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Automatic Save Game Checkpoints #444622 08/15/14 12:06 08/15/14 12:06
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 108 G gamers OP Member
gamers OP Member G Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 108	Is there any example for automatic save game checkpoints ? Please share sample codes. thanks

Re: Automatic Save Game Checkpoints [Re: gamers] #444623 08/15/14 12:54 08/15/14 12:54
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,568 Germany, BW, Stuttgart MasterQ32 Expert
MasterQ32 Expert Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,568 Germany, BW, Stuttgart	So what do you want exactly? Having the checkpoints like in mario (walking through them), want them to save periodically (every 5 minutes or so) or having "story based" checkpoints that safe after a given event? Visit my site: www.masterq32.de

Re: Automatic Save Game Checkpoints [Re: MasterQ32] #444625 08/15/14 14:38 08/15/14 14:38
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gamers OP Member G Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 108	I want an example like mario, player grabs a checkpoint model and automatically saves the game

Re: Automatic Save Game Checkpoints [Re: gamers] #444626 08/15/14 14:51 08/15/14 14:51
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LawnmowerMan Junior Member L Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 71	Here is simple code, but better check manual for more info about game_save Code: action check_point() { set(my,PASSABLE); while(1) { if(vec_dist(my.x,player.x) < 100) { game_save("savegame",0,SV_ALL); ent_remove(me); return; } wait(1); } }

Re: Automatic Save Game Checkpoints [Re: LawnmowerMan] #444627 08/15/14 15:57 08/15/14 15:57
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,082 Germany C Ch40zzC0d3r Serious User
Ch40zzC0d3r Serious User C Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,082 Germany	Just save the current level variable and some data like life, ammo and so on... Dont save the crap you dont need. I would recommend to write your own save game functions/files its more stable then the engine save/load things..