SnowRunner Save Editor windows

[MrBoxik]

• size reduction from around 70 MB to around 20 MB
• in Save File tab you can save a path if you want to quickly use a predetermined path
• in Save File tab a Steam and Epic button to automatically try and find the save file (Epic untested since i don't have the Epic version)
• Backups tab redesigned with more visual clarity
• Money tab changed: now supports negative values and a max/min; if you go beyond limits it clamps to the limit so the game doesn't break
• size window enlarged so the Upgrades tab clearly shows all upgrades (one was previously cut off)
• season 17 support

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This discussion was created from the release SnowRunner Save Editor windows.

[51stHD]

Hello,

I really like the look of your editor as I also lost my main save game and would like to get back to where I was but do not posses your computing skills.

Unfortunately I cant get it to run. I use Windows 7 and have a Python missing dll 313 error when I try to run it.

From what I understand this could be because your editor was built using a newer version of Python than Windows 7 can handle.

Would it be possible to build a Windows 7 compatible version please?

Thanks.

[MrBoxik]

Hello,

Yeah the code was made with python 3.14 so it wont work on win7 but...
I don't have a Win7 machine to test any of this, but here is a version that could work on Win7 though it won't be a .exe but a .py, so it will require some extra work on your side.

Install Python 3.8 (x86_64) from python.org.

Install pip packages in cmd:

• python -m pip install --upgrade pip
• python -m pip install Pillow

Put snowrunner_editor.py and maprunner_data.csv in the same folder.

Run:

python snowrunner_editor.py

If you see a DLL error or similar when you run it, try the steps below (they fix the most common Win7 problems):

Install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (2015–2022) — many binary wheels (like Pillow) need it.
Install the redistributable that matches the Python architecture (x86 for 32-bit Python, x64 for 64-bit). After installing it, retry pip install Pillow or re-run the program.

Check Python architecture (32 vs 64-bit) — mismatch is a frequent cause:

• python -c "import platform,struct;print(platform.python_version(), struct.calcsize('P')*8)"

If that prints 32 but you installed 64-bit packages (or vice versa) reinstall the correct Python 3.8 (x86_64 if their machine is 64-bit).

Upgrade pip then reinstall Pillow in cmd (helps if Pillow fails to install):

• python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
• python -m pip install --force-reinstall Pillow

If it still didn't work, please paste the exact error message and the steps you did and I'll try to take a look though I'm not great at Win7 support, and you could also try an AI with the full context+code (it might help more then me tbh), but it might also be impossible to run on Windows 7.
maprunner_data.csv
snowrunner_editor.py

[51stHD]

Thanks for this, I'll give it a go with my limited knowledge :)

[51stHD]

I got it to work, partly. I am struggling to install pillow so the images don't work. But I can live with that for now.

I'm going to spend more time trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong and get pillow installed, but for now it's done what I needed.

Really great program, it literally saved my game, thanks for everything.

[MrBoxik]

That’s good to hear, I’m glad it helped

Honestly, I wouldn’t bother too much with trying to get Pillow working if everything else does what you need. Pillow is only used for the Fog Tool tab in the editor section (for image-based preview/precision work).

The Automation section in that tab should still work fully without Pillow, so you still have access to all the important stuff — including choosing which map to affect and adding/removing fog of war. You just won’t have the very precise, visual control over fog on the map itself.

For most use cases the Automation tab is more than enough, Pillow is only for a small extra feature that 99/100 users wont even use and probably not worth fighting with on Windows 7 if the rest works fine.

Really glad it saved your game tho :)