Possible Fix - Decisions not carrying over

warxsnake · 07-01-2012, 11:26 AM

For those who have the problem where their decisions don't carry over:

-Possible Fix-

The game stores a "prefs.prop" in two places. One in:

C:\Users\___\Documents\Telltale Games\The Walking Dead

And the other in:

D:\STEAM\steamapps\common\the walking dead\Pack\default

Or if you don't have the Steam version, its somewhere in your game DIR.
Do backups before overwriting anything.

Copy the prefs.prop file from your game's DIR folders, and overwrite it in your Documents\TTG\TWD folder

Go in game and load the save game with your finished EP1. Switch to EP2 in the chapter select and run it.

This worked for me when any other solution did not. My decisions carried over.

Singing_gardner · 07-01-2012, 06:44 PM

I could kiss you right now

Confirmed this method as working for me

Copied the prefs.prop located in my game install directory over to my documents

Some weird glitch where there are two versions of prefs.prop on your computer at once and they don't match up.When I copy and replaced the one located in the documents, it was about half the size as the one located in my game install directory

Many thanks

warxsnake · 07-01-2012, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singing_gardner

I could kiss you right now

Confirmed this method as working for me

Copied the prefs.prop located in my game install directory over to my documents

Some weird glitch where there are two versions of prefs.prop on your computer at once and they don't match up.When I copy and replaced the one located in the documents, it was about half the size as the one located in my game install directory

Many thanks

My pleasure happy to help! I was so frustrated late friday and saturday, couldn't play this game but really wanted to especially after the delays.

This is why games should never release on fridays in case of potential hotfix needs.

rem25 · 07-01-2012, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singing_gardner

I could kiss you right now

Confirmed this method as working for me

Copied the prefs.prop located in my game install directory over to my documents

Some weird glitch where there are two versions of prefs.prop on your computer at once and they don't match up.When I copy and replaced the one located in the documents, it was about half the size as the one located in my game install directory

Many thanks

Ditto here! I hope Tell Tale does put in a permanent fix but I am able to play episode 2 now so thanks a bunch!

viper · 07-02-2012, 07:42 AM

I have been trying every method out their and yours is the one that did it! thank you so much

twitchy83 · 07-03-2012, 11:06 AM

Uh, when I go into D, all I get is recovery. I can't seem to find steamapps or common. Help please?

EDIT: Never mind, a friend helped me find it.

DOUBLE EDIT: And it works! Thanks warxsnake!

rartino · 07-16-2012, 11:19 AM

You are a GOD among men! THANK YOU. This thread should be stickied, and a statue should be raised in your glory.

I absolutely love this game, but it lost all its magic as I was starting episode 2 and "remembered the wrong things" in the recap. I was just about to delete all my saves from episode 1 to see if a complete restart would fix it., but I was not looking forward to the replay. You saved me all that work.

Shame on the Telltale bug hunters. I wonder if this happens everyone who fiddles around with the settings before playing. I know I did change resolution etc. before playing - anyone who had this bug who didn't?

DirkDunkirke · 07-16-2012, 07:17 PM

Well, I'm screwed.

I've got the Mac version, so I can't go through the file directory like that.

Does anybody have any other solutions?

Incarnal · 07-17-2012, 04:26 PM

I tried this and it worked for the PC version. Thank you very much!

PentagonBlack · 07-24-2012, 02:51 AM

Saw the thread, copied the files, fired up the game and saw that it worked, immediately alt-tabbed out to post this here: Thanks! I'm pretty stoked about finally being able to get back into episode 2 all proper-like.

EDIT:

Quote:

Originally Posted by rartino

Shame on the Telltale bug hunters. I wonder if this happens everyone who fiddles around with the settings before playing. I know I did change resolution etc. before playing - anyone who had this bug who didn't?

Hm. Now that you mention it, I had been fiddling a lot with settings before using this fix. Maybe the settings are only being changed in one prefs.prop file and the game is breaking somehow because it's trying to compare the settings in one to the different settings in the other...?

Incarnal · 07-24-2012, 05:56 AM

I wish this were stickied. It's a very useful piece of advice!

Burne713 · 07-26-2012, 12:11 PM

There is no prefs.prop file in my DIR folder, any idea what might be wrong?Or where I could find it? I took a screenshot below.

Screenshot

rescuetoaster · 07-27-2012, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirkDunkirke

Well, I'm screwed.

I've got the Mac version, so I can't go through the file directory like that.

Does anybody have any other solutions?

Hey mac users! This fix works too. Replace this file,

/Users/YOURNAME/Library/Application Support/Telltale Games/TheWalkingDead/prefs.prop

with this one,

/Users/YOURNAME/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/the walking dead/TheWalkingDead.app/Contents/Resources/Pack/default/prefs.prop

you will have to right click and select, 'Show Package Contents' when you get to "TheWalkingDead.app".

