Author Topic: If Possible: Autosave! (Read 2320 times)

HurricaneAndrew · « **on:** July 11, 2009, 05:18:24 AM »

I think if it would be at all possible, an autosave feature in the bot lab would greatly reduce frustration.

I was working on a SHW shell spinner and hadnt taken the time to go back to Team HQ. Then my internet browser pops up a little window saying that I have been idle for a while and asking if I wanted to stay online, minimizing the game. Then when I tried to open the game back up to full screen, the game crashed. Of course my bot was lost through this.

It has happened to me several times and it pisses me off each time. It's usually the browser that does it, but my anti-virus is known to do it, too.

Can this be done?

Doomkiller · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2009, 05:20:09 AM »

I would'nt know but usually I keep going back to the team hq as Ra2 chrases on me ever now and then. Too bad about the lost SHW :)

cephalopod · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2009, 05:23:16 AM »

I take a lot of snapshots (on the profile screen thing), I think that also saves it, but without all the going back and forward hassle.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2009, 05:26:59 AM »

I mean even an autosave every 5 minutes or so would help alot. I had been working on that thing for 2 hours...

JoeBlo · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2009, 06:01:14 AM »

when bot building something serious I go in to the options and switch off full screen sometimes so pop ups wont minimize the game but rather appear behind the window

Doomkiller · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2009, 06:03:07 AM »

Quote from: JoeBlo;50485

when bot building something serious I go in to the options and switch off full screen sometimes so pop ups wont minimize the game but rather appear behind the window

I costantly play it Non-full screen, somethings will still make it crash unfortuitly (i think i spelt that wrong lol)

JoeBlo · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2009, 06:13:21 AM »

some things may still crash it but pop ups/ new windows appearing usally wont... the easiest way to save is just test garage and back

Naryar · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2009, 06:24:15 AM »

I highly doubt that can be done.

And yup, it saves if you get into the Test Garage as well.

Sage · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2009, 10:17:58 AM »

If you press pause and go into the test garage it take no time to load at all.

Trovaner · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2009, 12:30:27 PM »

Saving is coded within the EXE so to my knowledge this isn't possible without the source code.

I used to have the same problem while using Full Screen but as long as I switched to the test garage or out of the Robot Workshop, it saved. But if the bot wasn't there when I looked at the team's screen, I quit and immediately went into the Teams folder to copy the .bot file into the Robot Designs folder.

Serge · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2009, 04:14:40 PM »

Yep, hardcoded to the exe. Sorry, not feasable for now. That would require diving deep into the disssembly.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2009, 04:16:17 PM »

I had gone to the test garage a few times, yet it apparently didn't save when I did it.

Well, I guess if it can't be done I'll just have to start manually saving more often.

somestrangeguy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2009, 05:28:05 PM »

It still could be possible to recover it as long as the slot is empty now.
All you need to do is to go to Teams folder in your RA2 directory and find the correct team the bot is in(Team0=the first team in the list) then in that folder the .bot0-2 are top left to bottom left and .bot3-5 are topright to bottom right.
When you found the right .bot file you just move it to your Robot desings folder, renaming it if you want.

This atleast helped me to recover one of my bots but it had saved normally before, I just accidently scrapped it.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2009, 09:12:48 PM »

Yeah, the bot has been salvaged, somewhat.

LiNcK · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2009, 01:51:52 PM »

Ive lost some bots coz I minimize & the game crashes :\
Test Arena doesnt save bots.. You gotta go back to the Team Menu were all the bots are...

Somebody · « **Reply #15 on:** July 16, 2009, 09:11:29 AM »

Just export it about every 20 minutes or so. Thats what I do.

LiNcK · « **Reply #16 on:** July 16, 2009, 10:06:42 AM »

I export them when theyre done... But i dont expect my game to crash in the lab.