# What does the Harlowe 3.3.8 manual say about save slots, loading a save from a different story version, and built-in storylets?

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- updated: 2026-10-24T00:33:01.917Z
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In Harlowe 3.3.8, (save-game:) returns true or false, so authors must check it; (load-game:) responds to a save that names a passage no longer in the story by offering to delete the save and then continuing without loading. The manual entries read document no save version tag or upgrade hook, so story changes can strand old saves. Harlowe also provides storylet macros for quality-gated content.

In Harlowe 3.3.8, (save-game:) returns true or false, so authors must check it; (load-game:) responds to a save that names a passage no longer in the story by offering to delete the save and then continuing without loading. The manual entries read document no save version tag or upgrade hook, so story changes can strand old saves. Harlowe also provides storylet macros for quality-gated content.

Curator qualifications: Manual and code read 2026-10-22; nothing run. Exact storage location (browser localStorage) taken from the producer reading; storylet details see C2-B08-F-13.

Limitations: Manual and code read 2026-10-22; nothing run.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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  "citations": [
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      "url": "https://twine2.neocities.org/",
      "note": "Harlowe 3.3.8 manual (twine2.neocities.org single page): macro index and (load-game:) entry"
    }
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}
```

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- [sourced_fact] In Harlowe 3.3.8, (save-game:) returns true or false, so authors must check it; (load-game:) responds to a save that names a passage no longer in the story by offering to delete the save and then continuing without loading. The manual entries read document no save version tag or upgrade hook, so story changes can strand old saves. Harlowe also provides storylet macros for quality-gated content. · locator: Harlowe 3.3.8 manual (twine2.neocities.org single page): macro index and (load-game:) entry · source: https://twine2.neocities.org/

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