Talk:DIRECT.DAT - Revision history

Bomb Bloke at 21:52, 26 February 2008

2008-02-26T21:52:07Z

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	Saveinfo.dat has the savegame name (GAME_XX) added into the file if tactical		Saveinfo.dat has the savegame name (GAME_XX) added into the file if tactical
	is being loaded from a savegame, if it is a new tactical, no name is added, and the file is shorter. -Fubar		is being loaded from a savegame, if it is a new tactical, no name is added, and the file is shorter.

			- [[User:Fubar\|Fubar]]

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			By my observations, [[SAVEINFO.DAT]] is always forty bytes and never contains the name of the save folder. That'd be redundant given that DIRECT.DAT already holds it. It does hold the save game names users manually type in, though.

			The exception is the copy that goes in MissDat (which the user doesn't get to name, so instead the string space just contains rubbish). It's still the same size either way.

			You're spot on with DIRECT.DAT though.

			- [[User:Bomb Bloke\|Bomb Bloke]] 13:52, 26 February 2008 (PST)

Fubar: This file is useful...

2008-02-26T10:48:27Z

This file is useful...

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	The direct.dat file as well as saveinfo.dat can be used at the start of a tactical mission to determine if the mission was loaded from a savegame or if it is a new tactical mission. This is done [assuming you are using a batch program or xcomutil or both] by deleting direct.dat after a tactical mission so it will not be there when you check for its existence at the start of the next tactical (unless it is a savegame), this way direct.dat will only be found when it's a savegame, as it's only created upon loading a saved tactical. Saveinfo.dat has the savegame name (GAME_XX) added into the file if tactical is being loaded from a savegame, if it is a new tactical, no name is added, and the file is shorter~~. These are useful~~. -Fubar		'''Direct.dat is useful for checking if a tactical game loaded from a saved tactical game or not.
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			The direct.dat file as well as saveinfo.dat can be used at the start of a tactical mission to determine if the mission was
			loaded from a savegame or if it is a new tactical mission. This is done (assuming you are using a batch program or xcomutil
			or both) by deleting direct.dat after a tactical mission so it will not be there when you check for its existence at the
			start of the next tactical (unless it is a savegame), this way direct.dat will only be found when it's a savegame, as it's
			only created upon loading a saved tactical.

			Saveinfo.dat has the savegame name (GAME_XX) added into the file if tactical
			is being loaded from a savegame, if it is a new tactical, no name is added, and the file is shorter. -Fubar

Fubar: This file is useful for checking if current tactical game is a saved tactical mission or a new one...

2008-02-26T10:35:43Z

This file is useful for checking if current tactical game is a saved tactical mission or a new one...

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The direct.dat file as well as saveinfo.dat can be used at the start of a tactical mission to determine if the mission was loaded from a savegame or if it is a new tactical mission. This is done [assuming you are using a batch program or xcomutil or both] by deleting direct.dat after a tactical mission so it will not be there when you check for its existence at the start of the next tactical (unless it is a savegame), this way direct.dat will only be found when it's a savegame, as it's only created upon loading a saved tactical. Saveinfo.dat has the savegame name (GAME_XX) added into the file if tactical is being loaded from a savegame, if it is a new tactical, no name is added, and the file is shorter. These are useful. -Fubar