tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post8438482137206890247..comments2024-03-08T19:47:41.485+11:00Comments on Ascii Dreams: Spore Save GamesAndrew Doullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11099404183952971291noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-15356931588008712252008-09-16T20:00:00.000+10:002008-09-16T20:00:00.000+10:00I think it's if you are on a mission you can't sav...I think it's if you are on a mission you can't save. It just so happens that the first 5 minutes of space stage is 'training' via missions. I had a buggy mission where it failed to recognise that I had visited the planet, therefore I couldn't complete the mission, therefore I couldn't save, therefore there was no option but to quit (2 hours later).VRBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10654192372497663948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-61118643331217552862008-09-16T19:21:00.000+10:002008-09-16T19:21:00.000+10:00UnAngband autosaves, and then overwrites the save ...UnAngband autosaves, and then overwrites the save file if you save/quit.<BR/><BR/>I've figured out the massive UI problem that causes you to lose the save file if you try to save at the start of the Spore space stage. The problem is, you can't save on the planet. And you can't leave the planet until you complete the training exercises. So when you try to quit - you're not given any option to save...Andrew Doullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099404183952971291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-59174950629203607832008-09-16T09:02:00.000+10:002008-09-16T09:02:00.000+10:00So you're saying that UnAngband allows you to die ...So you're saying that UnAngband allows you to die then restart at the begining of the level again? Or choose to reload to the start of the level instead of where you last saved? <BR/><BR/>I can't say I've tried specifically in UnAngband, but that is definitely not the case in other roguelike variants. The general sentiment thoughout the community is that multi-save/loads are cheating. <BR/><BR/>I regularly set up batch files to allow multi-saves specifically so that I can experiment different strategies for a difficult level, but I have never seen an in-game ability to do the same. Guess I'll have to hunt through the menus again in UnAngband ...VRBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10654192372497663948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-31323887701429383222008-09-16T06:57:00.000+10:002008-09-16T06:57:00.000+10:00UnAngband has 2 savefiles and autosave at each dun...UnAngband has 2 savefiles and autosave at each dungeon start. :)Mikolajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01280729045107273819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208890564265615027.post-15257889460973626792008-09-12T14:03:00.000+10:002008-09-12T14:03:00.000+10:00A.fkn.men to that. Or what's worse is having no au...A.fkn.men to that. <BR/><BR/>Or what's worse is having no autosave ability. The game crashes pretty regularly (especially in space stage), so with no autosave I've lost all the way back from space stage to tribal stage some times. <BR/><BR/>The only other games that insist on single saves are roguelikes ... oh wait ...VRBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10654192372497663948noreply@blogger.com