Request for auto backup of turn files

[alexti]

I do these backups in a very simple fashion: by running a script on Dom2 start (and on hosting too - for SP).

Here's the script: save_script.awk
Code:

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BEGIN {

	timestamp_file = "Last-total-save-timestamp.txt";

	t = systime();

	stamp = strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S",t);

	stamp2 = strftime("%Y-%m-%d",t);

	saveAll = 1;

	if ((getline Last_stamp < timestamp_file) > 0)

	{

		if (stamp2 == Last_stamp)

			saveAll = 0;

	}

	close(timestamp_file);



	if (saveAll)

	{

		cmd = sprintf("zip -r save-all-%s * -i@save.lst",stamp);

		print stamp2 > timestamp_file;

	}

	else

		cmd = sprintf("zip -r -t %s save-%s * -i@save.lst",Last_stamp,stamp);

	system(cmd);

}

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You'd need to insert
gawk -f save_script.awk into your Dom2 startup

And you'll need save.lst:
Code:

---

*/ftherlnd

*/*.2h

*/*.trn

---

That's the only Dom2-specific file.

[Cainehill]

Yep, and I could do any variety of shell scripts in linux or unix (as an exercise in pain, it could even be done with sed instead of awk), or even a batch file to manage it in Windoze for my gaming box. The problem is that most players aren't going to go to this effort, and with Windoze I think you'd actually need a separate batch file for each game.

And thus, imo, it would be well worthwhile for it to be embedded in the game, so that all players wound up having access to verifying the previous turn, even if they're the types that have to upload their files for other more experienced players to figure things out (as often happens).

[alexti]

Actually, I'm using this one in Windows. And considering the Dom2 crowd I won't be surprised if the most of the players already use their own scripts to backup turn files

If developers are to implement something about that I think enumerating turns would have more uses (and probably easier to program). For example:
Code:

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jotun.1.trn

jotun.1.2h

jotun.2.trn

jotun.2.2h

...

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