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  "description": "How the Nexus Mods save editor decrypts your .sav file and safely changes player values on PC.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-11T06:24:54.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The Far Far West save editor is a small Windows utility hosted on Nexus Mods that opens the game's encrypted save file, exposes the stored player values, and writes the file back in a format the game accepts on next launch. It targets single-player progress in the Early Access build of Far Far West, the co-op cowboy shooter from Evil Raptor and Fireshine Games on Steam.\n\n**Quick answer:** Install the FarFarWest Save Editor from Nexus Mods, drag your `.sav` file from `%LOCALAPPDATA%\\FarFarWest\\Saved\\SaveGames\\` into the editor window, change values such as gold or souls, save, and relaunch the game to confirm the new totals appear in the saloon.\n\nImage credit: __Nexus Mods__\n\n* * *\n\n### What the save editor does\n\nThe tool is a Windows/Tkinter application that handles the encryption layer Far Far West applies to its save data. Without it, the `.sav` file is unreadable in a text editor or hex editor in any meaningful way. The editor decrypts the file in memory, presents the player progress fields it understands, and re-encrypts on save so the game accepts the file at the next load.\n\nIt is aimed at single-player use. Far Far West supports 1–4 player online co-op, and modified resource values are not appropriate for shared lobbies. Treat the editor as a way to skip grind on your own profile, not as a multiplayer tool.\n\n* * *\n\n### Where Far Far West stores save files\n\nThe game writes saves to your local profile under AppData. The folder is hidden by default, so enable hidden items in File Explorer view options before browsing.\n\nItem| Path\n---|---\nSave files| `%LOCALAPPDATA%\\FarFarWest\\Saved\\SaveGames\\`\nSave file pattern| `*.sav` (filename is a long numeric string)\nConfig files| `%LOCALAPPDATA%\\FarFarWest\\Saved\\Config\\Windows\\`\nCloud quota| Steam Cloud, ~9.54 MiB across up to 5 files\n\nSteam Cloud is enabled for the title, so any local edit will sync up after the next clean exit. If you want to keep a clean cloud copy, exit Steam before editing and decide whether to keep local or cloud when you reconnect.\n\nThe game writes saves to your local profile under AppData | Image credit: __Fireshine Games (via YouTube/@MenakaTechWorld)__\n\n* * *\n\n### Fields you can change\n\nThe editor exposes the player progress values stored in the save. The most commonly edited fields are the two main currencies the game uses for upgrades and cosmetics.\n\nField| Purpose in game\n---|---\nGold| Buys cosmetic skins for your robot cowboy and horse at town\nSouls| Spent on meta upgrades such as health, ammo capacity, and spell cooldown\nPlayer progress values| Other numeric stats the editor surfaces from the decrypted save\n\nWeapons and spells level up through use rather than by spending currency, and new weapons unlock by collecting six fragments from boss kills. Those progression hooks are not currency edits, so changing gold or souls will not unlock weapons directly.\n\nImage credit: __Nexus Mods (via YouTube/@Fang + Tail)__\n\n* * *\n\n### Back up your save before editing\n\nSave corruption has been reported when files are loaded out of order or when an external tool writes a malformed file. A backup is the only reliable way to recover.\n\n**Step 1:** Open Far Far West, go to Options, then Backups, then choose \"Make a backup of your current save file\" and confirm. The game writes a copy you can restore from inside the menu.\n\n**Step 2:** Close the game and copy the entire `SaveGames` folder to your desktop as a second backup. This protects you if both the active save and the in-game backup are affected by an edit.\n\n**Step 3:** Note the filename of the active `.sav` so you can identify it again. The name is a long numeric string and is easy to confuse with backup copies in the same folder.\n\nClose the game and copy the entire `SaveGames` folder to your desktop | Image credit: __Fireshine Games (via YouTube/@MenakaTechWorld)__\n\n* * *\n\n### How to use the FarFarWest Save Editor\n\nThe workflow is the same regardless of which fields you plan to change. Keep the game closed throughout, otherwise the file will be locked or overwritten on exit.\n\n**Step 1:** Download the latest FarFarWest Save Editor build from its Nexus Mods page and extract the archive to a folder you control. Run the executable; Windows SmartScreen may prompt because the tool is unsigned.\n\n**Step 2:** Open File Explorer and browse to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\\FarFarWest\\Saved\\SaveGames\\`. Drag the active `.sav` file onto the editor window. The editor decrypts it and lists the editable fields.\n\n**Step 3:** Change the values you want, such as gold or souls. Keep numbers within reasonable in-game ranges; absurdly large integers can fail validation when the game reloads the file.\n\n**Step 4:** Save the file from the editor. It re-encrypts and overwrites the original `.sav` in place. Do not rename the file; the game expects the original numeric filename.\n\n**Step 5:** Launch Far Far West and load into the saloon. Check the gold and souls totals on your profile. If they reflect the new values, the edit worked.\n\nChange the values you want, such as gold or souls | Image credit: __Nexus Mods (via YouTube/@Fang + Tail)__\n\n* * *\n\n### How to confirm the edit applied\n\nThe clearest signal is the saloon HUD. Gold and souls are visible at the upgrade vendor and in the customization menus, so a successful edit shows the new totals immediately on first load. If you spent souls on a meta upgrade, the upgrade tier will reflect what you can afford with the new balance.\n\nIf the game launches but your totals are unchanged, the editor wrote to a different file than the one the game loaded. Confirm you edited the most recently modified `.sav` in `SaveGames` and that Steam Cloud did not pull down an older copy on launch.\n\n* * *\n\n### Common reasons an edit fails\n\nMost failures trace back to a small set of causes. Check these before assuming the editor is broken.\n\nSymptom| Likely cause\n---|---\nGame crashes on load with a fatal error| Malformed save written by an outdated editor build, or a value outside the accepted range\nOld totals still show in the saloon| Steam Cloud restored an earlier save, or the wrong `.sav` was edited\nEditor refuses to open the file| File is locked because the game is still running, or the editor version predates a recent game patch\nSave will not persist after loading a backup| Known issue resolved by deleting the corrupt save, loading a fresh level 1 save, then loading the backup\n\nFor the last case, the working sequence reported by players is to load any backup and create a lobby, return to the main menu, and delete the save, load into a fresh level 1 save without creating a lobby, return to the main menu, and create a backup, then load the older backup. After that, normal saving resumes.\n\n* * *\n\n### Patch and version sensitivity\n\nFar Far West is in Early Access, and the developers have stated more content is coming, including additional enemies, weapons, modes, bosses, and cosmetics. Save file structures can change between Early Access patches, so an editor build that worked last week may need to be updated after a game patch. Always use the latest editor version listed on its Nexus Mods page, and avoid editing immediately after a game update until the editor author confirms compatibility.\n\nNote: Console commands are not available in Far Far West, and there is no official cheat menu. The save editor is therefore the most direct way to change stored progress values without relying on a memory-based trainer.",
  "title": "Far Far West Save Editor: Edit Gold, Souls, and Progress on PC",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-11T06:24:56.316Z"
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