Hey all, so i've tried pretty much every solution on the web and ive started to get a little frustrated.
I reinstalled windows on my computer, i saved my saves onto an external hard drive so i could jump back into my saves after reinstalling. I put my save game files back in it's original location, after reinstalling the game and the game will not recognize my save games. Maybe it's an issue with the change in username or something.
I've tried marking them as not read only (which the game changes on startup), i've tried a bunch of different suggested folder names, ive tried creating a new save within the game and then replacing it's contents with my save game's contents, ive tried restoring my saved games directory, i tried turning off my ethernet connection and nothing has worked. Reddit and Steam had no answers, so this forum is really my last resort, i'd really love some help if you could. Thanks.