Losing your progress after grinding in a game for hours is one of the worst feelings a gamer can experience. But with the release of The Alters, players are encountering this frustrating issue. Many players have shared that once they reach Act 2 in-game, the game ceases to auto-save or doesn’t allow them to manually save their progress. However, you will be glad to know that the game developers have addressed this issue along with providing a workaround until they work on a permanent fix, which will be included in a future patch.
The Alters, developed by 11Bit Studios, is a sci-fi survival game where your choices deeply impact the narrative. Players are faced with emotional and psychological decisions as they interact with alternate versions of themselves to survive a deadly solar catastrophe. Players have liked the concept of this game so far, but this “Unable to Save” issue is causing frustrations among them. According to a recent developer update on the Steam Community forum of the game, the save bug occurs when players complete an act while the “Rebellion” task is still active. This specific interaction can prevent the game from performing subsequent saves correctly. Although an official fix is yet to come, here is the workaround shared by Steam users and game developers alike.
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Avoid “Rebellion” Task
The best way to avoid getting trapped in this issue is to ensure that the “Rebellion” task is not active when you finish an act, as this is the root cause triggering this bug that prevents the game from saving progress. If the “Rebellion” task is ongoing, complete it before reaching the end of the current act.
Load an Earlier Save
If you have already encountered the issue and the game is no longer saving, the only current solution is to load an earlier save file from before the act was completed while the “Rebellion” task was still active. This means you will likely have to replay some of your progress, but you won’t have to sit through the game worrying that you will again lose your progress if you try it again.
Wait for Official Patch
The developers of The Alters have officially acknowledged the save bug related to the “Rebellion” task and are actively working on a permanent fix. Until a patch is released, the most assured resolution is to wait for the official update from 11 Bit Studios.
That said, we hope you found this guide informative. You can also check out Digistatement for more gaming-related guides and posts while you wait for the official patch.