Again, backup both files before you go messing around.

PROPS to warxsnake for the fix. pun intended.

pstrauss · 07-28-2012, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rescuetoaster

Hey mac users! This fix works too. Replace this file,

/Users/YOURNAME/Library/Application Support/Telltale Games/TheWalkingDead/prefs.prop

with this one,

/Users/YOURNAME/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/the walking dead/TheWalkingDead.app/Contents/Resources/Pack/default/prefs.prop

you will have to right click and select, 'Show Package Contents' when you get to "TheWalkingDead.app".

Again, backup both files before you go messing around.

PROPS to warxsnake for the fix. pun intended.

If you are unlucky enough to be using Lion or Mountain Lion, you won't see the Library folder within "YOURNAME" (whatever your computer name is) by default because Apple thought they would hide it. (Makes as much sense as hiding Program Files from PC users)

In order to make it visible, in Finder select Go (in the menu bar), hold down Option and Library will appear in the drop down.

pstrauss · 07-28-2012, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rescuetoaster

Hey mac users! This fix works too. Replace this file,

/Users/YOURNAME/Library/Application Support/Telltale Games/TheWalkingDead/prefs.prop

with this one,

/Users/YOURNAME/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/the walking dead/TheWalkingDead.app/Contents/Resources/Pack/default/prefs.prop

you will have to right click and select, 'Show Package Contents' when you get to "TheWalkingDead.app".

Again, backup both files before you go messing around.

PROPS to warxsnake for the fix. pun intended.

I can confirm that this method worked for me on Mac OSX 10.7.4 (Lion)

07-01-2012, 11:26 AM	#1
warxsnake Join Date: Aug 2007 Reputation: 19 Posts: 94	Possible Fix - Decisions not carrying over For those who have the problem where their decisions don't carry over: -Possible Fix- The game stores a "prefs.prop" in two places. One in: C:\Users\___\Documents\Telltale Games\The Walking Dead And the other in: D:\STEAM\steamapps\common\the walking dead\Pack\default Or if you don't have the Steam version, its somewhere in your game DIR. Do backups before overwriting anything. Copy the prefs.prop file from your game's DIR folders, and overwrite it in your Documents\TTG\TWD folder Go in game and load the save game with your finished EP1. Switch to EP2 in the chapter select and run it. This worked for me when any other solution did not. My decisions carried over.

07-03-2012, 11:06 AM	#6
twitchy83 Join Date: Aug 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 5	Uh, when I go into D, all I get is recovery. I can't seem to find steamapps or common. Help please? EDIT: Never mind, a friend helped me find it. DOUBLE EDIT: And it works! Thanks warxsnake! Last edited by twitchy83: 07-03-2012 at 11:20 AM.

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07-01-2012, 06:44 PM	#2
Singing_gardner Join Date: Nov 2011 Reputation: 36 Posts: 128	I could kiss you right now Confirmed this method as working for me Copied the prefs.prop located in my game install directory over to my documents Some weird glitch where there are two versions of prefs.prop on your computer at once and they don't match up.When I copy and replaced the one located in the documents, it was about half the size as the one located in my game install directory Many thanks

07-02-2012, 07:42 AM	#5
viper Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 2	I have been trying every method out their and yours is the one that did it! thank you so much

07-16-2012, 11:19 AM	#7
rartino Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 19	You are a GOD among men! THANK YOU. This thread should be stickied, and a statue should be raised in your glory. I absolutely love this game, but it lost all its magic as I was starting episode 2 and "remembered the wrong things" in the recap. I was just about to delete all my saves from episode 1 to see if a complete restart would fix it., but I was not looking forward to the replay. You saved me all that work. Shame on the Telltale bug hunters. I wonder if this happens everyone who fiddles around with the settings before playing. I know I did change resolution etc. before playing - anyone who had this bug who didn't?

07-16-2012, 07:17 PM	#8
DirkDunkirke Join Date: Jun 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 2	Well, I'm screwed. I've got the Mac version, so I can't go through the file directory like that. Does anybody have any other solutions?

07-17-2012, 04:26 PM	#9
Incarnal Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 44 Posts: 819	I tried this and it worked for the PC version. Thank you very much!

07-24-2012, 05:56 AM	#11
Incarnal Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 44 Posts: 819	I wish this were stickied. It's a very useful piece of advice!

07-26-2012, 12:11 PM	#12
Burne713 Join Date: Jul 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 1	There is no prefs.prop file in my DIR folder, any idea what might be wrong?Or where I could find it? I took a screenshot below. Screenshot