Keep saving, Spartan. The Banished won't wait for your file sync to finish.
A: No. Repacks are offline-only. Multiplayer progression requires an online connection to Xbox Live/Steam. This guide only applies to the campaign mode. save game halo infinite repack
The challenge? Repacks use different emulators (also called cracks), and each emulator saves your progress in a different folder. If you don't know where to look, you could lose a 40-hour save file. Keep saving, Spartan
Look inside your game installation folder (where HaloInfinite.exe is located). If you see steam_api64.dll or Goldberg.dll , you are using a Goldberg/CODEX variant. If you see emPress.dll , you are using EMPRESS. Repacks are offline-only
This article provides a definitive, step-by-step guide to finding, backing up, and restoring save games for any Halo Infinite repack. When you buy Halo Infinite on Steam or the Microsoft Store, your saves are automatically synced to the cloud. With a repack, cloud saves do not exist. Instead, your progress is stored locally in a folder tied to the specific emulator the repacker used.
| Problem | Likely Cause | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Wrong emulator folder | Use Everything search tool to find any file named SaveGame . Look for the most recent one. | | Save is corrupted | Antivirus deleted part of the crack | Reinstall the repack’s crack only (not the whole game). Whitelist the game folder in Windows Defender. | | Game starts from beginning | Save file has wrong permissions | Right-click the save folder > Properties > Security > give Full Control to your user account. | | "Failed to load save data" error | Version mismatch (e.g., repack v1.0 vs v2.1) | Your save is from an older game version. You must update the repack or start over. Halo Infinite repacks are version-sensitive. | | Save disappears after reboot | Windows OneDrive interfering | OneDrive often backs up Documents. Disable OneDrive for the My Games\Halo Infinite folder. | Advanced: Using a HEX Editor to Fix Save Game IDs For advanced users only. Some repacks embed a unique "user ID" inside the save file. If you move saves between two different EMPRESS repacks (from different sources), the game may reject the save because the ID doesn't match.