Save File Suddenly Not Recognized

[jumbalaya88]

I have the Steam version of FF7 and used 7th Heaven from the beginning to mod and play it.  It's been perfect this whole time but, I took a 3 month break and when I tried to launch the game today, the console seemed to have some messages in it that I don't remember seeing before.  My save files were not recognized and it wanted to start a new game.  I went to General Settings and saw that the FF7 exe path was set to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\ff7_en.exe which is not normal.  I changed it back to the original path which is C:\Games\Final Fantasy VII\ff7_en.exe and launched the game again.  The intro to FF7 was slightly different this time but, still my saved games are not recognized.  Any suggestions?  Thanks a bunch!  Also, here's the console data:

21:12:28|INFO|AppUI.ViewModels.MainWindowViewModel|Game Launcher settings updated!
21:12:41|ERROR|AppUI.ViewModels.GeneralSettingsViewModel|System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
21:12:41|INFO|AppUI.ViewModels.MainWindowViewModel|Failed to register iros:// links with 7th Heaven
21:12:41|INFO|AppUI.ViewModels.MainWindowViewModel|General settings have been updated!
21:24:45|INFO|AppUI.ViewModels.GameLaunchViewModel|### Launching Final Fantasy VII ###
21:24:46|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Checking System DEP status...
21:24:46|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Verifying latest game driver is installed ...
21:24:46|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Checking FF7 is not running ...
21:24:46|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Checking FF7 .exe exists at C:\Games\Final Fantasy VII\ff7_en.exe ...
21:24:46|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Checking FF7 Steam if installed correctly......
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Verifying installed game is compatible ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Creating missing required directories ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Verifying English game files exist ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Verifying music files exist ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Ensuring Game exe has the 4GB patch applied...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Verifying FF7_Launcher exe ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Checking a profile is active ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Checking mod compatibility requirements ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Checking mod constraints for compatibility ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Checking mod load order requirements ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Copying ff7input.cfg to FF7 path ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|   using control configuration file [Default] Steam KB+PlayStation (Stock).cfg ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|   Copying C:\Users\Jonathan\AppData\Local\Programs\7th Heaven\Resources\Controls\[Default] Steam KB+PlayStation (Stock).cfg -> D:\My Documents\Square Enix\FINAL FANTASY VII Steam\ff7input.cfg ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Creating Runtime Profile ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|   adding paths to monitor ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Copying AppLoader.dll to FF7 path (if not found or older version detected) ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Checking if Reunion mod is installed ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|   found: False
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Launching additional programs to run (if any) ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Writing temporary runtime profile file to C:\Games\Final Fantasy VII\.7thWrapperProfile ...
21:24:47|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Attempting to inject with AppLoader ...
21:24:52|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Getting FF7 proc ...
21:24:52|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Starting programs for mods ...
21:24:52|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Setting up FF7 .exe to stop plugins and mod programs after exiting ...
21:24:52|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Waiting for FF7 .exe to respond (120 seconds max) ...
21:24:52|INFO|AppUI.ViewModels.MainWindowViewModel|Successfully launched FF7!
21:25:00|INFO|AppUI.Classes.GameLauncher|Stopping other programs for mods started by 7H ...

[jumbalaya88]

ok, after trying several things, I've come to realize that 7th Heaven version 4.2.0.0 does not respect the folder paths that I have set in General Settings...so it basically just refers to the original Steam game files and ignores all mods / save games.  Went back to version 3.5.1.0 and everything is perfect.  I'm not sure what to do because obviously I cannot use the old version forever.

I also posted in the Qhimm Discord by the way -- not trying to create double effort. I've never had a problem with the app so I've never had to reach out for support before and did not know the best place to ask.

Thank you for any help or suggestions

[jumbalaya88]

Ok fixed now.  The older version of 7th Heaven suggested creating a different location different from the Steam version of the game.  I did this.   Now that the 4.2.0 is out, it only wanted to look at the Steam version's default locations for the game / mods.  I deleted the Steam version and pointed my 4.2.0  General Settings paths to the copy created by the old 7th Heaven installer which had all of my saved games and mods...but it came back with an error saying it was a converted game and it suggested that I reinstall fresh from Steam and launch 7th Heaven 4.2 again.  So, I did exactly that...then I moved my mods and saved games to the default locations preferred by the Steam version of the game and everything started working normally.

Hope that makes sense and helps others (or maybe I'm just late the party).  Thanks!