[SOLVED] Help with cross-platform Steam Cloud Saves

[Syrale]

So I'm trying to add Cloud Saves to my games on Steam.
I managed to get it working between two Windows computers, but the transfer does not work between Windows and Linux/SteamOS. (All other combinations probably also don't work - I wasn't able to test them.)

For Windows, I wrote:
Root: WinAppDataRoaming
Subdirectory: Renpy/Game-Name

Mac:
Root: MacHome
Subdirectory: /Library/RenPy/Game-Name

Linux / SteamOS:
Root: LinuxHome
Subdirectory: .renpy/Game-Name

For the Root Overrides:
Original Root: WinAppDataRoaming
OS: Linux + SteamOS
New Root: LinuxHome
Add/Replace Path: .renpy/Game-Name
Replace Path: YES

...
(The same pattern for the other combinations.)

Where did I mess up? Could someone who got it working tell me what they wrote for the Root Paths and Root Overrides?

[Zetsubou]

For Windows and Linux you can just use a single Root Path without any Root Overrides.

Root: App Install Directory
Subdirectory: game/saves/
Pattern: *
OS: All
Recursive: No
Cross-Platform: Yes

I haven't tried this on MacOS though. That might require a Root Override.

[Syrale]

Wow, that was a lot simpler than what I had, and works like a charm. Thanks!

[Zetsubou]

I'm in the middle of testing a new game and it turns out that a root override is indeed needed for macOS.
So in addition to the "root path" I mentioned above, it's also necessary to add a "root override" with the following:

Original Root: App Install Directory
OS: macOS
New Root: Mac Home
Add/Replace Path: Library/Renpy/MyGame-number
Replace Path: Yes

Note that the replace path isn't just the game name. It's also the number that's automatically generated when you created the project.
This value is set by default in your options.rpy file. The variable name is "config.save_directory".
So for instance, in my options.rpy file I have

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define config.save_directory = "AnAdventurersGallantry-1658965532"

So my replace path is: Library/Renpy/AnAdventurersGallantry-1658965532

With those two things added, the root path from my previous post and the root override above, your cloud saves should work across macOS, Linux and Windows.

[Kinmoku]

I just want to say thanks for this thread because I've been struggling to get Steam Cloud saves working across Mac!

I'm unsure how to test this, though. I currently have a bunch of saves on my Mac and another bunch on my Steam Deck... Cloud is enabled on both devices and says it's up to date, but I can't see any option to use the other device's saves.

I never use Steam Cloud, so perhaps I am doing something wrong...