Saving System

Save files are YAML-based and are backed-up with Steam cloud. They also work cross-platform on Windows and Linux. Save files typically take up around 1-2MB in space.

Save Locations

Windows

C:\Users\[username]\AppData\LocalLow\NewStars\NewStars\[steam_user_id]\Saves

Linux (Ubuntu)

~/.config/unity3d/NewStars/NewStars/[steam_user_id]/Saves

Save File

Here is what part of an example save file looks like:

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
    ...

Identifiers 101

Some fields in save files implicitly contain integer values, such as planet type. This does not mean that all numerical fields are, as some are floating points and represent are decimal numbers (e.g. HyperlaneDensity).

Ship Types

ID	Type
0	Gunboat
1	Frigate
2	Light_Cruiser
3	Heavy_Cruiser
4	Star_Cruiser
25	Explorer
26	Builder
27	Colonist

Game Events

Diplomatic Events

ID	Name
1	Establish_Embassy
2	Request_Trade
3	Declare_War
5	Make_Peace
6	Denounce
7	Integrate_Player
8	Establish_Alliance
9	Leave_Alliance
10	Meet_Player
11	Make_Puppet
12	Make_Suzerain
14	Make_Independent
16	Borders_Closed
18	Declare_Friendship
19	Defeat_Player
20	Join_Wars
21	Accept_Trade
22	Game_Event_Occurred
23	Form_Business_Partnership
24	End_Business_Partnership
25	Form_Galactic_Union
26	Join_Galactic_Union
27	Leave_Galactic_Union
28	Invite_Galactic_Union
29	Request_Galactic_Union
30	Kick_Galactic_Union
31	Accept_Galactic_Union

Self Events

ID	Name
50	Tech_Complete
51	Went_Bankrupt
52	Fleet_Lost
53	New_Discovery
54	Old_Stars
55	Colony_Queue_Complete
56	StarBase_Queue_Complete
57	Fleet_Idle
58	Colony_Founded
59	Colony_Occupied
60	Colony_Liberated
61	StarBase_Lost
62	Report_Bug_Reminder

Galactic Natural Disasters

ID	Name
200	Supernova
201	Solar_Storm
203	Hypernova

Colony Discoveries

ID	Name
300	Colony_Exotic_Planet_Life
301	Colony_Unpredictable_Weather_Patterns
302	Colony_Unique_Wildlife
303	Colony_Dangerous_Wildlife
304	Colony_Dense_Forests
305	Colony_Abandoned_Alien_Colony
306	Colony_Geothermal_Hot_Springs
307	Colony_Abundant_Natural_Wonders
308	Colony_Widespread_Volcanic_Regions
309	Colony_Extreme_Polar_Regions

Colony Natural Disasters

ID	Name
1050	Global_Cooling
1052	Global_Nothing
1053	Global_Warming
1054	Global_Ice_Age
1100	Asteroid_Appears
1101	Asteroid_Disappears
1102	Asteroid_Impact
1103	Asteroid_Does_Nothing

Midgame Events

ID	Name
1500	Cosmic_Convergence
1501	Celestial_Squid_Slain

Technology Identifiers

(unimplemented)

Planet Identifiers

Planet Type

The type of a planet.

ID	Type
0	Barren
1	Asteroid
2	Giant
3	World
4	Broken

Types of Climate

Note that only valid planet and climate combinations, defined on the planet page, will work.

ID	Type
0	Stormy
1	Calm
2	Ice
3	Ocean
4	Arid
5	Toxic
6	Molten
7	Rocky
8	Terrestrial
9	Pristine
10	Void