Saving/Exporting robots

[leftover_high]

Hey,

I noticed that you can't save/export your robots in Ironforge. I've been doing some research and found out that you need a real copy of RA2 to be able to save your files. But since Ironforge comes as a standalone it's not possible to have a real copy of it. So my question is; how do you export/save your robots in Ironforge?

b0w7ie

[cephalopod]

You save/export the same way as in any version of RA2.

[RedAce]

Umm... It should be working when you click "Export Bot" in any version of RA2. What exactly are you saving them as? It can't export anything that these characters:



If that's not the issue, then I don't know what is.

Edit: I'm still slow. :/

Edit2: Wait a minute. Shouldn't this thread be placed somewhere like General Support or something?

[leftover_high]

I tried doing the things you said but still no robot shows in my folder...

Has it got anything to do with where you have your Ironforge folder? Someone said said something about moving it to desktop, it's just that I don't want to risk getting my robot deleted... What should I do?

b0w7ie

[Badnik96]

Check your compatability files.

[leftover_high]

Hello fellow nerds,

I'm sorry if I bring the same issue up in a new post - if someone finds this offensive or annoying feel free to delete this but I'm in desperate need for answers!

So basically I can't save/export my robot since the install folder lies in Program Files (x86). I made a copy of the folder and put it on the desktop and exported HW - Tunnelrat (the Rookies' robot) and later looked in the Robot Designs folder within the install folder and found the saved robot. Therefore I assume that if I would've installed Ironforge on the desktop this wouldn't be a problem. But since I'm in this situation - what should I do? Anyone else has been in this situation?

I don't want to risk losing my robot so I don't want to make things that can reset the files in my install folder...

Please help me with this issue! I want to be able to save and share my robot!

Thanks,

b0w7ie

[cephalopod]

I don't know why you created a new thread for it honestly, you're just continuing the conversation so I merged these threads.

Moving RA2 around will never mean your bots just disappear, as long as you move everything. RA2 and it's folder based system is good for that.

Your bots that you're exporting from Ironforge will be there though, just under Compatibility Files, as Badnik said - here, I annotated your screenshot for you.

[leftover_high]

You guys are amazing. Didn't understand the compatibility files thingy  My life's now complete. Thanks!

b0w7ie