I'm pleased to report an update (v1.15) is now available that should address most issues with Save files not saving/loading properly. Please restart steam to trigger the update.
This update includes a new settings feature, "Clear Data". If you were having issues with save/load, confirm the game version is the latest (v1.15 in bottom-left corner), then please run the "Erase Saved Data" command pictured here before trying to play: New Options Menu Diagram
Full Change list:
- Fixed: Issue where Starting New Game, Load, or Tutorial result in crash on loading screen. (Mac issue mainly)
- Fixed: Issue where loading saved games resulted in loading to earlier, incorrect state. (unconfirmed on all platforms, but should be)
- Fixed: Bug where trying to load saved data with no history entries resulted in crash.
- Refactored save system to no longer rely on the Adobe Flash local save system. This should remove edge cases where people who have disabled features of web saving on their machines can't save/load data.
- Fixed: Fighting enemies in squares surrounded by water/borders results in game hang (possible when traveling with rafts)
- Altered trait description text to read properly during info pop-up messages.
- Other minor fixes and tweaks. This update is singularly focused on addressing save game issues. Once it is confirmed there are no remaining major save/load issues, I'll be moving on to adding new heavily requested features, such is in game exiting and fullscreen mode. Thank you for your patience as I worked through these bug fixes. Please let me know if you are still encountering issues and I'll work to fix them ASAP!