Sharina's Screen-Saves

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Sharina's Screen-Saves
Version: 1.4

Introduction

This system allows you to alter the save-game window to include a screen-shot of the field map where the player and party are is traversing. Along with that, there are items which may optionally be shown within the save game files.

The system also allows one to take advantage of two classic RPGMaker savegame scripts by RPG Advocate: the Unlimited Saves script which allows the game developer set how many save files may be recorded, and the Save Override script that brings up a prompt warning the player that an older save game would be erased in favor of the new.



Features

• Save screen-shots of your current map into the save game files
• Go beyond the 4 save-file limit
• Either 2 or 3-save window layout (no 4-save window layout)
• Alter the layout of your savegame windows to your specifications (in reason)
• (INCLUDES) an XP port of 'snap_to_bitmap'
• (INCLUDES) A PNG file generating script

Screenshots







Demo

CLICK HERE -- Box.Com link (Note the Download button at the top of the Box.Com window)



Instructions

Plenty... in the script.



Compatibility

Does a fair amount of rewrites to scripts that handle game saves, primarily as the window and scene scripts were based on Phylomortis rewrites. So, will likely not play well with other save-game altering scripts.



Notes

It uses a PNG file creation script not dissimilar to that within the Zlib system, but comparatively smaller and faster. It is used to actively make temporary files within the project's root directory, though they are deleted almost immediately. If the game's root folder is somehow protected from recording data, you would need to redirect the location where these temp .png files are recorded.



Credits and Thanks

Thanks to zeus81 for the snap-to-bitmap for RPGMaker XP script. And to RPG Advocate for the basis of the Unlimited Saves and Overwrite Prompt save scripts. Also thanks to Carlos_Davilla for noting how cloud-based services like DropBox may have issues with the generated .png files.



Terms and Conditions

Free for use in games, even commercial works. Only due credit for myself, RPG Advocate, zeus81 and Carlos_Davilla are required.