Being required to copy save files around in order to back up a profile is a part of the game (or, at least, the meta-game). It is part of the "core experience" of the game (either get good, or find a way around sucking). Perhaps you just aren't the intended audience? So, you think copying...

@ Omen IV Because those are some examples of typical games of the period , yes? Not ludicrously difficult even at the time of their release when other, better games in similar genres gave you lives, continues and savegame codes? I don't need to bitch about them. There's someone (who is presumably no...

I side with not adding that option. If you're too lazy to back up your files yourself, then you deserve to lose 20 hrs of play. Seriously? Listen to yourself. What harm would there possibly be in making the game slightly more accessible for new players. Don't you WANT more people to appreciate this...

So, you're seriously telling me you've never EVER backed up a save in Uplink?

Ever.

I mean, not even when you were first learning the game.

Ever at all. Not even once.

That would negate the point of the game Except it wouldn't. Because everyone who plays this game backs up their saves. Look: You can backup your save game anyway See? And while this is fine for hardcore players who read official forums and find out that the hacking extends beyond the game itself to...