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Save files listed by date [IMPLEMENTED]

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:47 pm
by chuck_starchaser
This should benefit all mods, generally; so I don't think there would be a need to put this change under a special config option.

Currently, when one goes to the Load/Save screen, the save files are listed alphabetically; and it may be hard sometimes for the player to remember what the most recent save was, after not playing for a couple of days.

In the original WC: Privateer game that inspired Vegastrike, save files were listed in chronological order; most recent at the top. I would suggest this should be the default/only behavior.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:22 am
by ace123
it will require a bit of extra coding to look at mtime, like a call to stat() on each file, but I think this is a really good idea.

I'll try and do this when I get motivated

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:55 am
by chuck_starchaser
YEY! :D

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:38 am
by Shark
How about using save "slots"? This way, players are the ones who define their order.

I personally prefer this method. The number of slots don't even have to be limited. A new page could simply be created for slots past the first ten or twenty.

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:06 pm
by ()Alf
Or some neat buttons like 'sort by slot', 'sort by date', 'sort by name' and what else you can think of :D