Saving

[mrmoosebo]

I have recently Purchased Amnesia, the Dark Descent, and realized after i played for 2 hours and tried to play again the next day; my game did not save. I thought maybe it was the download (I got it from Steam.) So i re-downloaded this game. So i try playing it again, Same thing happens after i play it for a long period of time.
How do i fix this problem? It's a hassle to continue playing this way.

[jens]

Can you go to My Documents/Amnesia/ and see if there is an hpl.log file there that you can upload here. Chances are that the folder might no exist as it sounds as though there is a permission problem here, where the game can't access the My Documents folder correctly.

[mrmoosebo]

Can you go to My Documents/Amnesia/ and see if there is an hpl.log file there that you can upload here. Chances are that the folder might no exist as it sounds as though there is a permission problem here, where the game can't access the My Documents folder correctly.

You're right, I don't see anything with the name "hpl.log"
There is an hpl text document and an hpl_update.

That is it.

[jens]

Yes, it is the hpl text document I want, if you turn on so it shows extensions you will see it has .log as extension!

[mrmoosebo]

Yes, it is the hpl text document I want, if you turn on so it shows extensions you will see it has .log as extension!

Oh alright.

-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------
Engine build ID 20100818114615

Creating Engine Modules
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Creating graphics module
Creating system module
Creating resource module
Creating input module
Creating sound module
Creating physics module
Creating ai module
Creating gui module
Creating generate module
Creating haptic module
Creating scene module
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Initializing Resources Module
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Creating loader handlers
Creating resource managers
Adding loaders to handlers
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Initializing Graphics Module
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Setting video mode: 1024 x 768 - 32 bpp
Init Glew...OK
Setting up OpenGL
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: GeForce 8800 GTS/PCI/SSE2
Version: 3.2.0
Max texture image units: 32
Max texture coord units: 8
Max user clip planes: 6
Two sided stencil: 1
Vertex Buffer Object: 1
Anisotropic filtering: 1
Max Anisotropic degree: 16
Multisampling: 1
Texture compression: 1
Texture compression S3TC: 1
Auto generate MipMaps: 1
Render to texture: 1
Max draw buffers: 8
Max color render targets: 8
Packed depth-stencil: 1
Texture float: 1
GLSL Version: 1.50 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
ShaderModel 2: 1
ShaderModel 3: 1
ShaderModel 4: 1
OGL ATIFragmentShader: 0
Adding engine materials
Initializing DevIL
Vendor String: Abysmal Software
Version String: Developer's Image Library (DevIL) 1.6.8pre Aug 12 2006
Version Number: 168
Adding engine post effects
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Initializing Sound Module
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Initializing OpenAL
Available OpenAL devices:
0. Generic Software on Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)(OpenAL default)
1. Generic Software on Digital Output Device (SPDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
Trying to open device 'Generic Software on Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)'... Success!
Number of mono sources: 32
Streaming setup: 4 Buffers x 262144 bytes each
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Initializing Game Module
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Adding engine updates
Initializing script functions
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User Initialization
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Game Running
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-------- Loading map 'menu_bg.map' ---------
Cache Loading: 2235 ms
Entities: 759 ms
Compilation: 1 ms
Total: 3036 ms
Meshes created: 25
Bodies created: 5
-------- Loading complete ---------
Setting profile: 'Fhikere' Path: 'C:\Users\Cameron\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents/Amnesia/Main/Fhikere/'
-------- Loading map '00_rainy_hall.map' ---------
Cache Loading: 5560 ms
Entities: 6028 ms
Compilation: 28 ms
Total: 11904 ms
Meshes created: 144
Bodies created: 47
-------- Loading complete ---------
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find sound entity 'loop'
-------- Loading map '01_old_archives.map' ---------
Cache Loading: 3076 ms
Entities: 6887 ms
Compilation: 34 ms
Total: 10257 ms
Meshes created: 177
Bodies created: 81
-------- Loading complete ---------
WARNING: Entity 'shelf_secret_door_joint_1' with type 0 and subtype 1 does not exist!
WARNING: Entity 'shelf_secret_door_joint_1' with type 0 and subtype -1 does not exist!
-------- BEGIN SAVE TO: C:\Users\Cameron\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents/Amnesia/Main/Fhikere/AutoSave_ArchivesOld_2010_9_16_1_46_33_0.sav ---------
WARNING: particle system 0 in candlestick01_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_short_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_short_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_short_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_short_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in torch_static01_5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in torch_static01_6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in torch_static01_7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_short_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_short_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_short_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_short_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 4 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 5 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 6 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 7 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 8 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 9 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 10 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 11 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 12 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 13 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 14 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 15 in chandelier_large_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 4 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 5 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 6 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 7 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 8 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 9 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 10 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 11 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 12 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 13 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 14 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 15 in chandelier_large_2 does not exist anymore!
ERROR: Unable to open serialized file 'C:\Users\Cameron\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents/Amnesia/Main/Fhikere/AutoSave_ArchivesOld_2010_9_16_1_46_33_0.sav' as w+! Invalid filepointer returned!
-------- END SAVE ---------
WARNING: Entity 'lantern' does not exist!
WARNING: Entity 'lantern' does not exist!
ERROR: Could not find sound entity 'SoundScratch_1'
ERROR: Could not find sound entity 'SoundScratch_4'
-------- Loading map '02_entrance_hall.map' ---------
Cache Loading: 2410 ms
Entities: 3407 ms
Compilation: 37 ms
Total: 6164 ms
Meshes created: 123
Bodies created: 43
-------- Loading complete ---------
WARNING: Entity 'castle_1' with type 5 and subtype -1 does not exist!
-------- BEGIN SAVE TO: C:\Users\Cameron\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents/Amnesia/Main/Fhikere/AutoSave_EntranceHall_2010_9_16_1_47_44_0.sav ---------
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_8 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_8 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_8 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_8 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_9 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_9 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_9 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_9 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_12 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_12 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_12 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_12 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_short_3 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_short_3 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_short_3 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_short_3 does not exist anymore!
ERROR: Unable to open serialized file 'C:\Users\Cameron\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents/Amnesia/Main/Fhikere/AutoSave_EntranceHall_2010_9_16_1_47_44_0.sav' as w+! Invalid filepointer returned!
-------- END SAVE ---------
-------- BEGIN SAVE TO: C:\Users\Cameron\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents/Amnesia/Main/Fhikere/AutoSave_EntranceHall_2010_9_16_1_48_32_0.sav ---------
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_8 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_8 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_8 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_8 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_9 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_9 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_9 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_9 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_12 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_12 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_12 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_12 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_short_1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in chandelier_simple_short_3 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 1 in chandelier_simple_short_3 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 2 in chandelier_simple_short_3 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 3 in chandelier_simple_short_3 does not exist anymore!
ERROR: Unable to open serialized file 'C:\Users\Cameron\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents/Amnesia/Main/Fhikere/AutoSave_EntranceHall_2010_9_16_1_48_32_0.sav' as w+! Invalid filepointer returned!
-------- END SAVE ---------
-------- Loading map 'menu_bg.map' ---------
Cache Loading: 1350 ms
Entities: 260 ms
Compilation: 1 ms
Total: 1628 ms
Meshes created: 25
Bodies created: 5
-------- Loading complete ---------
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Statistics
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Medium framerate: 37.955416
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User Exit
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Saving main config.
Saving user config.
Deleting game modules.
'LuxInputHandler'
'LuxHelpFuncs'
'LuxSaveHandler'
'LuxScriptHandler'
'LuxProgressLogHandler'
'LuxMapHandler'
'LuxMapHelper'
'LuxPlayer'
'LuxInsanityHandler'
'LuxDebugHandler'
'LuxEffectRenderer'
'LuxMusicHandler'
'LuxMusicHandler'
'LuxEffectHandler'
'LuxCompletionCountHandler'
'LuxGlobalDataHandler'
'LuxHintHandler'
'LuxPostEffectHandler'
'LuxPreMenu'
'LuxDebugHandler'
'LuxInventory'
'LuxJournal'
'LuxCredits'
'LuxLoadScreenHandler'
Deleting config files.
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Exiting Gui Module
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Deleting all sets
Deleting all skins
Deleting all gfx elements
Deleting all materials
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Exiting Generate Module
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Exiting Scene Module
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Exiting Input Module
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Exiting Sound Module
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Exiting Graphics Module
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Exiting Resources Module
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Done with fonts
Done with scripts
Done with particles
Done with sounds
Done with meshes
Done with materials
Done with Gpu programs
Done with images
Destroyed all textures
Done with sound entities
Done with animations
Done with ent files
All resources deleted
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Exiting Physics Module
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Exiting System Module
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Deleting game setup provided by user
- Deleting lowlevel stuff.
Physics
Sound
Input
Resources
System
Graphics
Haptic
HPL Exit was successful!

