Episode one no saved games

[Deathb4birth]

My computer has been acting up when i get to a certain point it begins to stutter and freeze resulting in me having to rely on the autosave function to restart

i got to the hospital level and after loading it began to stutter to which i reset my computer when i reload the game the main menu scren was set to the first one being the citadel which was strange the next thing was that i have no saved games what so ever !


this means that i have to start the game from the begining

is this a bug or is there something that can be done to get my saves back

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[A True Canadian]

Are you still able to start other chapters from the New Game menu, or can you only select the first level?

Additionally, if you're having performance problems, take a look at this linked thread and try some of the fixes. -->> http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107446

EDIT: Also, try this:

Open Steam.
Under the My Games tab, right-click on Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and select Properties.
Under the Local Files tab, you have the following options...
............................"Backup game files" <<--use this one to make a copy of your saved games once you return to the section that you are repeatedly stuttering in.
............................"Delete local game content" <<--DON'T CLICK this one unless you want to remove all your saved games (this is only used for uninstalling or resetting game files).
............................"Verify integrity of game cache" <<--use this one to make sure that you are not missing any files that would be affecting performance.
............................"Defragment cache files" <<--use this one to help repair any damage that was caused by your forced restart (it's unlikely but you might be able to get your saves back).

 

[Deathb4birth]

nope its totally like a brand new game all that shows it the first chapter

 

[A True Canadian]

That's unfortunate. The same thing happened to me when I played Far Cry a couple of years ago. Very frustrating having to go through most of the game again.

Well try the Steam options I suggested, and then check the thread I linked to see if you can prevent this problem from happening again.