With the length of the game in its current state, it might seem very daunting to catch up back to where you were before if you need to move to a new device, lost save files somehow, or if you're just a player who put the game down a long time ago and wanted to pick it up again. However! There's a feature in place now that'll fast-track you through the game's content and get you pretty close to where you left off.

Simply follow this comprehensive guide for whichever situation suits you best, and you'll be caught back up in no time!

I'm moving to a new computer/phone/device and want to preserve my saves.

(Alternatively: A recent KT update prompted me to do a fresh installation on Android! What should I do?)

Okay! There's a couple methods you can try, as well as the trailmarker system as a fallback.

• Transfer your saves from your old device
  • PC Players
    • KT's saves are stored in a typically-hidden folder, accessible through opening your Run program, and inputting "%APPDATA%" without quotes.
    • From there, you can navigate to the RenPy folder and find save files located inside the KilligansTreasure folder, which should be able to be copied over without any issue.
  • Android Players
    • It's normally much harder to access save files on Android, but it's possible with apps such as File Manager Plus.
    • Once you have an appropriate app, navigate to Android>Data>com.killigans.treasure and copy the ENTIRE FOLDER, not just the save files inside, and move the files to your new device.
  • Transferring from PC to Android
    • I haven't personally tried it myself, but reportedly there is a way, thanks to a method discovered by MatrixPrime!
      • First, be sure you have the .apk (the file that starts with com.killigans.treasure) already on your Android device.
      • Once that file is transferred to a PC that already has save data, it copies in into the PC's .apk file.
      • Copy THAT specific .apk file back to your Android device, via a USB cable.
      • Saves may be on the wrong pages, but they should be in working order.
    • Please note that this method is ONLY for transferring PC saves to Android, there is no known way to transfer Android saves to PC.
• Restart your playthrough using the TRAILMARKERS system
  • If your old saves are unsalvagable, the best course of action may be to start up a new playthrough and use the trailmarker system (an analogue to chapter select) to catch up to where you were before.
    • To do this, start up a new game by selecting the "Trailmarkers" button on the main menu, below the "New Game" button. You'll see a list of all the current trailmarkers in the game, going in a sequential order through Killigan's journey. Each of them can drop you off at points in the story with a default setup, so you can get right back into the story without needing to spam through previous dialogue and battles. 
    • Choose the trailmarker with the location and day you remember happening most recently in relation to your lost save, and you'll be able to progress the story normally from that point.
      
    • When using this trailmarker system, you'll start at the beginning of the appropriate day with a neutral personality, default equipment, and appropriate stats, as well as a choice in romance partner, if applicable.

My current saves are unusable/give me an error! What should I do?

Don't panic! There's a few courses of action you can take.

• Try from a previous save
  • You'll lose progress you'd gained since that save, but if an older save works, you can use that to catch back up to where you left off
• Restart your playthrough using the TRAILMARKERS system
  • If your old saves are unsalvagable, the best course of action may be to start up a new playthrough and use the trailmarker system to catch up to where you were before.
    • To do this, start up a new game by selecting the "Trailmarkers" button on the main menu, below the "New Game" button. You'll see a list of all the current trailmarkers in the game, going in a sequential order through Killigan's journey. Each of them can drop you off at points in the story with a default setup, so you can get right back into the story without needing to spam through previous dialogue and battles. 
    • Choose the trailmarker with the location and day you remember happening most recently in relation to your lost save, and you'll be able to progress the story normally from that point.
    • When using this trailmarker system, you'll start at the beginning of the appropriate day with a neutral personality, default equipment, and appropriate stats, as well as a choice in romance partner, if applicable.
• MAKE FREQUENT SAVES
  • Making your own saves for a variety of situations throughout the story is one of the best ways to preserve your progress if something should happen. And due to this being a game in active development, it's very possible that things may go wrong and affect a number of your saves! Making frequent saves, however, will help minimize that risk.

I uninstalled/set the game down a long time ago and all of my saves no longer work.

If you last played the game 2+ years ago, there's a good chance that your saves may have become unusable, unfortunately. The good news though is that there's a lot of content for you to catch up on! And the best way to get started again is with the trailmarker system.

• Start a new playthrough with the TRAILMARKERS system
  • If you're booting up the game from a fresh install, you can press the blue X in the game's logo on the main menu to clear the "first-time" variable, and gain access to the trailmarker system.
  • Start up a new game by selecting the "Trailmarkers" button on the main menu, below the "New Game" button. You'll see a list of all the current trailmarkers in the game, going in a sequential order through Killigan's journey. Each of them can drop you off at points in the story with a default setup, so you can get right back into the story without needing to spam through previous dialogue and battles. 
  • Choose the trailmarker with the location and day you remember happening most recently in relation to your lost save, and you'll be able to progress the story normally from that point.
  • When using this trailmarker system, you'll start at the beginning of the appropriate day with a neutral personality, default equipment, and appropriate stats, as well as a choice in romance partner, if applicable.

And that should cover most, if not all, cases! Hope this guide was of help to y'all, and happy trails!