Rolling Autosave

JamesRB · 02-02-2013, 07:39 AM

Football Manager has this function and I think it could be useful in OOTP.

I don't backup my game all the time as it's time consuming but I do auto save daily. However it would be good if the game did an option for say 3 or so seperate save files incase the unthinkable happens & the save that hours upon hours have been poured into gets destroyed if your PC crashes or there's a power cut etc etc in the middle of saving it. Game is gone forever then.

Would imagine it'd be fairly easy to implement? I could do it manually if the game allowed me to Save as and give each save a different filename but this isn't possible either.

One Post Wonder · 02-14-2013, 03:18 PM

I'm surprised this didn't get more attention, and even more surprised, thinking about it, that we've actually gone through 13 OOTPs without a 'Save As' option. I can't imagine this being all that hard to code, and it would take care of by far my biggest problem with this franchise.

My post history on this board goes through a repeated cycle: Some enthusiastic sounding posts about gameplay, followed by a couple of borderline abusive posts after yet another league self-destructs on me, followed by 8 months of silence as I go off to play something else.

This process can't be good for my blood pressure; I'd probably buy OOTP 14 if this were added even if there were no other improvements.

D-BacksJosh · 02-14-2013, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesRB

Football Manager has this function and I think it could be useful in OOTP.

I don't backup my game all the time as it's time consuming but I do auto save daily. However it would be good if the game did an option for say 3 or so seperate save files incase the unthinkable happens & the save that hours upon hours have been poured into gets destroyed if your PC crashes or there's a power cut etc etc in the middle of saving it. Game is gone forever then.

Would imagine it'd be fairly easy to implement? I could do it manually if the game allowed me to Save as and give each save a different filename but this isn't possible either.

Having a 'save as' option would be nice to create some redundancy. I also backup my OOTP folder to an external hard drive on a regular basis. This ensures that even if my computer crashes and I have to re-install my operating system that my franchise will not be harmed. To make it truly redundant you should back-up to an external source, which having a 'save as' option would help make easier by allowing you to choose a save location on that external hard drive.

rudel.dietrich · 02-14-2013, 04:11 PM

The rolling auto save feature in FM has saved me countless times from crashes, corruption, power outages, child emergencies and the game locking up.
I usually set it to a three file weekly rolling auto save. If one of the above happens then I lose very little progress.

kingcharlesxii · 02-14-2013, 04:28 PM

This would be a top feature request for me too, either Save As... or the rolling save. It would also be immensely helpful for when I'm changing a league structure and I'm not sure it is what I want.

Fyrestorm3 · 02-14-2013, 11:58 PM

This would be very nice, but backing up your files really doesn't take too long. It takes a very long time to create a backup, but if you consistently back up the game every in-game week or so, it doesn't take too much longer than a regular save.

Just saying. A rolling save feature would still be fantastic.

02-02-2013, 07:39 AM	#1
JamesRB Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 15	Rolling Autosave Football Manager has this function and I think it could be useful in OOTP. I don't backup my game all the time as it's time consuming but I do auto save daily. However it would be good if the game did an option for say 3 or so seperate save files incase the unthinkable happens & the save that hours upon hours have been poured into gets destroyed if your PC crashes or there's a power cut etc etc in the middle of saving it. Game is gone forever then. Would imagine it'd be fairly easy to implement? I could do it manually if the game allowed me to Save as and give each save a different filename but this isn't possible either.

02-14-2013, 03:18 PM	#2
One Post Wonder All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 538	I'm surprised this didn't get more attention, and even more surprised, thinking about it, that we've actually gone through 13 OOTPs without a 'Save As' option. I can't imagine this being all that hard to code, and it would take care of by far my biggest problem with this franchise. My post history on this board goes through a repeated cycle: Some enthusiastic sounding posts about gameplay, followed by a couple of borderline abusive posts after yet another league self-destructs on me, followed by 8 months of silence as I go off to play something else. This process can't be good for my blood pressure; I'd probably buy OOTP 14 if this were added even if there were no other improvements.

02-14-2013, 04:11 PM	#4
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	The rolling auto save feature in FM has saved me countless times from crashes, corruption, power outages, child emergencies and the game locking up. I usually set it to a three file weekly rolling auto save. If one of the above happens then I lose very little progress.

02-14-2013, 04:28 PM	#5
kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,730	This would be a top feature request for me too, either Save As... or the rolling save. It would also be immensely helpful for when I'm changing a league structure and I'm not sure it is what I want.

02-14-2013, 11:58 PM	#6
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	This would be very nice, but backing up your files really doesn't take too long. It takes a very long time to create a backup, but if you consistently back up the game every in-game week or so, it doesn't take too much longer than a regular save. Just saying. A rolling save feature would still be fantastic.