.com/index.php/topic/57337-resolved-save-file-location-steam/

I've never tried it myself, and the users say it may or may not work. Just try it. If it doesn't work, continue playing the game with your 'trial' copy and complete it. Later you can use your Steam version to play the Contracts mode, which is like multiplayer. Steam games usually store their save files on the Steam cloud, so its not locally available.

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[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Might be fine to try the game, but it still counts towards the pirated rate numbers unfortunately. I still don't agree, he should rely more on reviews and player critics.FelipeInside

Reviews aren't always helpful. Even if a thousand people like it, there is no guarantee that YOU will like it. It all comes down to personal preference. For example, although Bioshock received rave reviews and everyone praised it, I personally didn't like it at all. In fact, for some reason playing the game even for a few minutes gave me a splitting headache. I'm glad I tried it for an hour before buying, because I never liked it and never bought it. I agree that even trying a game counts towards piracy, but that's better compared to losing your money over a game you can't enjoy. I often try games before buying them. The only developer whose games I buy without trying is Valve, because I know very well that all games they make will surely be terrific.

You're being purposefully obtuse to the part where in the list of:

-Games

-Movies at a theater

-Books

Games are the only thing you can't get your money back for, at least on the PC. If I go to a theater, and walk out after 10 minutes of a movie, they'll refund my movie. I can go to Barnes and Noble, buy a book, bring it back the next day and get all my money back, no questions asked. Game companies and software retailers, on the other hand, are in the habit of treating every single customer like a criminal. Buy a game, and no matter what you do, once it has been opened, you're not getting anything back. Not even if it legitimately DOES NOT WORK on your computer. Sorry, if they're going to involve themselves in poor business practices, I'll do whatever it takes to protect my time and money. If they'd have better return policies and/or release demos, it might be a different situation, but I'm afraid neither of those things are happening at the moment. Sucks for them.

Sorry, if they're going to involve themselves in poor business practices, I'll do whatever it takes to protect my time and money. If they'd have better return policies and/or release demos, it might be a different situation, but I'm afraid neither of those things are happening at the moment. Sucks for them.snared04

That's nice in principle, but can you honestly say that you've gone on to immediately buy every single pirated game that you played for more than 10 minutes?

I'm betting that the vast (vast!) majority of pirates do not.

Admitting to piracy on these forums is not good. Especially if a mod sees this or somebody reports it ( not me though ) It would be nice if they released demos for games. I've been bitten by both critic and user reviews before. Where are the demos ?!!!!OgreB

Did I say I pirated anything?

[QUOTE="snared04"]Sorry, if they're going to involve themselves in poor business practices, I'll do whatever it takes to protect my time and money. If they'd have better return policies and/or release demos, it might be a different situation, but I'm afraid neither of those things are happening at the moment. Sucks for them.Planeforger

That's nice in principle, but can you honestly say that you've gone on to immediately buy every single pirated game that you played for more than 10 minutes?

I'm betting that the vast (vast!) majority of pirates do not.

Actually I don't know that I can name a big pirating group (i.e. RELOADED, SKidROW, etc.) that doesn't say on their NFO files "pay for games and support the developers.". Yeah, you're right in assuming that some people are merely out there for free items, but at the same time I would call video game companies extremely unscrupulous in their dealings with people. Raise your hand if you're happy about DRM's for instance.

And like I said, I could go in and buy a book and bring it back for a refund -on that note I could go in, read through the first chapter without paying for anything-you can't do that with a video game. That's what demos are supposed to be for.

You can test drive a car.

You don't have to pay for a new house before you walk through it for the first time, before you get it inspected to make sure everything checks out, etc.

Almost every piece of merchandise or ownable anything in the world has some kind of demo or return policy... except video games. Even other types of computer software, like a Windows OS or Microsoft office allows you a free trial period. If video game companies have been having serious issues with pirating, then they have no one to blame but themselves. Everyone has been burned by a %@%#y game or ones that just plain don't work on their system, or require an inordinate amount of work to get working properly, etc. Video game companies and retailers don't want to deal with refunds and piracy? I think consumers don't want to deal with shoddy coding and refund policies that favor everyone but themselves. The market will, and has, found a way to balance things out.

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[QUOTE="Serroots"]Well i was trying it out, and then i purchased it because i really liked it. FelipeInside

That's fine I guess. In any case, most games which are being released today are crappy. No one would like to spend his hard earned cash on a game, only to realize later that the game totally sucks. So its better to try a game for a couple of hours, then buy it if he likes it and intends to play further. Its illegal, but makes sense. Anyway, here's where the save games are located "C: \ Users \%username% \ AppData \ Local \ SKIDROW \ 203140 \ Storage"

i fully DISAGREE. This is something i do sometimes. because i hate how games do not have demos...there is literly a lot of gamesthat i wish to buy but i have yet to buy becuase there isn't a demo for me to try

Also if he's a legit buyer and used a pirated version for a demo i don't see how you can be mad. He had 100% the chance to be a ass but he choose to support the gaming world.

[QUOTE="xedethros"] First not all people have the money to buy this gamesUCF_Knight

Seriously. I mean, come on pirates. If you're gonna try to justify it, there are better arguments than that crap. Also. necro thread.

[QUOTE="ampiva"][QUOTE="UCF_Knight"] I always get a kick out of this argument. So because someone has less money, they should just steal items that wealthier people can enjoy just to be fair? I really wish that worked for everything, I'd be driving a much nicer car right now.UCF_Knight

I get the sentiment that, since it's digital, you can get a free copy illegally, without actually "taking" a copy that belonged to someone else. The idea that you can get it, and no one else has to lose it. Still pretty weak, and there are better, more legitimate reasons for the ocassional piracy. People who just ride the "it's not stealing" bandwagon are just making asses of themselves, and not helping their "cause". 

Actually I don't know that I can name a big pirating group (i.e. RELOADED, SKidROW, etc.) that doesn't say on their NFO files "pay for games and support the developers.".snared04

Yeah, because it's totally OK to shoplift so long as you have a note from another thief that says "pay for merchandise and support the stores."  :roll:

[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"][QUOTE="ampiva"] Piracy is not stealing. Terrible argument.the_bi99man

I get the sentiment that, since it's digital, you can get a free copy illegally, without actually "taking" a copy that belonged to someone else. The idea that you can get it, and no one else has to lose it. Still pretty weak, and there are better, more legitimate reasons for the ocassional piracy. People who just ride the "it's not stealing" bandwagon are just making asses of themselves, and not helping their "cause".