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Cannot save game in Zork #27

Closed codegeek511 closed 10 years ago

codegeek511 commented 10 years ago

I am using Boxer app to play Zork, but i am not sure how to save my game? Any help will be appreciated.

alinebee commented 10 years ago

I'm not sure what your level of experience is with DOS games, so a primer just in case: Boxer does not handle savegames itself, instead most DOS games have their own ways of saving games which Boxer has no control over. If you can't find the save game option in a particular game then you should consult the game's own documentation, which should explain how to go about saving and loading.

All that said: another user has reported that Zork's own savegame feature does not work in Boxer. Could you tell me where you downloaded Zork, so I can test this for myself?

codegeek511 commented 10 years ago

I downloaded Zork here: http://www.myabandonware.com/game/zork-the-great-underground-empire-1j

And in the game i type save, then it says name file path, i type in a file path but then it says it failed to save. I have tried multiple paths but same result. Also I have played Zork before using DOSBox but i still couldn't save it that's why i tried Boxer, so maybe it could be the game.

alinebee commented 10 years ago

Ok, so Zork requires a SAVE folder to exist in the same folder as the game, and, helpfully, the distributors at myabandonware.com have omitted this folder from their zipfile. So, the game tries to save to a nonexistent folder and fails.

You can fix this yourself by creating a new folder called "SAVE" in the same directory as zork1.com. Once that folder is present, you'll be able to save and restore just fine - just press enter when prompted for a path, and it'll use the game's default path ("C:SAVE\ZORK1.DAT").

If you have a Zork gamebox in your DOS Games folder, you can fix it by doing the following:

  1. Right-click on the gamebox in Finder and choose "Show package contents" to look inside it.
  2. Browse to the folder containing zork1.com (it's probably "C.harddisk" -> "zorktheg").
  3. Create a new folder there named "SAVE".
codegeek511 commented 10 years ago

Ok, so I did all of that. I saved the game, and I saw in the saved folder a file was put in there, but when I opened the game again it started from the beginning, also when I save the game it replies ok. But do I have to enter in the path of the Dave folder? I have just been using the default paths the game said to use.

Travis :Day

On Oct 10, 2556 BE, at 3:53 AM, Alun Bestor notifications@github.com wrote:

The game requires a SAVE folder to exist in the same folder as the game, and, helpfully, the distributors at myabandonware.com have omitted this folder from their zipfile. So, the game tries to save to a nonexistent folder and fails.

You can fix this yourself by creating a new folder called SAVE in the same directory as zork1.com.

If you have a Zork gamebox in your DOS Games folder, you can fix it by doing the following:

  1. Right-click on the gamebox in Finder and choose "Show package contents" to look inside it.
  2. Browse to the folder containing zork1.com (probably under "C.harddisk -> "zorktheg").
  3. Create a new folder here called "SAVE".

Now when you run the game, you can save and restore using the default path and it'll work fine.

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alinebee commented 10 years ago

Zork will always start from the beginning initially. You have to type RESTORE to load the savegame - at which point it'll prompt you for the path, and you can press Enter to use game's default.

codegeek511 commented 10 years ago

Hahaha, ok cool, thanks for helping me with my Zork noobness!

Travis :Day

On Oct 11, 2556 BE, at 9:33 AM, Alun Bestor notifications@github.com wrote:

Zork will always start from the beginning initially. You have to type RESTORE to load the savegame - at which point it'll prompt you for the path, and you can press Enter to use game's default.

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On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 7:23 PM, codegeek511 notifications@github.com wrote:

Ok, so I did all of that. I saved the game, and I saw in the saved folder a file was put in there, but when I opened the game again it started from the beginning, also when I save the game it replies ok. But do I have to enter in the path of the Dave folder? I have just been using the default paths the game said to use. Travis :Day

On Oct 10, 2556 BE, at 3:53 AM, Alun Bestor notifications@github.com wrote:

The game requires a SAVE folder to exist in the same folder as the game, and, helpfully, the distributors at myabandonware.com have omitted this folder from their zipfile. So, the game tries to save to a nonexistent folder and fails.

You can fix this yourself by creating a new folder called SAVE in the same directory as zork1.com.

If you have a Zork gamebox in your DOS Games folder, you can fix it by doing the following:

  1. Right-click on the gamebox in Finder and choose "Show package contents" to look inside it.
  2. Browse to the folder containing zork1.com (probably under "C.harddisk -> "zorktheg").
  3. Create a new folder here called "SAVE".

Now when you run the game, you can save and restore using the default path and it'll work fine.

\

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

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