|--Memory Manager Report-------------------------------|
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| No memory leaks detected. Memory left: 0
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[jens]

Does the game ask you to create a profile each time you start it?

I do not know why but the location the game wants to save the profile and saved games in is really strange, it is "Users\Cameron\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Do ​ cuments\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Do ​cuments\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents/Amnesia/"

It should be something like "Users\Cameron\Documents\Amnesia\". I do not think I have seen this before so at the moment have no advice on how to solve it. Is there something special about your Windows configuration that you think could cause this?

[mrmoosebo]

Does the game ask you to create a profile each time you start it?

I do not know why but the location the game wants to save the profile and saved games in is really strange, it is "Users\Cameron\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Do ​ cuments\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Do ​cuments\Downloads\Documents\Downloads\Documents/Amnesia/"

It should be something like "Users\Cameron\Documents\Amnesia\". I do not think I have seen this before so at the moment have no advice on how to solve it. Is there something special about your Windows configuration that you think could cause this?

No, it has a saved Profile, but that's it.
And i do know about that. Document files on this computer are messed up and it is very odd.

[jens]

If that is the case then I do not think you can fix the saving without fixing the Documents folder in general for the computer.

[mrmoosebo]

If that is the case then I do not think you can fix the saving without fixing the Documents folder in general for the computer.

Thank you for the insight. The problem WAS actually the documents folder. I went into admin and fixed everything so now saving actually works.