This only applies to Space Colony HD on Steam
Some players have reported that the game does not allow them to load and save games properly. This appears to be because the game cannot access their Documents\Space Colony folder, possibly due to security software installed on the computer. As a result we have included a method to allow players to change the folder in which Space Colony stores all options, save games, maps etc.
1) Create a new folder on your computer where you would like your Space Colony options, saves and maps to the stored e.g. C:\Games\Firefly
2) Browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Space Colony
3) Edit the configpath.txt file using a text editor such as Notepad or Notepad++
4) Add the path to the new folder to line 1 in configpath.txt
5) Save the file
Some players have reported that the game does not allow them to load and save games properly. This appears to be because the game cannot access their Documents\Space Colony folder, possibly due to security software installed on the computer. As a result we have included a method to allow players to change the folder in which Space Colony stores all options, save games, maps etc.
1) Create a new folder on your computer where you would like your Space Colony options, saves and maps to the stored e.g. C:\Games\Firefly
2) Browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Space Colony
3) Edit the configpath.txt file using a text editor such as Notepad or Notepad++
4) Add the path to the new folder to line 1 in configpath.txt
5) Save the file
Next time you run Space Colony a new "Space Colony" directory will be created in the folder specified e.g. C:\Games\Firefly\Space Colony
WARNING: Be very careful! The game will attempt to read and write files from the specified directory. Use at your own risk!
To revert back to using the the default folder in /Documents, either delete the folder path in configpath.txt or delete the configpath.txt file itself
To revert back to using the the default folder in /Documents, either delete the folder path in configpath.txt or delete the configpath.txt file itself
IMPORTANT: We strongly suggest only using this override if absolutely necessary, in cases which the default directory cannot be used. If you have no issues with saving any options/progress/save games with Space Colony, do not use this override option.
PLEASE NOTE: Steam Cloud will NOT work if you use an override path. Steam Cloud only works with the Documents\Space Colony folder.
PLEASE NOTE: Steam Cloud will NOT work if you use an override path. Steam Cloud only works with the Documents\Space Colony folder.