Unable to use edited save files

[A6M_Zero]

I decided to try edit a save file (in the new patch), and followed the general internet instructions (used the windows file explorer instead of WinRAR, and later used 7zip when I couldn't get the saves to work; used notepad++ with UTF-8) on how to do so.

However, when I used the windows explorer to remove/add the gamestate file from the .zip-converted .sav file and restored the save to the correct format, any attempt to load the save would result in the loading stopping almost instantly, and then CTD. Using 7zip just gives me a "BROKEN SAVE FILE" warning instead.

Anyone know what steps I'm missing that's causing any edits whatsoever to kill the entire save file?

 

[Velorian]

Haven't tried with the new version yet but it sounds like this is your first save editing. The wiki has a guide.

Did you remember to use tc=off ? Beyond that I find that I have to fully extract the save files, then do my edits and then add it to archive while naming it .sav

 

[A6M_Zero]

Haven't tried with the new version yet but it sounds like this is your first save editing. The wiki has a guide.

Did you remember to use tc=off ? Beyond that I find that I have to fully extract the save files, then do my edits and then add it to archive while naming it .sav

Yup, just found out there that the tc=off is what I was missing Thanks for the post