Because this non-SE Season 4 edition does not work with a SE Season 3 end of episode save, right?
So I must either wait and hope for a SE Season 4 edition to magically appear...
Or, if I've been playing exclusively SE Seasons, get a hold of a non-SE Season 3 end of episode save...
Or go back and play through all three prior non-SE Seasons in order to obtain the non-SE Season 3 end of episode save required by this non-SE Season 4 edition...
Or splash out $25 myself for the SE Season 4 edition...
Or find something else with which to occupy my time...
Did I miss anything or am I completely misguided in my assumptions here?
Historically the SE version comes out pretty quickly after the non-SE. In fact if you use the gallery unlocker mod, you'll see that SE Bonus content is already viewable but not yet playable w/non-SE. If you want to avoid ALL (or most) problems, simply wait another week or two and the SE version usually finds its way to f95zone. However, if you don't want to wait and wish to play non-SE first, allow me to offer this battle-tested suggestion.
I got confused and frustrated a few non-SE and SE seasons/versions back. Crashes, saves wouldn't work, etc. I was also using the SanchoMod
(which only comes out on SE versions btw) and that was complicating things even more. I finally figured out the best thing to do was avoid crossing the non-SE and SE streams and I have had zero issues since. You can start over from Season 1 but I used the switch from Season 2 and Season 3 to restart. Can't remember if I had to use a clean Season 2 non-SE save or just answered the Season 3 Q/A at the intro but the idea is start a season, any season, with a clean, non-SE save and go from there.
Here is the process.
PART 1 - Non-SE Version
1. Install non-SE version
2. Use a clean start not corrupted by mods or other SE versions.
NOTE: DO NOT use SanchoMod w/non-SE versions.
3. Play non-SE version, create saves as usual.
4. When finished, keep non-SE version w/saves in separate folder from SE version for use w/later non-SE AND SE versions.
5. Only use non-SE saves when next non-SE version drops.
PART 2 - SE Version
1. Install SE version when available.
2. Install SanchoMod
(optional).
3. Copy non-SE saves, or most recent save to SE "saves" folder.
NOTE: Non-SE saves work going forward w/SE but SE saves often don't work backwards w/non-SE.
4. Launch SE version using non-SE save.
5. Having already played non-SE content, it is not necessary to play over. Only SE content (Bonus, etc.) that was not SE-specific is now available.
6. Play SE version, create saves as usual.
7. Keep SE version and SE saves in separate folder from non-SE.
From there you can:
1. Rinse and repeat when the next non-SE version drops.
OR
2. Stay in SE world ONLY and use SE saves in future SE versions.