Autosaving in 2003

[LightDiviner]

In the game I'm making, I want the game to autosave at certain points. Explaining why would cause possible spoilers, all I need to know is how to do it. For example, making it so you enter a oneway door, and it autosaves so you can't go back whatsoever.

 

[Tricimir]

2k3 doesn't have that functionality.
I wouldn't be surprised if a patch exists that lets you, but a lot of old patches might not be compatible with the official released version. Either way, your best bet is to google it and be ready to do some digging. Maybe you'll get lucky.

 

[LightDiviner]

2k3 doesn't have that functionality.
I wouldn't be surprised if a patch exists that lets you, but a lot of old patches might not be compatible with the official released version. Either way, your best bet is to google it and be ready to do some digging. Maybe you'll get lucky.

If it can't how did the original Oneshot do it?

 

[Tricimir]

I'm not actually familiar with that game, but looking up, it says they used a modified version of the engine. In other words, they either used a patch of some kind or had enough programming experience to make the changes themselves.

 

[LightDiviner]

I'm not actually familiar with that game, but looking up, it says they used a modified version of the engine. In other words, they either used a patch of some kind or had enough programming experience to make the changes themselves.

Ooooh. So, where exactly can I get patches, and what do they do exactly?

 

[Tricimir]

They're like the plugins or scripts more modern makers use except rm2k3 was never actually designed to use them. They're basically third party programs that alter your game's files to do stuff it normally can't. You'll probably have to find the patch yourself by searching google and also an installer program that it works with (which the patch itself will probably tell you how to find.) You'll probably wanna back up your game before trying in case it breaks something.
Beyond that, I don't think we can help you. you'll probably find them on old fan sites and stuff, but that sort of site also tends to host ripped resources and other programs of questionable legality that we're not allowed to link to here. So good luck in your search.

 

[LightDiviner]

They're like the plugins or scripts more modern makers use except rm2k3 was never actually designed to use them. They're basically third party programs that alter your game's files to do stuff it normally can't. You'll probably have to find the patch yourself by searching google and also an installer program that it works with (which the patch itself will probably tell you how to find.) You'll probably wanna back up your game before trying in case it breaks something.
Beyond that, I don't think we can help you. you'll probably find them on old fan sites and stuff, but that sort of site also tends to host ripped resources and other programs of questionable legality that we're not allowed to link to here. So good luck in your search.

Ah. OK.

 

[CleanWater]

You can open the save menu instead, but players may not save the game if they don't want to do so.

 

[LightDiviner]

You can open the save menu instead, but players may not save the game if they don't want to do so.

Hmm...there is the looping command I could use to bring them back...any way to know if they saved or not?

 

[CleanWater]

No.

But if you accept a suggestion, there are many games in the past with no auto save that warned players something like:

"There's no turning back from this point on, you really wish to save your game?"

I think that it might be a good workaround on your game.

 

[LightDiviner]

No.

But if you accept a suggestion, there are many games in the past with no auto save that warned players something like:

"There's no turning back from this point on, you really wish to save your game?"

I think that it might be a good workaround on your game.

Hmm. Sounds interesting.