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Siddy00

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Short summary of your issue Paying upkeep for casinos while not owning any

Game Version
1.05

What platform are you using?
Steam

What OS are you playing on?
Windows

Do you have mods enabled?
No

Have you tried verifying your game files (Steam only)?
Yes

Please explain the issue you experienced in the most condensed way possible
My finance overview shows me paying upkeep for casinos. I don't own any casinos.

Please explain how to reproduce the issue
Nothing certain.

How much "pain" is this causing you?
1

Is there anything else you think could help us identify/replicate the issue?
If I recall correctly, I started paying upkeep for casino's and brothels after taking over two casinos and a brothel from a minor faction, which I then all converted to speakeasies. Something might have failed to update there. I now own a couple of brothels, so I can't check that part. I'll give it a try after my work hours and take over another casino and turn it into a speakeasy to see if that changes the upkeep cost; I'll update the post then :)

Also, the dropdown doesn't allow me to select it but I'm playing on Linux using Proton. I'm not sure how that may affect this issue.

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On a related note: is there a way to easily identify save files? The save files themselves seem to be named with a timestamp of some sorts, and the autosaves have an "Auto-" prefix, but I can't figure out how to link the directory name "d8015d76-993b-45f1-a71f-514f38d3f8e1" to my Frankie Donovan playthrough. This currently isn't an issue since I only have a single playthrough and save file, but I can see this becoming troublesome in the future :)
 

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Thanks for taking the time to let us know about this one too, @Siddy00. I've logged this with the team and they are looking into it for you. Let me know how you get on with opening a few more rackets to see if they are affected. Regarding the save file names, the only way I know of sorting through them is to sort them by date added on your machine. I can find out for you though if there's another way to identify them. :)
 

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Hi Luke! You're welcome! It's been somewhat busy so I haven't gotten around to this yet, but I'll get back to you :)

I can view the access times for the save files, so I'll manage. I might toy around a little with the file names to see how easy it is to change them. In particular, the third line of the save file contains the following:
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"name":"The Donovans","number":7,"filePath":"C:/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow/RomeroGames/EmpireOfSin/GameSaves/d8015d76-993b-45f1-a71f-514f38d3f8e1/637576143240732301.rgsav","timeStamp":637576071240736619
I'm wondering if I could still load the file if I changed the directory name and updated the filePath here, and likewise for the file name. If they don't actually matter, a naming scheme like "The_Donovans_1/The_Donovans_1_manual_7.rgsav" (for the first Donovan game on disk) would make it easier for me (and others) to identify save files without having to inspect file properties; or even allowing manual naming (within some bounds). I'll let you know the results!
 

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Hi Luke!

I had truces or business agreements with the gangs with casinos I could see so it took some scouting to find another one, but I got there :p
Having taken over two additional casinos and converting them into speakeasies (this time from a mob boss, the Fortune Tellers) indeed raised my casino upkeep. Attached are the new save file (637...) and player log.

Regarding the save file names: renaming the directory and file and updating the third line of the save file seems to work just fine. The save file I attached has a timestamp as name again, but the directory name in its file path is The_Donovans_1. I won't pretend to be an expert, but at a cursory glance it seems like changing your file and directory naming schemes wouldn't break anything :)
I've attached the renamed save file I used for reference.
 

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LukeBRG

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Thanks for this, @Siddy00, it's super helpful! I'll add the updated information here to your ticket and let the team know. If there's anything else we need I'll be sure to reach out to you again via this thread. :)
 
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