Syndicate

[Enverex]

I just did a few missions, saved, and then quit. A Bit later, went back to play them and noticed it hadn't saved at all. It turns out this is an issue with SFS, as SFS waits before writing back to files, but as Syndicate opens the file and closes it immediately, it doesn't have time to write it back and it doesn't save.

Now as everyone seems to use SFS, I would think this is quite a major problem.

Would anyone be up to looking into this / fixing it?

Surely the best thing to do is contact the slave author via the whdload site

On a side note the Bump n burn file on your site i could not download says javascript error when trying to bring up the box

[Enverex]

Good point.

And site fixed (didn't like the ' in it).

[Codetapper]

If you really think SFS is causing the problem copy the game to RAM: and run it from there. If it works, then problem solved - the save game will be in RAM:

Remember WHDLoad does have a read and write cache for kickstart games and usually it will not write your save games back to disk unless you quit. If you are powering off your Amiga rather than using the quit key then your games will not be there!

If that doesn't fix it, file a proper bug report on the WHDLoad page. Jeff doesn't visit here so posting about your bug won't see it resolved.

[Enverex]

Originally posted by Codetapper
Remember WHDLoad does have a read and write cache for kickstart games and usually it will not write your save games back to disk unless you quit. If you are powering off your Amiga rather than using the quit key then your games will not be there!

That must be it, as lots of the games say press PrtScr to quit, but it doesn't work (where as the ones that say press F10 do work).

Whats the line to add to the icon info to specify the qui key?

[jrom]

QUITKEY=$5d
Without the smily ofcourse

[Enverex]

What does $5d stand for?

[TikTok]

If you really think SFS is causing the problem copy the game to RAM: and run it from there. If it works, then problem solved - the save game will be in RAM:

Hmm, I remember when I installed Syndicate on my HD (just copying the files across, not using WHDLoad), my hard drive was always invalidated after saving and reboting the machine. Maybe that has something to do with it - perhaps the game is generally badly behaved when it comes to saving data to HD.

[abelthorne]

$5D is the character * on the numpad (which whdload understand as PrtScr I think).

All keys values are displayed in the whdload documentation (don't remember if the pic is included in the amigaguide or if you have to dig it up from the place you installed the doc to).

[Enverex]

So, infact the quit button isn't what it said it was? It is infact *? How confusing.

I'll check that.

[RetroMan]

Originally posted by Enverex
So, infact the quit button isn't what it said it was? It is infact *? How confusing.

I'll check that.

Not confusing at all Have a look at any Amiga keyboard and you´ll see, that PRTSCR is the second function of the * key

[Enverex]

Originally posted by RetroMan
Not confusing at all Have a look at any Amiga keyboard and you´ll see, that PRTSCR is the second function of the * key

Ah, but I am using a towered system with a Win95 keyboard

[RetroMan]

Originally posted by Enverex
Ah, but I am using a towered system with a Win95 keyboard

Hmmm, try the "-" key above the big "+" key to the right

[Enverex]

Originally posted by RetroMan
Hmmm, try the "-" key above the big "+" key to the right

I know where the key is! I mean't the fact is isn't marked as a second function as PrtScr for obvious reasons.

[Amiga1992]

Originally posted by TikTok
Hmm, I remember when I installed Syndicate on my HD (just copying the files across, not using WHDLoad), my hard drive was always invalidated after saving and reboting the machine. Maybe that has something to do with it - perhaps the game is generally badly behaved when it comes to saving data to HD.

This problem is rendered non-existant if you use WHDLoad. The game saving is generated differently as Codetapper saids.

[Enverex]

Deffinately doesn't work.
I told it to save, it did it's little pause, and I clicked the Load save button again and they all just still said empty, so I saved again, quit (with *) loaded it back up and they were still all empty.

So I think the WHDLoad is officially broken.

[RetroMan]

Just did a quick test on my A1200 with SFS -> works
Test on A4000 with FFS -> works

[Enverex]

Originally posted by RetroMan
Just did a quick test on my A1200 with SFS -> works
Test on A4000 with FFS -> works

In that case, can you do a quick check with the version of the game (the WHDLoad) that is on my site please.

[RetroMan]

Originally posted by Enverex
In that case, can you do a quick check with the version of the game (the WHDLoad) that is on my site please.

That´s the exact same version I allready have, but I tested again and it still works fine here

[Enverex]

Originally posted by RetroMan
That´s the exact same version I allready have, but I tested again and it still works fine here

I'll try copying it, but I don't see how it will help