Where Are Rise of Nations Extended Edition Save Files Located?
Rise of Nations EE saves to Documents My Games, with config in AppData and a notorious cloud-full error.
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Rise of Nations: Extended Edition stores saves in Documents\My Games\Rise of Nations, and its config in %APPDATA%\Microsoft Games\Rise of Nations\rise2.ini. Steam Cloud mirrors the saves under app ID 287450, which is where the famous cloud storage full error comes from.
That error misleads everyone it hits. The disk has space; the cloud allocation does not. Clearing old cloud saves or playing offline returns saving to the local folder immediately. The Linux build runs through Proton with the same relative layout inside its prefix.
Where Rise of Nations: Extended Edition stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Rise of Nations
Saves in Documents, config rise2.ini in AppData. Steam Cloud mirrors saves under 287450. If saving fails with a cloud error, clear cloud quota or play offline.
~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/287450/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/My Games/Rise of Nations
Same Windows-relative layout inside the Proton prefix. Cloud and local behave the same as on Windows.
Frequently asked questions
The game says cloud storage is full and refuses to save. How do I fix it?
Play offline or clear Steam Cloud quota for the game. The error means the cloud allocation filled up, not your disk. Old cloud saves must be deleted through Steam's cloud management before new saves stick.
How do I skip the intro movies on launch?
Open %APPDATA%\Microsoft Games\Rise of Nations\rise2.ini and set SkipIntroMovies to 1. That single line skips both intro videos on every launch.
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