Pheonix on 25/2/2012 at 07:50
I've searched & searched, and I find it hard to believe that nobody has written anything about changing the save names of the saved games in TDS. I've tried to change them manually using a hex editor, but end up with garbage for the name when I load or save a game. It also reports as "damaged" if I try to load it. Has anyone figured out how to change the names?
Pheonix on 25/2/2012 at 08:31
Renaming the directories themselves would be nice. But I'm mainly wanting to rename what shows up in the load menu. So instead of having 3 entries that read "Stonemarket" I could have them say what is about to happen such as "Meeting Artemus" or somesuch. I like to create a save just prior to every cutscene and mission naming the scene or mission I'm about to start. Then, later, I can go back and play any one I wish.
jtr7 on 25/2/2012 at 08:35
Yep. :cool:
DJ Riff on 25/2/2012 at 12:37
Have you tried changing Savegames\[HashName]\metadata.ion file? It seems you have to use HEX editor to keep the file size intact.
Pheonix on 25/2/2012 at 18:36
Thats what I hex-edited to end up with "corrupt" saves that wouldn't load and had an unreadable garbage line for the name. I have to assume it has some sort of crc check and or the save name is also "encoded" somewhere else as well. Other than the saveindex.ion file, that is the only file I could find the name in (and the saveindex file can be safely deleted, TDS will just rebuild it.)
Pheonix on 10/3/2012 at 18:31
I've noticed that there is a saveimage.dds file in the directory. Now, no "image" that I can think of is ever shown for a saved game, and I was starting to wonder if the "name" of the saved game may be mapped onto a .dds file. This would account for why, if the name is changed in the metadata.ion file, you end up with garbage in the saved game list. The text the game tries to show you doesn't match the map given by the .dds file? I honestly don't know, I know nothing of how .dds files work.
