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Pkeod Oontz Oontz Oontz Registered 19/11/2002 Points 93	23rd July, 2003 at 15:10:55 - For tgf (and mmf) What is the extention that allows you to save data (IE stats and such) Inside of the program... I know there is one... but i dont know were it is... : \| Faerie Solitaire - Get it now: http://www.create-games.com/download.asp?id=7792
Joshtek Administrator The Archivist Registered 02/01/2002 Points 3841	23rd July, 2003 at 16:43:03 - INI, I guess, but Array and Edit object and List can also do it :: Joshtek :: Oreos? GO! OREOS!
Kris Possibly Insane Registered 17/05/2002 Points 2017	23rd July, 2003 at 16:45:07 - You can't save data inside the exe "Say you're hanging from a huge cliff at the top of mt. everest and a guy comes along and says he'll save you, and proceeds to throw religious pamphlets at you while simultaniously giving a sermon." - Dustin G
DeadmanDines Best Article Writer Registered 27/04/2006 Points 4758	23rd July, 2003 at 17:03:59 - File object can let you append text or even other files to the exe, but getting them back again is a bit of a bother. 191 / 9999 * 7 + 191 * 7
Pkeod Oontz Oontz Oontz Registered 19/11/2002 Points 93	23rd July, 2003 at 19:25:47 - Zyx has enlightend me on that you can use a highscore table (hidden) to save values internally... Very handy. Dim'... I had an idea for an extention and my thoughts went poof. Faerie Solitaire - Get it now: http://www.create-games.com/download.asp?id=7792
DeadmanDines Best Article Writer Registered 27/04/2006 Points 4758	24th July, 2003 at 05:20:03 - Actually, the hiscore object saves its values to c:\windows\gfscore.ini (cncscore.ini for MMF/CNC). Not sure if it does this at runtime though, or after the app is closed. 191 / 9999 * 7 + 191 * 7
ChrisB Crazy? Registered 16/08/2002 Points 5457	24th July, 2003 at 11:39:28 - Hi-score is no better than INI. Use Binary object to save data, encrypt the data, and save it so you have security. You can save data to the end of the EXE using the File object but it's more trouble than it's worth. n/a
Blackgaze Possibly Insane Registered 01/11/2002 Points 3161	24th July, 2003 at 12:56:53 - taking about storing data inside does any1 know how to store a MPEG or AVI movie inside a game? because i have problems trying to locate the movie when outside (its not as easy as DMC2 locating). Any1 know answer? Formerly known as "Spiderhead". Returned after four years. www.youtube.com/user/sevlech for more infomation
Jenswa Possibly Insane Registered 26/08/2002 Points 2723	24th July, 2003 at 13:00:53 - The hard way, is to convert all the movies into active objects with one large animation. The easy way is just, to make paths relative and store it in the same folder as the game is. You can use the reg object, to 'hide' your values. Altough it's not any better than using ini-objects or something like them. jenswa.neocities.org
Blackgaze Possibly Insane Registered 01/11/2002 Points 3161	24th July, 2003 at 13:04:58 - i go try these, otherwise active object it is. Formerly known as "Spiderhead". Returned after four years. www.youtube.com/user/sevlech for more infomation
Kramy Registered 08/06/2002 Points 1888	24th July, 2003 at 21:14:14 - You probably already know this, but using .\ looks in the same directory is the exe file. I use(for example) .\saves\[player name].dat or .\players\[player name].sav for the locations of saving games. Kramy
Kramy Registered 08/06/2002 Points 1888	24th July, 2003 at 21:16:56 - Oh, just realized I didn't describe that well.....well, if you install the movie files with a game(assuming you're not making a movie player) you could use .\cinematics\[cinematic name].mpeg to load movies. I usually use the ini though because I've never done anything related to playing movies, just lots with saved games. Kramy
DeadmanDines Best Article Writer Registered 27/04/2006 Points 4758	26th July, 2003 at 09:03:49 - In MMF, you can create a project and get that to build external files into the exe. But these cannot be changed later, so they only work for videos, music, etc. To refer to a file built into the app, simply type its name into the expression editor. Eg: If I build the app with a txt file called 'Bernard.txt' in it, I can retrieve it by typing the following into the 'open file' action of the edit object: "Bernard.txt" No location or anything, just the filename. 191 / 9999 * 7 + 191 * 7
Blackgaze Possibly Insane Registered 01/11/2002 Points 3161	26th July, 2003 at 09:41:55 - kramy, i do that for DMC2 and i did it with the movie and it didn' t work Formerly known as "Spiderhead". Returned after four years. www.youtube.com/user/sevlech for more infomation
Kramy Registered 08/06/2002 Points 1888	26th July, 2003 at 11:02:24 - Oh well, I didn't know if it would, it was just a suggestion. Kramy
Assault Andy Administrator I make other people create vaporware Registered 29/07/2002 Points 5686	27th July, 2003 at 02:09:20 - Spiderhead - Loading movies externally is as easy as loading a song with dmc2. You use the exact same code as you do for music in the same folder: Appdrive$ + Appdir$ +"movie.mpeg." -Andy Creator of Faerie Solitaire: http://www.create-games.com/download.asp?id=7792 Also creator of ZDay20 and Dungeon Dash. http://www.Jigxor.com http://twitter.com/JigxorAndy
Shen Possibly Insane Registered 14/05/2002 Points 3497	27th July, 2003 at 05:12:18 - You can save inside the exe - it has been done - but it's tricky to fiddle around with and might be detected as a virus. So it's not worth it. IE stats are saved someplace else. gone fishin'

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