Create a New Player and play it normally until it creates a new save file. The game normally will create a new save file after your character and Professor Fig 1st step out from the CAVE early in the game. Exit to your Main Menu and go back to Character selection. There should be a New Character listed. Now Go to SaveGames location and there you will see the latest save game (something like HL-01-00.sav). Move the save file to a new location (create new folder to dump your original save game). Copy that file name for later.
Copy/drag the downloaded save file in the SAVEGAMES folder and rename the save file as the one you copied before. (exp: HL-03-12.sav rename to HL-01-00.sav). Go back to the Hogwarts game and hover and click your new character. It will load to the new save file.
If you don't plan to create a new character, simply save your current gameplay. Go to your SaveGames location and backup/move the latest save file after copying the file name. Drag/Place the downloaded save file and rename them same as the latest save file created before.
Back to your game and hover to your character, press F. Click the latest save game.
For those having issue. First disable cloud save for Hogwarts Legacy
Now go into where your saves are, typically %localappdata%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\SaveGames\00000000 where 0000000 is individual to the user
Delete the two files highlighted:
They will recreate themselves. Paste in the sav file that you downloaded from Nexus.
Run the game, select the character Christopher Knight and continue as normal. You can also download Character Editor to change the character to your liking.
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Copy/drag the downloaded save file in the SAVEGAMES folder and rename the save file as the one you copied before. (exp: HL-03-12.sav rename to HL-01-00.sav). Go back to the Hogwarts game and hover and click your new character. It will load to the new save file.
If you don't plan to create a new character, simply save your current gameplay. Go to your SaveGames location and backup/move the latest save file after copying the file name. Drag/Place the downloaded save file and rename them same as the latest save file created before.
Back to your game and hover to your character, press F. Click the latest save game.
Now go into where your saves are, typically %localappdata%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\SaveGames\00000000 where 0000000 is individual to the user
Delete the two files highlighted:
They will recreate themselves. Paste in the sav file that you downloaded from Nexus.
Run the game, select the character Christopher Knight and continue as normal. You can also download Character Editor to change the character to your liking.