hm they were supposed to carry over but ive never actually used the itch app before, was your previous save on the manually downloaded version or the web version? saves should appear in c / users / your pc profile / appdata / local low / jaysgames / vanguard monsters. There can be up to 4 files
Yes, that is where my current save is within the manually downloaded version. However, itch app version's folder looks different to me, so I am uncertain I can do the simple copypaste of the files.
EDIT: I don't want to cause too much extra fuss for you, so I can also stick to manually downloaded version, I suppose simply replacing the folder with newly downloaded one should do the trick since saves are in a seperate location.