Is there an auto-save feature?

CoryNewb

Please don't throw stones at me! I'm just questioning so I can prepare my brain to get back in to the "save every other minute" mode from a decade ago. I don't recall there being one in BG2 or Shadows of Amn unless you traveled somewhere? But I'm probably mistaken.

Anyway, is there a way to turn on/off auto-save every so many minutes, or what should I know about autosave?

moody_mage

Nope.

It'll autosave transitioning from one place to another, other than that you'll need to hit Q every so often.

CaptRory

Autosave triggers at area transitions.

You have one Quickslave slot you can save to by hitting "Q"

You need to make real saves. It's a good idea to have a few rotating save slots and maybe one at the start of each chapter. Once you've played the game through once you won't have to be so religious about saving. But your first game your odds of screwing something important up is higher =3

CoryNewb

Ok, Thanks for the tips. I seem to remember using autosaves in my earlier years, and that sometimes made me quit playing for weeks at a time.

I will try to keep a few rolling saves, but I hope they have squished many of the game ending glitches and bugs so that I can't screw things up tooo bad (Except dialog choices!)

CaptRory

There weren't too any really bad bugs left. You just wanted to make sure things went well. Bugs or Not, I can only thing of a handful of things that might cause you to want to restart a whole chapter.

Teflon

Right never

Azrael

meh I usally just hit q before resting or talking to people thas usally enough well and if I am in an area which is hostile.

Minscandboo1987

One of the things I love about this game. Take the time to manually save or spam Q. Maybe its nostalgia...

ZanathKariashi

Still needs to be said...Ahem...

SAVE OFTEN!!! AND IN DIFFERENT SLOTS!?

The auto-save is actually pretty hit or miss. It generally only saves when you enter an area that requires the whole party, but some world map transitions DON'T.