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- #Scummvm save game location how to
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- #Scummvm save game location windows
In our README we describe where the config file is placed. So it would be *bad* to move it to another location, just to have it alongside with the savegames by default. Another possibility would be to place it inside "~/.config", thus the path being "~/.config/scummvmrc".įor OS X we place the ScummVM config file into "~/Library/Preferences", which is AFAIK the default place for per user configs on OS X. And on the other hand keeping another path around just for the config file isn't any better.įor Linux I think "~/.scummvmrc" is perfectly fine for the config file. First of all if the save path changes, should the config file be moved too? Ugly. Of course one can add some ScummVM internal migration tool for that, but then we should be sure that we moved the path to a real good location.Īctually I'm all against moving the config file into the (default) save path.
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For example if we would now change the savepath to %APPDATA%/ScummVM too, users migrating from an old ScummVM version, without a customly setup savepath, wouldn't be able to see their old savegames anymore.
#Scummvm save game location windows
I guess the savepath being '.' on Windows has historical reasons. AFAIK many recent Windows games are using %APPDATA% for their config files too. Back in the old days, the scummvm.ini file on Windows was in "C:\Windows", so this is definitely an advantage, since %APPDATA% allows multiple users to have their own ScummVM config file. We can't help that, but AFAIK Microsoft even suggests to use %APPDATA% for that usage case. (This *is* messy, since a user could create a shortcut, which executes ScummVM in another directory).Īs I said the ScummVM config file is inside %APPDATA% that path seems to change on different Windows versions too. As I pointed out the default save path for ScummVM on Windows should be ".", thus the dir were you execute ScummVM in. Now since ScummVM is placed in "C:\Program Files (x86)", Windows uses this path you described instead of placing the files inside "C:\Program Files (x86)". Thus they create a fake path, were all data written to "C:\Program Files (x86)" is placed in. Well Windows is using this since "C:\Program Files (x86)" isn't writable on Vista, at least not without admin rights. It would probably reduce the help requests here at least.īobdevis wrote:- For WinVista 64bit and the current ScummVM SVN (first time install) It might be a good idea to think about switching to a system where the savegames and the config file are both in the same dir, so you only have to worry about one path per platform.
#Scummvm save game location how to
I have no idea where the config file is or how to look for it. Savegames are in /users//Documents/ScummVM Savegames For OSX 10.4 and the current ScummVM SVN (first time install) The savegames went to C:\Users\\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\ScummVM The config ini went to C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\ScummVM For WinVista 64bit and the current ScummVM SVN (first time install) For Linux and the June 30th ScummVM SVN (have been using this one for half a year or so) The config ini goes to C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\ScummVM
#Scummvm save game location install
Savegames go to to C:\Program Files\ScummVM (the install dir) You may need to do a little detective work or guesswork here if we don’t have a guide for your specific game.- For WinXP and the current ScummVM SVN (first time install) If the game you are installing is one of several on the disc, you should look for the sub-directory that contains the game data. The folder can be at any location on your computer, you might want to use “C:\Games\ScummVM\(game name) for instance. If the game you are installing is the only game on the disc, simply copy the entire contents of the disc to a folder on your hard drive. Instead, explore the contents of the disc in File Explorer or Windows Explorer. To install your adventure game title for use with ScummVM, do not use the installer provided on the CD or DVD. Once installed, ScummVM is ready to use, but we need to install the datafiles for our game before we can play it. We’ll assume that you are familiar with installing software. Install the program once it has finished downloading.
#Scummvm save game location download
Visit this page and click on the big green Download ScummVM button. To start running ScummVM games on your PC, the first step is, as you might expect, to download the latest version of the program. The video shows how to install a typical game and run it in ScummVM. If you prefer to watch rather than read, check out this handy video tutorial. The process is similar for every ScummVM compatible game. On this page we will show you how to set up ScummVM and start using it. You can think of it as being very similar to an emulator, though one that is specifically designed just for adventure games. ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical adventure games.