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Robot Arena => Discussion => Topic started by: leftover_high on April 28, 2015, 10:35:37 AM

Title: Saving/Exporting robots
Post by: leftover_high on April 28, 2015, 10:35:37 AM: 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
Title: Re: Saving/Exporting robots
Post by: cephalopod on April 28, 2015, 10:41:21 AM: You save/export the same way as in any version of RA2.

(http://i.gyazo.com/6c335c1a0d68fbc23db1c050d209862b.png)
Title: Re: Saving/Exporting robots
Post by: RedAce on April 28, 2015, 10:44:15 AM: 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:

(http://i.stack.imgur.com/X2l0X.png)

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?
Title: Re: Saving/Exporting robots
Post by: leftover_high on April 28, 2015, 11:04:13 AM: 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
Title: Re: Saving/Exporting robots
Post by: Badnik96 on April 28, 2015, 11:38:12 AM: Check your compatability files.
Title: Seriously need some help with exporting
Post by: leftover_high on April 28, 2015, 02:02:31 PM: 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
Title: Re: Saving/Exporting robots
Post by: cephalopod on April 28, 2015, 02:20:12 PM: 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.
(http://i.gyazo.com/9ae9d4f705ea6e1f6f56ed4ea53455bb.jpg)
Title: Re: Saving/Exporting robots
Post by: leftover_high on April 28, 2015, 03:33:00 PM: You guys are amazing. Didn't understand the compatibility files thingy :facepalm: My life's now complete. Thanks!

b0w7ie