Request to Manually Name Executable

[Sparkplug.Creations]

Hi,

I know that the executable is based on the name of the directory the game is in, which isn't what I want since my directory is named "DevTree". I know I can rename it, but I would like to request the ability to manually specify a different name for the executable instead of the directory name. Perhaps in the General Settings?

Thanks,

-Reid

[Pumaman]

It sounds like a reasonable request if anyone else would find it useful?

[SSH]

Yup

[Lt. Smash]

sounds useful. Onto the implementing list

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

I would like to add my vote for this - and perhaps some option in the setup to force savegames to be in the game folder?  I recently went through my documents and it was just overrun with ags games I'd deleted (but had no installers).  I think the whole my documents thing is a good idea, but not when so many ags games are distributed in zip or rars :\.

[Cino]

It would be a nice feature. The save game thing also.

[Makeout Patrol]

Absolutely, I would like this.

[monkey0506]

some option in the setup to force savegames to be in the game folder?

I'm not 100% sure, but isn't this possible using:

Code: ags

Game.SetSaveGameDirectory("/");

If not, you could do:

Code: ags

Game.SetSaveGameDirectory("/Saves"); // perhaps omitting the '/'

Also there is an option to set the directory from the General Settings pane (per-game).

I recently went through my documents and it was just overrun with ags games I'd deleted (but had no installers).  I think the whole my documents thing is a good idea, but not when so many ags games are distributed in zip or rars :\.

The latest AGS betas now put AGS save games in "My Documents\AGS Saves" (or something like that).

AGS 3.0.3 (now 3.1.0) Beta 1 Changelog:

* On Windows XP and earlier, AGS will now create a "My Saved Games" folder in My Documents and then create individual game folders underneath, to avoid clutter

I'm not sure about Windows Vista though since this specifies XP and earlier.

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

I'm referring to games made by other people, monkey, that have not elected to put savegames in the game folder (and also don't have an option to remove the folder from my documents).  It just creates massive clutter over time because I'd say 95% of ags games don't have installers.

[monkey0506]

Oh well then...they should allow the user to set a custom saves directory!

Though the problem should be resolved I think with the My Saved Games folder used by AGS 3.1+ yes?

[Pumaman]

I'm referring to games made by other people, monkey, that have not elected to put savegames in the game folder (and also don't have an option to remove the folder from my documents).  It just creates massive clutter over time because I'd say 95% of ags games don't have installers.

The thing is that on Vista you might not have permission to write to the game folder, so if Winsetup provided that option it could confuse people if it then failed to work.

Hopefully the fact that 3.1 writes the save game folders to a "My Games" sub-folder in my documents should make the clutter much easier to clear up.

[Sparkplug.Creations]

Thanks to everyone for your input.

-Reid

[InCreator]

The thing is that on Vista you might not have permission to write to the game folder, so if Winsetup provided that option it could confuse people if it then failed to work.

Hmm... Is there a way for AGS to detect operating system? Like, AGS was smart enough to decide by itself where to save?

[Pumaman]

AGS already does decide a safe place to save, the question was whether it should provide an option to allow the player to override the save game location ... and I think the jury's still out on that.

[monkey0506]

Regarding the "safe place to save", does Game.SetSaveGameDirectory check that the directory is writable or just that it exists? If the latter, could we perhaps have something in the way of a System.IsPathWritable function?