WinUAE "save state" to include the current state of floppies.

seuden · 02 February 2012, 17:31

Would it be at all possible to have an additional "save state" function to include saving the current state of the floppies with the "save state" feature?

Eg, when you "save state" it creates a copy of the floppies that are in use and saves them into a folder under the name of the save state? Then when you recall the save state .uss it recalls the saved floppies.

The reason for my request is that if you are playing a floppy game and you save state but then continue with your game the floppies are modified so when/if you want to go "back" to the save state it won't work properly because you have different modified floppies from when you saved state.

I hope you understand what I'm trying to get at.

EDIT: Also apologies if it's been asked before.

Toni Wilen · 02 February 2012, 18:57

Unfortunately it isn't that simple.

What if game writes to disk, then you switch to other disk and save state? Should both be saved? What if you switched disks 3 times? 4 times? How many disks it should "remember"? What if you change games without restarting emulation?

In my opinion this only creates more problems than it solves.

seuden · 03 February 2012, 09:36

Damn switching disks! Yeah, you're right. Hmmm, back to the drawing board for me.

02 February 2012, 17:31	#1
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	WinUAE "save state" to include the current state of floppies. Would it be at all possible to have an additional "save state" function to include saving the current state of the floppies with the "save state" feature? Eg, when you "save state" it creates a copy of the floppies that are in use and saves them into a folder under the name of the save state? Then when you recall the save state .uss it recalls the saved floppies. The reason for my request is that if you are playing a floppy game and you save state but then continue with your game the floppies are modified so when/if you want to go "back" to the save state it won't work properly because you have different modified floppies from when you saved state. I hope you understand what I'm trying to get at. EDIT: Also apologies if it's been asked before.

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02 February 2012, 18:57	#2
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	Unfortunately it isn't that simple. What if game writes to disk, then you switch to other disk and save state? Should both be saved? What if you switched disks 3 times? 4 times? How many disks it should "remember"? What if you change games without restarting emulation? In my opinion this only creates more problems than it solves.

03 February 2012, 09:36	#3
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	Damn switching disks! Yeah, you're right. Hmmm, back to the drawing board for me.

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