The current save file format is huge when not compressed - Perhaps you could remake the save file format and at the same time try to make a format that won't break on game updates.
Hey friend - that’s why we compress them on disk. It takes a lot of data to represent everything we’re tracking. There are a few things we can optimize - but it’s low pri since they’re compressed.
Save incompatibilities across major versions aren’t a product of the format as much as an intentional decision to reduce the cost of introducing major new features without worrying about how they slot into existing saves. Effectively, it lets us stand them up faster knowing that they require a new save.
Hey friend - that’s why we compress them on disk. It takes a lot of data to represent everything we’re tracking. There are a few things we can optimize - but it’s low pri since they’re compressed.
Save incompatibilities across major versions aren’t a product of the format as much as an intentional decision to reduce the cost of introducing major new features without worrying about how they slot into existing saves. Effectively, it lets us stand them up faster knowing that they require a new save.
Hope that helps.