SaveId
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| + | SaveId - entity savegame identificator key. It is a number, unique withing a level, assigned with [[RWGTools]] NetRadiant plugin to a "sid" entity field. It is required to store information about levels that was already visited. Instead of entity number (assigned by engine when entity is spawned) SaveId cannot be reused when new entity created. Also SaveId survives level editing and recompilation, allowing to extend existing game levels without [[break savegame | breaking saved games]]. | ||
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| + | RWGTools have this options to manipulate SaveId's: | ||
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| + | * Add - mark SaveId's on new entities | ||
| + | * Remove - remove SaveID's on selected entities (when they are significatly changed, they will get new number with next 'Add' operation) | ||
| + | * Clear - remove all SaveId's and clear world counter | ||
| + | * Check - checks map for duplicate saveid's and other errors | ||
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| + | SaveID's is a courtesy of level re-entering which was core game feature of Blood Omen, but has no core support Darkplaces engine. Re-entering is a part of Blood Omnicide gamelogic. It follows this rules: | ||
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| + | * On level exit, all entrities with SaveId launch their saving function (class-dependent) which forms a savestring for each entity (it stores entity properties that was changed comparing to level initial state), then all savestrings with saveid's are into the level save table. | ||
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Revision as of 15:56, 16 July 2012
SaveId - entity savegame identificator key. It is a number, unique withing a level, assigned with RWGTools NetRadiant plugin to a "sid" entity field. It is required to store information about levels that was already visited. Instead of entity number (assigned by engine when entity is spawned) SaveId cannot be reused when new entity created. Also SaveId survives level editing and recompilation, allowing to extend existing game levels without breaking saved games.
RWGTools have this options to manipulate SaveId's:
- Add - mark SaveId's on new entities
- Remove - remove SaveID's on selected entities (when they are significatly changed, they will get new number with next 'Add' operation)
- Clear - remove all SaveId's and clear world counter
- Check - checks map for duplicate saveid's and other errors
SaveID's is a courtesy of level re-entering which was core game feature of Blood Omen, but has no core support Darkplaces engine. Re-entering is a part of Blood Omnicide gamelogic. It follows this rules:
- On level exit, all entrities with SaveId launch their saving function (class-dependent) which forms a savestring for each entity (it stores entity properties that was changed comparing to level initial state), then all savestrings with saveid's are into the level save table.
