Save data Handling questions

Teshla

I wanted to ask how the save slots are handled? Can savelist have holes? For example there is a savefile in slot 1 and in slot 3, but the slot 2 is empty. What happens if I try to overwrite a save slot that is empty or load from an empty one? if I delete a save do the rest of the save files that come afterwards shift back?

ChrisIceBox

Save management is generally handled automatically for you if you want it to.  The SavesList menu element has a default Save / Load when click on? option, which will automate it all for you:

• Slots are only filled sequentially, so slot 3 can't be saved until slot 2 is filled
• Clicking the "New save" button will save a new file in the next available slot

However, you can uncheck this box and leave it to the various Save Actions to fine-tune exactly what you want to do: you can delete specific slots, save/overwrite in specific slots, and so on.  The system should be pretty stable, so e.g. loading an empty slot simply won't do anything.

You can also set a SavesList menu element to only display a specific slot number - this way, you can arrange e.g. 5 in a column, each showing slot 1,2,3,4,5.  If 1,2,4,5 are filled, then slot 3 will be shown as empty.

Custom save handling like this is a pretty advanced topic, but a relatively simple introduction to it can be found in this tutorial.