# Game isn't saving

**URL:** <https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/game-isnt-saving/3157>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [July 15, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/game-isnt-saving/3157 "2026-07-15T14:05:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vernevyr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/vernevyr/32/899_2.png) [@vernevyr](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/vernevyr)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/game-isnt-saving/3157/1 "2026-07-15T14:05:53Z")

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everything was fine at first, but then i reached the first tier 5 map and my progress isn’t saving now. i don’t have any mods installed and the only thing i changed in config was resolution and fov. help please?

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**Author:** ![MrNuclearMonster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/mrnuclearmonster/32/820_2.png) [@MrNuclearMonster](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/MrNuclearMonster)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/game-isnt-saving/3157/2 "2026-07-15T22:45:36Z")

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Hello, can you let us know what platform you’re on? Windows, macOS, Linux? Where did you download ioquake3 from?

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**Author:** ![vernevyr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/vernevyr/32/899_2.png) [@vernevyr](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/vernevyr)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/game-isnt-saving/3157/3 "2026-07-15T23:00:23Z")

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Hello, its windows 11, ioquake 3 downloaded from [ioquake3.org](http://ioquake3.org). used files from the steam version of q3a when setting up ioquake