For example, the number 3452 (0x0D7C) is represented as as 0x7C 0x0D. There are 12 slots available in the game (1-12) plus an additional auto-save slot (SGTA400). The save files themselves are named in the format SGTA4XX where XX represents the in-game slot number.

This article deals with the format of a save game file for the PC version of GTA 4.īy default, the game places its save game files into the '%LocalAppData%\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\savegames\user_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\' folder where XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX is a 16-character string tied to the user's Games for Windows Live account.