Sancho1969, Fresh install on a new drive even to 0.10.0 then patched to 0.10.1 and still the same problem so it is a VN issue. Again thank you for trying to help me,
I posted on the BAD post for help twice and never got any response. So again thank you for taking the time to help.
Understood. You got a response from me here though and I'll try to see you through this issue. That said there's one last experiment I need to you try for me. This will seem scary at first glance if you've not done this kind of thing before but I promise you it'll be safe because I'm going to have you backup before this test so you can always get back to where you are now...
trust me here and follow these steps EXACTLY.
This will be a long post but the process is very simple.
I will attempt to be as clear and concise as possible though which will elongate this post.
For this test I want you to use that "fresh install on a new drive" you mentioned in the replied to post, okay? That means we are using the unmodded VN version with an unadulterated installation (untainted).
Take a deep breath and proceed as follows:
- Insure the VN is NOT running (exit the game if you are playing it)
- Navigate via file explorer to "(user name)/AppData/Roaming/RenPy/BeingaDIKSeason3-Patreon-1535311494"
- Locate the file in that directory named exactly
persistent, it won't have a file extension (.txt, .exe, etc.)
- Make a backup of that file. You can do this by simply copy/paste the file to your desktop or some other known location you will remember. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. Double-check that the file exists where you copied it to (that your new "backup" is actually there). You okay so far? Okay, let's proceed.
- Hold your breath, trust me, and delete that persistent file inside the AppData BaDIK S3 directory. You just made a backup so we can always go back to where you were before you decided to take this little experiment adventure so we're fine. Just do it please.
- Navigate to that "fresh install" you mentioned on whatever drive it's on, and go to the directory "/game/saves" within the game's directory. I want you to find that same file
persistent. Now notice that it's the same exact file with the same exact timestamp as the one you found and made a backup of in AppData. With that said we do not need a backup of this since we already made the master in step 4 above. Make sense? Okay, let's keep going.
- Just like in step 5 above, delete that duplicate. Note: RenPy always writes the persistent file date to AppData first then copies the file inside the VN's "save" directory for safety. It's a RenPy thing.
- Now, to summarize we have backed-up your master persistent file, and deleted both circumstances of it in our "fresh install" of the VN. You still with me? Okay, let's roll...
- Start the VN. At the Main Menu select "Gallery" then "Rewards" and report your findings.
I know this seems like a lot above but it's really not as bad as this long post makes it seem. I'm just doing my best to be very clear so there's zero confusion regarding the process.
If this works any previous cheated unlocks will likely no longer exists, along with some other historical data from all your time playing the game. Don't worry though, if you ever want to go back to where you were BEFORE you took the above steps then it's a simple two-step process:
- Copy the persistent backup you made in step 4 above and copy it inside: "(user name)/AppData/Roaming/RenPy/BeingaDIKSeason3-Patreon-1535311494"
- Copy the persistent backup you made in step 4 above and copy it inside: "(your fresh install directory"/game/saves"
So, that's the entire Backup, Test, and Restore processes in this one location (post) should you need to reference it in the future. Now, perform the Backup & Test portions and let me know what you find please.
