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Save files #1810

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Xottab-DUTY opened this issue Mar 5, 2025 · 0 comments
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Save files #1810

Xottab-DUTY opened this issue Mar 5, 2025 · 0 comments
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Breaking change This breaks saves compatibility, or changes binary formats, etc. Enhancement Player Experience

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Xottab-DUTY commented Mar 5, 2025

Current saves format has some problems, like lack of versioning (saves are tied to A-Life version mainly).
We can make new one using modern C++20 tools for serialization/deserialization.

  • Introduce a new, modern and versioned format
    • It should be compatible with original game scripts.
  • Make compatibility with original COP 1.6.02 saves
    • Compatibility with OpenXRay saves is questionable. We weren't tracking changes by changing A-Life version, so several versions of the engine have different data in saves, but there's no way to determine that.
      • We probably can make a tool to convert old OpenXRay saves
    • If compatibility with CS and SOC saves is possible, it should be tracked in Launch Clear Sky #382 and Launch Shadow of Chernobyl #392
@Xottab-DUTY Xottab-DUTY added Breaking change This breaks saves compatibility, or changes binary formats, etc. Enhancement Player Experience labels Mar 5, 2025
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