I'm not sure, since this was so long ago. Maybe there were manual saves, but I did not use them and instead trusted the game that I would not need them? To me,

I'm not sure, since this was so long ago. Maybe there were manual saves, but I did not use them and instead trusted the game that I would not need them? To me, it's either a game design failure (losing the campaign item basically puts you in sandbox mode I think?) or a UI issue (if there was a way to continue playing I could not figure it out). I might enjoy giving the game another try and considered downloading it again a couple of times, but I couldn't do it so far (it feels like considering petting a dog that bit you). Maybe some day.