Originally posted by avatar.zero:

1) The F5 console isn't necessary for forcing saves. You can also do it from the chat window [Enter] and issuing "/save" (without quotes).

2) Even with -console in the launch options, the console sometimes still won't come up when you press F5. If you encounter this problem, then alt-tab out of the game then alt-tab back in. This seems to fix it in my experience.

Either way, "Save" will only perform saves on client-controlled components - Character and world if you're playing local solo or hosting multiplayer through the client, Character only if playing through a dedicated server.

Cool, i did not know about /save in the chat.
And Thanks, for explaining the other part. Cheers!