Complete Fresh Restart
Reason to Do a Clean Slate Restart
Sometimes games can carry over parts of previous saves, or settings, which would interfere with a new game. Especially with early access games & major updates. For this reason these procedures outlined in this guide will make sure that there is nothing that carries over from previous saves of the game.
NOTE: This will completely wipe out any saves that you may have a desire to use at a later date. For those saved games that you desire to retain, make a backup prior to completing the steps in this guide. Check out the section of what files to retain & how to make backups.
Step 1: Uninstall The Game
Uninstall the game in Steam.
- Right-click on the games name in Steam.
- Select Manage
- Next select Uninstall
4. Verify that you want to uninstall, then click on the button
This game will remain in your Games Library, but to play it again, you will need to first redownload all of its contents. This step will be done after all the games files have been cleared from your computer.
Step 2: Deleting The Save Folder
This step will delete the saved games for Lumberjacks Dynasty.
NOTE: If you desire to create backups of some of your saves, do this prior to following the the procedures outlined here. See below which files to backup for those saves.
- Press Windows key
- Current Windows key (center). Image by LouisCYUL
- Alternative: Ctrl + Esc performs the same function, in case the keyboard lacks this key.
2. Type “run”
- Shortcut: Win + R will take you directly through the above steps.
3. Type “%appdata%”
4. Open the LumberjacksDynasty folder
5. Delete the Save folder
- Caution If desire to create backups, follow the steps outlined below first!
Backing Up Your Game Saves
In the Save folder is the various saves.
There are 7 files for each game save. The files are all named “save#.xxx”. The number denotes the saves number (zero 0 thru nine 9).
- save0.blk (BLK File)
- save0.fld (FLD File)
- save0.lgs (LGS File)
- save0 (MTS File)
- save0 (SAV File)
- save0.sks (SKS File)
- save0.trn (TRN File)
Copy these save files to a safe location. Later they can be replaced back into the Save folder to resume playing that save.
Note: You can change the number following the word “save” in the above files if you don’t want to overwrite the save files in that number position. Just make sure that all the above seven files have the same number.
Notes
What Is the AppData Folder in Windows? (How-To Geek)
Windows key
Step 3: Deleting The App ID Files
This will clear out the App ID file for Lumberjacks Dynasty. These files will be re-created when you reinstall the game later.
- Press Windows key
- Current Windows key (center). Image by LouisCYUL
- Alternative: Ctrl + Esc performs the same function, in case the keyboard lacks this key.
2. Type “run”
- Shortcut: Win + R will take you directly through the above steps.
3. Type “regedit”
4. Click Yes on the popup box for the Registry Editor
5. In the Registry Editor navigate to the folder for Lumberjacks Dynasty:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Software
- Valve
- Steam
- Apps
- Look down the list to find the 968970 folder
6. Delete 968970 folder
Notes
- The Store page for Steam games displays the App ID number.
How do I find the ID for a game on Steam?
https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/149837/how-do-i-find-the-id-for-a-game-on-steam
- Every game on Steam has a different Game ID (also known as App ID). For instance, looking on my own computer, Portal has an ID of 400, and FTL: Faster Than Light is 212680.
How do I find this ID for a specific game on Steam? - Go to the game’s store page and check the URL. The last number in the URL is the application ID. All the store URLs are in format store.steampowered.com/app/APPID, so for Wasteland 2, the URL is http://store.steampowered.com/app/240760/, and appID 240760.
store.steampowered.com/app/240760/ - Another reliable way is to search for the program on steamdb, which will show you the info for games removed from the store as well. The appid is clearly labeled in the search results.
- steamdb
https://steamdb.info/
Step 4: Finishing It All
- Restart computer
- Open Steam & reinstall the game
- Once installed you can start a whole new game save
