Save game notification feature

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

I wasn't actually really needing to change how the save works.

I just want to remember what game I'm playing!

Ahhh I understand now. Yes I have often requested that Dom3 would list the games in order of age instead of alphabetical. My local games are often named "asdf" so I have a desktop icon to take me directly into that game. I have it next to the desktop icons for each MP game Im in which take me directly into those without having to retype IP and port numbers each time.

Was it that you wanted to remember the name game for going back into it? Here I will attach a bare little file. Unzip it to your dominions3 directory. Clicking it will send you directly into the latest game that was played. Unfortunately it doesnt recognize local games from network games. Feel free to edit it to add switches for other things such as nofades nomusic nocredits windowed


Gandalf Parker
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I apologize for not using the latest greatest programming languages when I would prefer just getting something done.

[Gandalf Parker]

For those who are curious...
its a simple BAT file (batch file) for Windows XP (though it should work in other windows also). The commands are this...

FOR /F "tokens=*" %%A IN ('DIR savedgames /o:d /t:w /a:d /b ') DO SET LastFile=%%A
dom3 "%LastFile%"

If you want to add switches for things like I mentioned, just squeeze them in between the dom3 and the "%LastFile%". Such as..
dom3 -fwacd --clickvol 10 "%LastFile%"

Gandalf Parker
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I apologize for not using the latest greatest programming languages when I would prefer just getting something done.

[lch]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

I just want to remember what game I'm playing!

You're right, this information is missing from the GUI right now. It would make the most sense to add it to the Settings window that you access by pressing the ESC key in the overland map. Go bug JK to add it...

[Gandalf Parker]

it is written to the debug file.

[Tifone]

I have no problem (while I consider it a bit like cheating, but sometimes I need it to try and refine some tactics) saving the game the current way. Save and exit, copy the saved game's folder, paste it somewhere else.
In italy it is called "being able to take your finger out of your ***"... sorry, a terrible image, i know

For the unit dismissal, there's the mod, but really I never had so much problem suiciding my chaff somewhere

[Epaminondas]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

@Omnirizon
"Did you know that Windows users cant find their ascii with both hands?"
But I wouldnt say they cant grasp abstract logic. But it does require a grasp of command-line interface. A familiarity with DOS helps, or if not that old then a familiarity with text-mode linux or Mac OS-X

@Epaminondas
Put it on your desktop. Or your start menu. Its just a clickable that will back up all of the games in C:\Program Files\dominions3\savedgames to a subdirectory called oldsaves. Its the same as manually doing these two commands.

cd c:\program files\dominions3
C:\WINDOWS\system32\xcopy.exe /yes savedgames oldsaves /i

It might need editing if you have your dom on a different drive than C or a different directory than the default one.

@thejeff
CoE was not MP

Thanks, Gandalf. I will try it out.

[chrispedersen]

And, speaking of things I'd like to see (but never will).
On games where you're reunning on two day turn arounds.. and you have an imprisoned God...

Hell, I forget what design I used ... its often a surprise to when he finally shows up .. I mean.. 70 days later.. you're in 10games....

It would be nice if you could see yourself (like HOF entries) when you click on pretender gods.

[Gandalf Parker]

I agree that would be cool. But its probably too extensive a feature to expect at this point.

But there are some god viewer programs such as CatGod that will read your pretender creation file for you.

[Gregstrom]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

And, speaking of things I'd like to see (but never will).
On games where you're reunning on two day turn arounds.. and you have an imprisoned God...

Hell, I forget what design I used ... its often a surprise to when he finally shows up .. I mean.. 70 days later.. you're in 10games....

It would be nice if you could see yourself (like HOF entries) when you click on pretender gods.

Heh - I've had that problem and I agree completely.

[Edi]

Gandalf, CoE2 is MP, at least in hotseat mode. Maybe not network MP, though. It does have save and reload because it does not automatically save in an overwrite fashion the way Dominions does.