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Save file name conventions
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:34 am
by craigbear
Not certain if this is a bug, but when I do "Save As" in a H2H game, the name is changed and adds an extra bit...
H2H - AaronCraig.GAM becomes H2H - H2H - AaronCraig.GAM
I would understand it, perhaps, if this came during an ordinary save, but I think Save As should maintain the original name.
RE: Save file name conventions
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:52 am
by Shannon V. OKeets
ORIGINAL: craigbear
Not certain if this is a bug, but when I do "Save As" in a H2H game, the name is changed and adds an extra bit...
H2H - AaronCraig.GAM becomes H2H - H2H - AaronCraig.GAM
I would understand it, perhaps, if this came during an ordinary save, but I think Save As should maintain the original name.
The program always adds "H2H - " in front of a manually saved head-to-head game. That is, a save made by players where they type in the name.
A similar thing happens in NetPlay games where the program adds the prefix "NP - ".
Solitaire games have no prefix added.
The purpose for this is to keep the Saved Games folder sorted by mode of play. It makes it easier to find a game when you know whether it is solitaire, head-to-head, or NetPlay. My saved games folder/directory for the Global War scenario contains 9800 saved games - not counting the 1000+ I have placed in subdirectories within that directory.