How do I get around retitling game with new version number invalidating saves?

Question

I am continuously updating my game, and I have the version number in the game title. It seems as though changing the title for each release is what is causing savegames - the ones kept by the browser as well as the ones exported as a .save file - to not work.

Is there a way around this or should I simply avoid including version number in title going forward?

Answer 1

You should avoid modifying the actual name/title as it's used internally as a storage key.  For in-game display, I'd put any build, version, or release description in the StorySubtitle special passage instead.  It's in roughly the same area and won't affect saves.

Answer 2

Just put the version number elsewhere. At least that's what I'd do. There are ways around it, but none of them are easy or, frankly, wise.