Save States

Marlon · 22 June 2009, 19:39

OK, I'm not sure if this is a winUAE issue, or an issue with Theme Park. Basically, after a day or so, my save states for this game suddenly stop working and I get a 'software failure' message. I have changed nothing in the config between them working and suddenly not working.

Am I being 'special'? Or is it just the game itself? Or, OR, are save states in winUAE a bit twitchy and unreliable?

*Edit* Save state has stopped working completely in TP now, with a new state giving an error when loaded. Save states for other games work fine.

Toni Wilen · 24 June 2009, 09:19

Usual "not enough information error".

NEVER EVER say "giving an error" without including the error message. EVER!

Which game version? (I hope it isn't hd based..)

Marlon · 24 June 2009, 19:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Usual "not enough information error".

NEVER EVER say "giving an error" without including the error message. EVER!

Which game version? (I hope it isn't hd based..)

Sorry, my bad

I was obviously having a special day. Anyway, I'm using the provided A1200 config, playing from ADF, same thing happens with numerous ADF versions/cracks.

The 'error' is a "software failure" error within the emulated A1200, which is why I'm not sure it's a winUAE error. But as I said, it used to work fine - in the current version of winUAE - and now doesn't.

Toni Wilen · 24 June 2009, 19:59

Attach one failing statefile, please. Probably something simple.

Marlon · 25 June 2009, 01:56

OK, here's the file.

gary · 25 June 2009, 07:40

Did you move the folder that contained the operating system ROMs to another place or drive? Your save state may have the absolute path to the ROM and can't load it.

Toni Wilen · 25 June 2009, 09:45

Try enabling immediate blitter. Do you have JIT enabled?

Marlon · 25 June 2009, 18:27

Just tried with immediate blitter enabled and still the same. Also enabled jit and tried and still the same problem.

Toni Wilen · 25 June 2009, 19:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marlon

Just tried with immediate blitter enabled and still the same. Also enabled jit and tried and still the same problem.

Statefile you attached is already borken, it can't work (stack return address is corrupt, reason unknown)

Do you still get the same problem if you load old working statefile without JIT and immediate blitter enabled and try to save new one?

Marlon · 27 June 2009, 03:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Statefile you attached is already borken, it can't work (stack return address is corrupt, reason unknown)

Do you still get the same problem if you load old working statefile without JIT and immediate blitter enabled and try to save new one?

OK, all old and new states for other games I'm currently playing (cannon fodder, Settlers etc) work fine, but old and NEW states for TP don't. All of this is without jit and with immediate blitter enabled.

22 June 2009, 19:39	#1
Marlon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: England, York Age: 55 Posts: 275	Save States OK, I'm not sure if this is a winUAE issue, or an issue with Theme Park. Basically, after a day or so, my save states for this game suddenly stop working and I get a 'software failure' message. I have changed nothing in the config between them working and suddenly not working. Am I being 'special'? Or is it just the game itself? Or, OR, are save states in winUAE a bit twitchy and unreliable? Edit Save state has stopped working completely in TP now, with a new state giving an error when loaded. Save states for other games work fine.

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24 June 2009, 09:19	#2
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	Usual "not enough information error". NEVER EVER say "giving an error" without including the error message. EVER! Which game version? (I hope it isn't hd based..)

24 June 2009, 19:59	#4
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	Attach one failing statefile, please. Probably something simple.

25 June 2009, 07:40	#6
gary Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Perth, Western Australia Age: 50 Posts: 283	Did you move the folder that contained the operating system ROMs to another place or drive? Your save state may have the absolute path to the ROM and can't load it.

25 June 2009, 09:45	#7
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	Try enabling immediate blitter. Do you have JIT enabled?

25 June 2009, 18:27	#8
Marlon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: England, York Age: 55 Posts: 275	Just tried with immediate blitter enabled and still the same. Also enabled jit and tried and still the same problem.

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