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peon2 / fbneo-training-mode

a simple training mode for multiple games on the fbneo platform
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Feature request: character select or save/load feature #54

Closed Triple-067 closed 2 years ago

Triple-067 commented 2 years ago

I can't count the amount of times I wanted to switch characters and had to manually load my character select save state, often having to exit fullscreen. I think it would be great if there was a savestate for each game that could be loaded from the training menu that takes you right back to character select, with the option to replace the state with your own, and load it from the training menu at any point.

Even if you can't make savestates for every game, the option to make your own and place it in a folder would be a good option as well, or perhaps a built-in save feature that lets you create and load multiple saves for convenience. For example, I have multiple states for KoF '96, one of which sets the opponent to Kyo for me so I don't have to do anything on the 2p side, and another that allows me to select both characters freely.

If this gets added, a toggle to make a state load the moment the training mode script activates would be neat as well. As far as how I would implement it, I would create a menu tab for it that has its settings and 5 save states, and selecting a state will prompt you to either load/save/delete with load being the first option selectable, then add a 'quick load state 1' option in the basic settings for easy access. Or, perhaps put both 'load state 1' and 'save state options' in the basic settings.

ghost commented 2 years ago

Why do you have to exit full screen? There are shortcuts to load specific states.

Triple-067 commented 2 years ago

Why do you have to exit full screen? There are shortcuts to load specific states.

I think it only loads the current active state, which I often use in the middle of a training session with a specific character. I have custom savestates that I load manually with unlock bosses and show stun/guard crush values.

ghost commented 2 years ago

You think wrong.

Triple-067 commented 2 years ago

Are there hidden shortcuts? this is all I see Capture

ghost commented 2 years ago

Those are the shortcuts, what more you want?

Triple-067 commented 2 years ago

Those are the shortcuts, what more you want?

Yes, technically you can use this feature which I did try for a while, but it's incredibly frustrating to select states with fn+f8/f11, load state, and switch back to the main slot I use while training, all while having no idea which slot you have selected, so I find it far more practical to just load the state manually every time. Plus, a feature like this would ensure you wouldn't even need to use the keyboard.

ghost commented 2 years ago

I don't think it's frustrating but in any case I'm not sure if you can do that kind of things with LUA. Did you try to ask for this to FC team? I think it would be a nice idea to have a shortcut to each savestate so maybe they can add it.

Triple-067 commented 2 years ago

I think loading savestates is how the 3rd strike trials lua sets up it's various situations, so I think it's possible. I'm not experienced with lua scripting, but from my understanding this wouldn't be a very hard thing to implement either if the players are making their own states. However, that is a great suggestion for Fightcade and would basically fix this issue, though not gonna lie having a state load on script startup and be accessible from the basic menu would still be really cool.

peon2 commented 2 years ago

I've definitely considered adding some in-script support for the training mode and I have some cool ideas to implement. It's far down the pipeline at the minute as there's some more pertinent features to consider but one day we'll see :)