View source for Saving System

Save files are [https://yaml.org/ YAML-based] and are backed-up with Steam cloud. They also work cross-platform on Windows and Linux.

=== Save Locations ===

==== Windows ====
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\LocalLow\NewStars\NewStars\[steam_user_id]\Saves
</syntaxhighlight>

==== Linux (Ubuntu) ====
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
~/.config/unity3d/NewStars/NewStars/[steam_user_id]/Saves
</syntaxhighlight>

=== Save File ===
Here is what part of an example save file looks like:<syntaxhighlight lang="yaml">
GameManager:
  PlayerPreset:
    EmpireName: Crusaders of Ales
    Origin: Stellar_Nomarchs
    Ethics:
    - Cooperative
    - Cooperative
    Species:
      Name: Ales
      ShipIndex: 0
      Type: Synthetic
      Preference: Arid
      _avatarName: Portrait_03_nbg
    _iconName: hades-symbol
    _primaryColor:
      r: 0.8941177
      g: 0.6078432
      b: 0.05882353
      a: 1
    _secondaryColor:
      r: 0
      g: 0
      b: 0
      a: 0
  MapSettings:
    AIClanCount: 6
    AIPlayerCount: 12
    Difficulty: Hard_Renegade
    Duration: Comet
    Size: Tiny
    EnabledVictories:
    - Time
    - Survival
    - Conquest
    - Ascension
    - Defeat
    HyperlaneDensity: 1
    WormholeDensity: 1
    Seed: -240221925
    GalaxyName: Milky Way
    MeetAllPlayers: false
    RevealAll: false
    ...
</syntaxhighlight>