Save Vault

Save Vault

The vault is S1SS's local backup storage — a folder next to the game's save directory where S1SS stores copies of your saves.

Directory Layout

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\
  TVGS\
    Schedule I\
      Saves\
        <SteamID>\
          SaveGame_1\      <- active slot 1 (managed by the game)
          SaveGame_2\      <- active slot 2
          SaveGame_3\
          SaveGame_4\
          SaveGame_5\      <- active slot 5 (maximum)
  S1SS\                    <- S1SS working directory (created on first run)
    Vault\
      <guid-1>\            <- backed-up save (one GUID folder per backup)
      <guid-2>\
      ...

<SteamID> is the directory name matching your Steam account ID. If multiple Steam account directories exist, S1SS uses the first one it finds.

How Backup Works

When you choose B — Backup:

1. S1SS reads the active save you select.
2. It generates a new GUID (e.g., 3f2a8b1c-...) as the vault folder name.
3. It copies everything inside the active save folder (SaveGame_N\*) into the new vault folder.
4. The original active save is not touched.

Vault folder names are GUIDs, not slot numbers or timestamps. The display index and the save stats (Organisation Name, Last Played Date, etc.) are how you identify them in the menu.

How Restore Works

When you choose R — Restore:

1. You select a vaulted save by its display index.
2. You specify a destination game slot (1–5).
3. S1SS copies the vault entry into SaveGame_N under the game's Saves directory, creating the folder if needed.
4. Restore is an overwrite-merge: files from the vault entry overwrite any matching files in the target slot, but files already in the target slot that are not present in the vault entry are left in place.

Restore before overwriting an active slot you care about — use Backup first.

Vault Capacity

There is no limit on the number of vault entries beyond available disk space. Each vault entry is a full copy of a save folder.

Vault Location Notes

The vault lives at %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\S1SS\Vault\. %USERPROFILE% expands to your Windows user profile (e.g., C:\Users\YourName). This directory is user-specific and hidden by default in Windows Explorer (enable "Show hidden items" to navigate to it manually).

S1SS does not currently provide a way to relocate the vault directory.