Short: Manages multiple savefiles for Cthangband + compat. Author: Björn Östberg Uploader: Björn Östberg Type: game/role Requires: RequestFile command, IconX (both provided with the WB) Distrib: AminetCD Action: NoStart ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, it's true! Now you can play several characters using the same game installation without any hassle. A fileselector allows you to select a character (or create a new one) when starting Cthangband. You can store characters you're not going to use for a while, aswell as rescue recently dead ones. There are three scripts managing this: 1. Character selector / backup management 2. Rescue from backup 3. Character storage They're all equppied with (a love muscle!) working double-clickable icons. INSTALLATION: 1. BACKUP LIVING CHARACTERS BEFORE INSTALLING ANYTHING!!! Those can be found in the "Cthangband:save" directory. 2. Copy the files in the archive to your Cthangband directory. 3. Create the directories: "Cthangband:Backup" and "Cthangband:Storage". 4. Finished! USAGE: Double click the icons! If you want to rescue anything, then it must be done BEFORE STARTING CTHANGBAND AGAIN!!! The backup directory is updated everytime you play or store a character, therefore either of those actions will bash in the last nail in the coffin and the character will thereafter be permanently DEAD! (no, the parrot is just sleeping) KNOWN PROBLEMS: When creating a new character you can't just ignore selecting a character, since the file selector will automaticly select the first avaliable alternative (arrgh!). The only way to create a new character for the moment is to enter jibberish in the file selector. I think I'll just include a separate script for creating new characters sometime soon. Apart from that, the scripts seems to work allright. I'm looking into the matter of making them safer though; to not deleting anything unless copying was successfull. The current behaviur could result in lost files due to a failure to copy because "Disk is full" then deleting the only remaining copy. Not good. LEGAL GOEE: I cannot be held responsible for any loss of data nor any program failure! Bugger ye off, in general terms! Your average Shareware blaha applies. /JetRacer ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 0 0 0.0% 12-May-01 04:50:48 + 0 0 0.0% 12-May-01 04:45:32 + 0 0 0.0% 12-May-01 04:45:20 + 154 116 24.6% 22-Feb-01 04:45:12 +Rescue_Character 2769 1828 33.9% 22-Feb-01 07:22:38 +Rescue_Character.info 317 196 38.1% 22-Feb-01 07:25:42 +Start_Cthangband 2769 1829 33.9% 22-Feb-01 07:25:42 +Start_Cthangband.info 795 266 66.5% 03-Mar-01 17:30:54 +Store_Character 2769 1829 33.9% 22-Feb-01 07:23:04 +Store_Character.info 2334 1224 47.5% 12-May-01 04:42:42 cthangmulti.readme -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 11907 7288 38.7% 12-May-101 12:42:20 10 files