Where Are Shadows of Doubt Save Files Located?
Shadows of Doubt saves sit in AppData\LocalLow\ColePowered Games, split into Save and Cities folders.
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Shadows of Doubt stores runs as large .sod files in a Save folder, with city definitions beside them in Cities. The two reference each other by name, so renaming a city file orphans its saves.
Saves run huge, often over a hundred megabytes each on big maps. Ten of them fill gigabytes fast, which is why players ask about relocating the folder. A symlink to another drive is the only supported move.
Where Shadows of Doubt stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\ColePowered Games\Shadows of Doubt\Save
Huge .sod files per run. Cities live in the Cities folder beside it and must keep matching names. Back up both folders together with the game closed.
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/986130/pfx/
Proton prefix, app ID 986130. The ColePowered Games tree is mirrored under drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow.
Frequently asked questions
my shadows of doubt save will not load after renaming the city
Rename the city file back to the name used when the save was created. Saves bind to city filenames, so any rename breaks the link until reverted.
can i move shadows of doubt saves to another drive
Only with a symlink. Move the Shadows of Doubt folder, then link the old path to the new location. The game offers no built in relocation setting.
how do i fix being stuck in shadows of doubt
Disable save compression in options, open the .sod file in a capable editor, and reset the playerPos values to zero. Recompress afterward by saving in game.
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