save states

naddel81

hi,

is it possible to automatically increase the save slot by 1 on every save state and then cycle till number x?

so that it overwrites the first save state after x saves again?

best wishes!

meleu

@naddel81
I found this info in retroarch.cfg skeleton:

# When saving a savestate, save state index is automatically increased before
# it is saved.
# Also, when loading content, the index will be set to the highest existing index.
# There is no upper bound on the index.
# savestate_auto_index = false

But I never used it.

naddel81

will try. thanks for letting me know. retroarch.cfg is the one that every emulator is based on, right?

or do I have to set it up for each one individually?

meleu

@naddel81 There is a global config file and system specific files. Look this part of the wiki: https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/RetroArch-Configuration#config-hierarchy

naddel81

thanks, man!

meleu

@naddel81 would you like to help to improve the forum quality?
if you are happy with the proposed solution (savestate_auto_index = "true") and it works for you, mark this topic as solved. And change the topic title to something like "automatically increase the save slot".
;-)

naddel81

I will! Still need to check it out.

naddel81

what does auto_index do differently than

savestate_auto_save = "false"
savestate_auto_load = "false"

?

meleu

@naddel81 auto_save/auto_load don't change the slot.

# Automatically saves a savestate at the end of RetroArch's lifetime.
# The path is $SRAM_PATH.auto.
# RetroArch will automatically load any savestate with this path on startup if savestate_auto_load is set.
# savestate_auto_save = false
# savestate_auto_load = true

The comments at your global retroarch.cfg have useful info. ;-)

naddel81

great features and thanks for enlightening me.

Kristopherson05

hey how do you add tags? im having troubles

meleu

@Kristopherson05 Do you mean tags in the forum topic? It is located below the text box where you compose your post. But only when you start a new topic (or editing the first post of a topic).

naddel81

@meleu Thanks for your help. Save index works great, but it never stops increasing. is there a way to limit the save states to 20 and then cycle? I mean overwriting the first save state when the index is reaching 21 and start from the beginning? I do not want to end up with thousands of save states in every folder.

best wishes!

meleu

@naddel81 there's no upper bound. My suggestion is to go back to the slot 1 when you reach the slot 20 (TBH I'm not sure if it will overwrite the existent states, but you should try).

The default hotkey to decrease the save slot is select+left.

And please, consider that topic renaming. ;-)