Hades save file extractor

Extracts Hades save files to a human redable Lua format. Imports Lua files back to the save file format. The tool wasn't fully tested, so use it at your own risk. Always make a backup of your save files.

Supported games

• Hades
• Hades II

Build

Winows x64 with MSVC

cmake -A x64 . -B build_msvc
cmake --build build_msvc --config Release

Usage

Using simple scripts

1. Copy your save file (Profile.sav where is a save slot) from Documents/Saved Games/Hades to the HadesSavesExtractor.exe directory.
2. Rename the save file to Profile1.sav.
3. Run the script extract.bat to extract the save file to a Lua file.
4. Edit the Profile1.lua file.
5. Run the script import.bat to import the Lua file back to the save file format.
6. Copy the Profile1.sav file back to Documents/Saved Games/Hades.

Using command line

HadesSavesExtractor.exe --extract <path to the .sav file> --out <path to the output .lua file>

HadesSavesExtractor.exe --import <path to the input .lua file> --out <path to the output .sav file>

Example:

You have Profile1.sav in the same directory with HadesSavesExtractor.exe.

# Extract the save file
HadesSavesExtractor.exe --extract Profile1.sav --out Profile1.lua
# Import the save file
HadesSavesExtractor.exe --import Profile1.lua --out Profile1.sav