I know I shouldn't step in, but I can't hold myself.
WE DID NOT REMOVE THE ACCESS TO THE CONSOLE
You need to enable the console at a
LATE INIT TIME. Literally init 100 to be safe.
Also, there's a pretty likely chance that 0.17.1 saves are compatible with 0.17.5. I haven't tested, don't come bust my balls with it if it doesn't work. The changelog basically says what to type in the console to disable the save lock popup. It has no menu option because there are too many stupid af people that will think "oh yeah, that won't have any bugs in it, and then fucking spam the bug tracker with bugs that we can't reproduce. Also, you have no idea how crummy the bug tracker is, with people literally reporting the same bug
over 20 times.
And if you're too lazy to figure out how to do enable the console/disable the save lock, just paste the following into a file like "unlock_console.rpy":
Python:
init 100 python:
persistent.enable_save_locking = False
config.developer = True
config.console = True
and place that file in the
game folder.
It's not hard.
And yes, I try to idiot proof the game. I'd rather not give an idiot an ak-47 when I have a spoon. You have no idea how many idiots there are. I get DMs from them all the time.
The wiki has a walkthrough, we provide save files with everything done but the new content. We literally busted our asses off to release to you an update which fixes more than 20 bugs, adds extra content (and I mean, it's not a full update's worth, but still, it's pretty hefty) and y'all are still not happy? The best part? We released it less than a
month after 0.17.1. A
month.
Now you guys want save compatibility? Pledge 5$ the next time a vote comes around. Vote for it. We do what our patreons want us to do. If they don't deem save compat necessary, then it must not be that big of an issue. Excessive whining makes this thread cancerous, and frankly, make me want to stop caring about the community as a whole. Be nicer to everyone, whining like a bitch won't get you any favors ever.