How to read a .sav file?
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Hello, I bought the game Homeworld 2 and I want to change a few lines in the .sav file of a Skirmish mission.
What software can open these .sav files?
Thank you in advance.
What software can open these .sav files?
Thank you in advance.
Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0
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Hello,
It should be noted that a file extension (those few letters that follow the dot in the file name) can be assigned entirely arbitrarily. Microsoft does not own the .doc extension, for example: a .doc can very well be something other than a Word document.
Typically, in your case, the .sav contains the data of a backup. But how the data in question was written, arranged, encoded, or even encrypted? Impossible to know. There is no standard; it is the people who programmed HomeWorld who decided what they put in their .sav. For all we know, you might be able to open it with WinZip, or with WinRAR... You can also try to open it with your Notepad, who knows! Or with a hex editor, which allows you to "translate" binary language into readable code. In any case, what is certain is that before any manipulation, you better make a backup of your file!
Xavier
It should be noted that a file extension (those few letters that follow the dot in the file name) can be assigned entirely arbitrarily. Microsoft does not own the .doc extension, for example: a .doc can very well be something other than a Word document.
Typically, in your case, the .sav contains the data of a backup. But how the data in question was written, arranged, encoded, or even encrypted? Impossible to know. There is no standard; it is the people who programmed HomeWorld who decided what they put in their .sav. For all we know, you might be able to open it with WinZip, or with WinRAR... You can also try to open it with your Notepad, who knows! Or with a hex editor, which allows you to "translate" binary language into readable code. In any case, what is certain is that before any manipulation, you better make a backup of your file!
Xavier