[VGA]

I hope the Recommended installation only installs the good maps :lol:

[NightFright]

No and no. Authors have already expressed their desire that their work remains independant, and I am going to respect that.

[Radar 100 Watts]

Right, and I'm not pushing you to include them against the author's wishes. :P I'm just asking because the addon compilation is a dream in terms of convenience. I hope authors who don't want their mods included will reconsider their inclusion.

[Phredreeke]

I've suggested this before (albeit in a different context), but it would really help the addon compilation if eduke32 had the ability to filter out savegames made with other GRP files

[TheDragonLiner]

Phredreeke, on 09 September 2019 - 03:59 PM, said:

I've suggested this before (albeit in a different context), but it would really help the addon compilation if eduke32 had the ability to filter out savegames made with other GRP files

Do you think it could be possible to make Eduke handle save files inside GRPs instead of the game's folder ?
Like, instead of creating a save file in the folder it would create one in the GRP instead ?


Sounds like that would be the way of including such a functionality but is it actually feasible ? Especially since the GRPs in the compilation are kinda protected, they're no longer recognized if modified ...

[NightFright]

TheDragonLiner, on 09 September 2019 - 11:29 PM, said:

Especially since the GRPs in the compilation are kinda protected, they're no longer recognized if modified ...

That's not a protection. Altered GRPs have different sizes/checksums, therefore the grpinfo file would need to be updated. If it's not, it's like the modified GRPs simply don't exist.

[Phredreeke]

Messing with the GRP files is a bad idea anyway. AFAIK when updating a GRP file the entire file has to be rewritten. I guess an option would be creating a new file with the same name but different extension to hold savefiles.

[RunningDuke]

Personally I would prefer if the saves get separated by the grp files you are using. So that they don't show up if you are playing one addon and have saves from other addon.

Example: If you are playing Aqua Series and ADG Episode, if you have saves from ADG episode and then you go to play Aqua series, you shouldn't be able to see the saves from the ADG episode. Either that or have them displayed but they can't be loaded, instead you will get a warning message saying that the save was made with a different mod. Similar to the ZDoom based ports for Doom, if the save was made with a different mod, it will be differently colored and can't be loaded unless you load the correct mods first. I know EDuke32 has a similar case with saves from a different version but it should also prevent loading saves made with different mods.

[Forge]

sorry NightFright.

totally mistaken Tea Monster for you in another thread. I know that's pretty heinous to insult you like that and I hope, in time, you can forgive me.

[NightFright]

Well, we all make mistakes from time to time. Maybe it'll inspire you to not talk badly about people in public sections. That's something for PMs. A lesson that may also be suited for some others, btw. Lecture mode off.

Bottom line: We are good. 😋