# Can't reload saved multiplayer campaigns **URL:** \ **Category:** AoM - Report a Bug\ **Created:** [April 18, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485 "2025-04-18T14:20:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nicklander/32/189687_2.png) [@Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nicklander)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/1 "2025-04-18T14:20:46Z")
- ## Game Version: v.100.18.18178.0 - ## Build Number: 542466R - ## Platform: Steam - ## Operating System: Windows 11 > ## Issue: The game wrongfully saves custom multiplayer scenarios as singleplayer savegames. This is extremely annoying and means that it’s impossible to resume/reload multiplayer scenarios. Please force the game to save games that are played in multiplayer as actual multiplayer savegames. **Actual behavior:** The game saves multiplayer scenarios as singleplayer savegames, those can only get loaded from the singleplayer menu. **Expected behavior:** When trying to reload a previously saved multiplayer scenario savegame in the hosting menu, the savegame must appear and load as a multiplayer savegame. Half a year has passed and the issue is still not fixed! Please at least reply to this thread and acknowledge the issue!! > ### Repro Steps: 1. Host and start a multiplayer scenario, such as Benderman’s Coop Campaign. 2. While in game, press ESC to save the multiplayer game, then quit. 3. Now try to open a new lobby with the savegame that was just created. 4. Turns out that savegame can’t be loaded in multiplayer. ---
**Author:** ![Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nicklander/32/189687_2.png) [@Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nicklander)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/2 "2025-04-18T14:40:49Z")
Here is an example savegame: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TqvuovQSldA9ltLatf6FexgxXkLH8QFl/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TqvuovQSldA9ltLatf6FexgxXkLH8QFl/view?usp=sharing) ---
**Author:** ![Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nicklander/32/189687_2.png) [@Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nicklander)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/3 "2025-09-13T13:35:15Z")
Is there an update on the issue? Reloading a saved multiplayer game seems like a very basic functionality… This issue was NOT A PROBLEM in the original game, please investigate. To clarify again: The issue specifically adresses multiplayer campaigns/scenarios. Regular multiplayer games appear in the menu, but not custom campaigns. Coop Campaign: [Steam Community :: Guide :: Coop Campaign](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3381855314) ---
**Author:** ![Fallore](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/fallore/32/155851_2.png) [@Fallore](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Fallore)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/4 "2025-09-22T14:25:58Z")
Having exactly the same issue. This is highly annoying as this worked in the past! This is also basically the only game-mode me and my friends play. making huge scenario maps then play those which take hours to finish and sometimes days. Not being able to simply rehost them _Like we could in the past_ renders the whole animo 0 for this game. unfortunately without this I am not going to play which is a bummer as the game is awesome.. just dont get it as this is posted multiple times and we are not getting any response. ---
**Author:** ![Fallore](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/fallore/32/155851_2.png) [@Fallore](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Fallore)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/5 "2025-09-22T19:33:24Z")
I even tried to fully confirm its not Device related: - Clean install - Try the Xbox version - Try the Gamepass on PC version - Try My own PC - Try another laptop of mine All share the same issue. - Resaving the scenario doesnt fix it - Starting a new scenario doesnt fix it - Creating any form of scenario hosting it once, saving it and trying to rehost it. Doesnt fix it. The directory opening of the scenario whilst in game does show the actual scenario files that were hosted in there.. but you cannot see them in-game to re-select. Highly awaiting a fix. ---
**Author:** ![Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nicklander/32/189687_2.png) [@Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nicklander)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/6 "2025-10-28T23:34:47Z")
Developers, please fix this issue. This is obviously a bug and it shouldn’t be hard to fix. It’s as simple as not saving multiplayer as singleplayer games… ---
**Author:** ![Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nicklander/32/189687_2.png) [@Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nicklander)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/7 "2025-12-29T20:12:48Z")
Bump: This still isn’t fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Fallore](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/fallore/32/155851_2.png) [@Fallore](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Fallore)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/8 "2026-01-05T19:08:23Z")
Can confirm still not fixed. **Please aknowledge this as a bug as its re-produceable just by creating a custom scenario, playing it, saving it, quiting it, re-hosting it. It wont show any files! if you create a empty directory files are shown!** I have contacted support several times, and they say its not re-produce-able. multiple users experience the same issue… ![Test A](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/8/88c300aba20a4a1e67c7f98752902bd41fda57cf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Fallore](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/fallore/32/155851_2.png) [@Fallore](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Fallore)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/9 "2026-01-07T09:13:16Z")
Bump as this is rediclous, the issue is present for over an year now. ---
**Author:** ![Verdur1](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/verdur1/32/205381_2.png) [@Verdur1](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Verdur1)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/10 "2026-01-28T18:27:06Z")
I have found clunky workaround: 1. Host multiplayer game on standart map 2. Make save of that game once you load in 3. Host multiplayer campaign 4. Make save of multiplayer camplaign game Now to load multiplayer campaign save: 1. Go to host, select load save, select multiplayer save from standart map BUT DON’T OPEN IT YET! 2. Open saves folder 3. Rename multiplayer save file from standard map to anything else 4. Rename multiplayer save file from campaign to the previous file name of multiplayer save from standard map 5. Return to game and just click open This should trick game into thinking that it loads multiplayer save from standard map, but instead it will load multiplayer save from campaign. I have tested this method in coop campaign mod and it worked for me, hope this helps ---
**Author:** ![Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nicklander/32/189687_2.png) [@Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nicklander)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/11 "2026-02-25T21:19:21Z")
**LEGEND !!** I just tested this and it’s actually working. Incredible… thank you so much for finding this out ! This simple workaround makes it even more embarrassing that the devs couldn’t fix this in one year LOL ---
**Author:** ![Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nicklander/32/189687_2.png) [@Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nicklander)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/12 "2026-04-22T15:02:31Z")
Bump. @Devs: Please fix this issue. The current workaround is not viable. It is a simple fix, the whole problem is the savegame not showing up properly in ingame explorer. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nicklander/32/189687_2.png) [@Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nicklander)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/13 "2026-07-26T14:40:09Z")
Bump. @Devs: Please fix. ---
**Author:** ![Eskiss](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/eskiss/32/146888_2.png) [@Eskiss](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Eskiss)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/14 "2026-07-26T18:42:09Z")
… did you even try ? it has been patched in june or early july… ---
**Author:** ![Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nicklander/32/189687_2.png) [@Nicklander](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nicklander)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cant-reload-saved-multiplayer-campaigns/273485/15 "2026-09-20T10:56:03Z")
Nope, I didn’t try, because I stopped bothering after waiting for 18 months for one line of code to get changed.