Snippet PreventSave

[TriggerHappy]

Introduction

This library is simple enough. It allows you to enable or disabled game saving. It works by showing a dialog instantly before a game is saved. This closes the save screen therefor the game is never actually saved. Nothing visually happens to the game except for maybe a quick open and close of the save dialog, though it's hardly noticeable.

This even works in single player surprisngly without pausing the game which usually happens when a dialog is opened offline. You can toggle allowing or disallowing saving by setting GAME_ALLOW_SAVE to true, or false.
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Code

//====================================
// PreventSave
//====================================
//
//   This library is simple enough. It allows you to enable or
//   disabled game saving. It works by showing a dialog instantly
//   before a game is saved. This closes the save screen therefor
//   the game is never actually saved.
//
//   Nothing visually happens to the game except for maybe a quick open
//   and close of the save dialog, though it's hardly noticeable.
//   This even works in single player surprisngly without pausing the game
//   which usually happens when a dialog is opened offline.
//
//   You can toggle allowing or disallowing saving by setting
//   GameAllowSave to true, or false.
//
//====================================
// Import Instructions
//====================================
//
//   1. Copy this entire script.
//   2. Create a new trigger in your trigger
//      editor and convert it to Jass.
//   3. Paste this in there and save the map.
//
//      This requires JassHelper which is included
//      in JassNewGenPack.
//

library PreventSave initializer onInit
    
    globals
        boolean GameAllowSave = false
    endglobals
    
    globals
        private dialog D = DialogCreate()
        private timer T  = CreateTimer()
    endglobals
    
    private function Exit takes nothing returns nothing
        call DialogDisplay(GetLocalPlayer(), D, false)
    endfunction
    
    private function StopSave takes nothing returns nothing
        if not GameAllowSave then
            call DialogDisplay(GetLocalPlayer(), D, true)
            call TimerStart(T, 0.00, false, function Exit)
        endif
    endfunction
    
    private function onInit takes nothing returns nothing
        local trigger t = CreateTrigger()
        call TriggerRegisterGameEvent(t, EVENT_GAME_SAVE)
        call TriggerAddAction(t, function StopSave)
    endfunction

endlibrary

 

[Troll-Brain]

Heh, very nice trick :thup:

 

[Narks]

cool

 

[T.s.e]

This is awesome. Please marry me.

 

[Viikuna]

Thats damn cool. Ive seen something like this in some single player maps. You can actually make some save points now, where saving is only allowed.

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

    private function StopSave takes nothing returns nothing
        local integer i = 0
        if not GAME_ALLOW_SAVE then
            call DialogDisplay(GetLocalPlayer(), D, true)
            call TimerStart(T, 0.00, false, function Exit)
        endif
    endfunction
    
    private function onInit takes nothing returns nothing
        local trigger t = CreateTrigger()
        call TriggerRegisterGameEvent(t, EVENT_GAME_SAVE)
        call TriggerAddAction(t, function StopSave)
    endfunction

-->

    private function StopSave takes nothing returns boolean
        //local integer i = 0
        if not GAME_ALLOW_SAVE then
            call DialogDisplay(GetLocalPlayer(), D, true)
            call TimerStart(T, 0.00, false, function Exit)
        endif
        return false
    endfunction
    
    private function onInit takes nothing returns nothing
        local trigger t = CreateTrigger()
        call TriggerRegisterGameEvent(t, EVENT_GAME_SAVE)
        call TriggerAddCondition(t, Filter(function StopSave))
    endfunction

Of course, this is irrelevant to the awesomeness of this. Well done.

Edit: Will approve if we can get a verify that this works online without desynchs...

 

[TriggerHappy]

I've tested online, but not the GetLocalPlayer() version, before I used a player loop.

That's where the [ljass]local integer i[/ljass] came from

I had the other player save too, just to make sure that the save wasn't added with delay.

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

I figured, but I'm wondering about the local player stuff.

 

[Viikuna]

Id guss that displaying dialog is local stuff, but testing it is ofc the best way to find out.

Lols, I sometimes actually forget multiplayer saving, since I see it used so rarely.

 

[Lyerae]

[ljass]boolean GAME_ALLOW_SAVE = false[/ljass]

-->

[ljass]private constant boolean GAME_ALLOW_SAVE = false[/ljass]

Other than that, system looks good. +rep

 

[TriggerHappy]

[ljass]boolean GAME_ALLOW_SAVE = false[/ljass]

-->

[ljass]private constant boolean GAME_ALLOW_SAVE = false[/ljass]

Other than that, system looks good. +rep

No, because then you can't toggle saving.

 

[Lyerae]

...?
Why would you toggle it in-game?

 

[TriggerHappy]

...?
Why would you toggle it in-game?

Does it matter? It's there for the sake of it. :nuts:

 

[Troll-Brain]

Why not?

Thats damn cool. Ive seen something like this in some single player maps. You can actually make some save points now, where saving is only allowed.

 

[Viikuna]

That would totally fuck up that cool saving point idea

 

[Hektor]

That would totally fuck up that cool saving point idea

A quick delete of that part and BA BAM! You can toggle it lol.

 

[TriggerHappy]

set GAME_ALLOW_SAVE = true
// save point stuff
set GAME_ALLOW_SAVE = false

 

[Executor]

//   This library is simple enough. It allows you to enable or
//   disabled game saving.

"disabled"

Nice Idea!

 

[Ice Snake]

nice trick

 

[tooltiperror]

This is grand!

I hate how in so many games that people are asses and they all save to lag and annoy people.