How to load a savegame saved with another mod name
One annoying issue with savegames in bug reports is that in order to load it, you have to name your mod precisely the same as the user named his mod. Some users rename their mods, which is why it's nice to know how to correct the savegame without renaming your mod.
It's actually really simple. The path to the mod is in plain text at the start of the savegame. Open the savegame in a hex editor
- I use HxD.
- There is also a Notepad++ plugin aplty named Hex-Editor, which gives you the required editing capacity
Set the editor to overwrite. 8 bytes into the savegame it says Mods\name\. Change the name to the mod you want to use and remember to finish the string with 0x00. That's it. Now the savegame is hardcoded to load with another mod name.
Tip: use a backup. Being able to try multiple times is nice the day you suddenly need to use more than one attempt.
