Where to find your save
Select the .char file for your character, its .back backup, or world_desc for world-description values. The separate game_state file is outside this guide.
- File
- Character .char files, .back backups and world_desc
What you can edit
Candide .char/.back character saves and world_desc for Windows build 25128773. Only existing numeric and boolean fields can change; game_state is outside this guide.
| Skills and experience | Change existing skill levels and experience values. Growth is stored per skill; there is no single overall character level in these saves. |
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| Item quantities and money | Change stack counts, remaining uses and the saved Money amount when those fields are present. Item IDs, empty slots and inventory structure are retained. Missing fields and new items cannot be created. |
| Saved progress | Change existing numeric quest objectives, numeric or boolean progress flags and play time. Completed quest names and unlock lists remain unchanged. |
| World-description values | Change existing numeric values such as TimePlayed in world_desc. This file contains world metadata; it does not provide editing of settlements, world entities or world inventory. |
Notes
- Character names, IDs, text, collection sizes and omitted default fields cannot be changed.