Save file compatibility 0.7 vs 0.9

[AdamS]

Hi
I've been enjoying Crawl v0.7.1, thanks to all the developers. I noticed the other day that 0.8 has been and gone, and 0.9 is out, so I decided to upgrade. I have two characters alive, but I can't see them in 0.9 although they are fine in 0.7. Please can anyone help me with my questions:

1) Can I upgrade my characters from v0.7 to v0.9?
2) If not, can I start some v0.9 characters and also continue to play my v0.7 characters without either one corrupting the other?

Many thanks,
Adam

[galehar]

1) No. 0.9 is save compatible with 0.8, but not with 0.7
2) Yes, but you'll have to keep 2 separate crawl installations.

[AdamS]

Thanks galehar, it works fine. V0.9 seems good from a quick look.

[Stormfox]

Would importing the 0.7.1 characters into 0.8 and saving them there, then importing them once again into 0.9 work?

[galehar]

Would importing the 0.7.1 characters into 0.8 and saving them there, then importing them once again into 0.9 work?

No. 0.7 and 0.8 are not compatible. We had to break save compat when we reduced Elf to 5 levels.

[Stormfox]

Ah well. That's what I get for playing online only and having all of that stuff managed for me. ;)