Suggestion for saving characters between versions

[scaddenp]

okay, you can use a cheat for bringing up level and $$$. Others can
be done by hand, but frankly its a pain. On other hand, maintaining
characters between versions when character attributes and world are wildly changing never mind how they are modelled internally is a mega-pain. I would guess character save is binary dump of a complex internal struct variable. (or 2).

Here is a suggestion only Armagan can help with but I dont think its too
hard.

Have a code that writes a minimal character save. In text format it could
be something like:
Gold: xxxxx
Level: xxxxx
Name: xxxxx
Horse: xxxxx

etc. New version can read this, and if tags are appropriate make closest
match. Forget how character looks. Maybe allow some matching of
equipment (nearest equivalent). Even the basics of level and gold would
be a good start. Number and basics of party would be the icing. ie nothing
really complex, but a helping hand for upgrades costing no more than
a couple of hours coding at most.

 

[Leodan Flamelock]

okay, you can use a cheat for bringing up level and $$$. Others can
be done by hand, but frankly its a pain. On other hand, maintaining
characters between versions when character attributes and world are wildly changing never mind how they are modelled internally is a mega-pain. I would guess character save is binary dump of a complex internal struct variable. (or 2).

Here is a suggestion only Armagan can help with but I dont think its too
hard.

Have a code that writes a minimal character save. In text format it could
be something like:
Gold: xxxxx
Level: xxxxx
Name: xxxxx
Horse: xxxxx

etc. New version can read this, and if tags are appropriate make closest
match. Forget how character looks. Maybe allow some matching of
equipment (nearest equivalent). Even the basics of level and gold would
be a good start. Number and basics of party would be the icing. ie nothing
really complex, but a helping hand for upgrades costing no more than
a couple of hours coding at most.

This should be in the suggestions forums....







POW *****!!

But really not a bad idea.

 

[slavetrader]

lol poor cracko. what did he ever do!

 

[Sir Prince]

Nice pic. Now back to topic.
Being a scripting illiterete I do not know if it would work. But it sounds like a good idea.

 

[Volkier]

Probably possible, if its a small patch which lets you enter the digits yourself. It can be used as cheating, but some people would actually prefer to enter in legimate numbers...

However, you will still need to buy your armor / weapons / troops etc. so it will probably take as much time from the user by using normal cheats, but may take significantly more time to actually make. So I personally dunno, but it can be quite fun to start off fresh once in a while anyways :

 

[Sir Saladin]

lol poor cracko. what did he ever do!

Crack monkeys live fast and die young. It's the law of the jungle.

 

[Blackspirit]

Import / Export character would be a nice addition, kinda like Baldurs Gate.

Although, will there be any use for it after the beta?

I used to hate coding input/output stuff....I'm not sure if Python has serializable, which automates a lot of it...