Is statefile_name still a thing, and how do I use it?

Hi all, long time off-and-on WinUAE user, first time poster here.


(For the following, let's assume a game called MYGAME, with its appropriate configuration already saved)


I want to run WinUAE from command line with the following effects:


a) load the MYGAME.UAE configuration file

b) set the name of my state file to MYGAME.USS so WinUAE will save and load to this file and NOT to DEFAULT.USS when I press the quicksave and quickload buttons

c) boot the game normally, NOT start it from the save state file. The save state file should only be accessed when save/load buttons are pressed.




Currently my command line looks like this...

winuae -s use_gui=no -config="E:\Emulators\WinUAE\Configurations\MYGAME.UAE" -cfgparam statefile="E:\Emulators\WinUAE\Configurations\MYGAME.USS"

...which of course starts a saved game, which is not what I want.



Some search has led me to the option statefile_name, which supposedly allows you to change the name of the state file from DEFAULT.USS to whatever you want.



My problem is that I don't know where to implement this.

If I put it into the MYGAME.UAE, it doesn't seem to do anything. Maybe I'm putting it at the wrong place. Does it need to go anywhere special?


If I put it in the command line...

winuae -s use_gui=no -config="E:\Emulators\WinUAE\Configurations\MYGAME.UAE" -cfgparam statefile_name="E:\Emulators\WinUAE\Configurations\MYGAME.USS"

...it starts the game with save state MYGAME.USS, just as if I had used statefile= instead of statefile_name=.

What am I doing wrong, and is there any way do do what I want?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Toni Wilen]

Last command line should work. Which shortcuts you use to save and load statefile?

Sorry it took so long to reply. I've tried several more iterations and have since given up. I've managed to get my idea to work with FS-UAE though, so it's all good. :-)