The Powder Toy

Using Floppy Diskette For Saves

  • RCAProduction     22nd Jun 2014 Member 0 Permalink

    I'm not sure what category this should go in, so I put it here. Thanks.

     

    I like using floppy diskettes for small amount of information, such as essays for school or something similar. Even store a few picture. In this case I'd like to use one for when I save something to my computer from tpt. Now I can use a saves folder and copy them to the disk just fine, but I'd rather have it automaticaly save them onto the disk (So it thinks the disk is the normal saves folder). Simply renaming the disk doesn't work however. Anyone know if this would even be possible????

  • FeynmanLogomaker     22nd Jun 2014 Member 4 Permalink

    Aren't those completely obsolete?

    Edited once by FeynmanLogomaker. Last: 22nd Jun 2014
  • RCAProduction     22nd Jun 2014 Member 0 Permalink

    Not the point.

  • jacob1     22nd Jun 2014 Developer 2 Permalink
    This definitely isn't going to be added to tpt, so I guess you are on your own in figuring out how to do this or figuring out a less ancient storage method.

    Saves are just stored in the current working directory, can you run programs off a floppy disk? that would work if you can.
  • greymatter     22nd Jun 2014 Member 2 Permalink
    @RCAProduction (View Post)
    Floppy disks?
    Laptops these days are missing CD drives, let alone floppy drives.....
    Move onto the 2k10s..

    Also, I don't think there is a way to make TPT think the floppy drive is the saves folder.
  • techno156     22nd Jun 2014 Member 2 Permalink

    As I recall, you can't split the folders, though you can always set up a synchronised folder...

    Edited once by techno156. Last: 22nd Jun 2014
  • jenn4     22nd Jun 2014 Member 1 Permalink
    Simple. Make a script that copies the stamps folder onto your floppy drive whenever ctrl + s is pressed.
  • mniip     22nd Jun 2014 Developer 1 Permalink
    If on linux, you can just mount the Saves/ folder as /dev/fd0
  • CeeJayBee2     22nd Jun 2014 Member 1 Permalink
    @mniip, you've let me down. I clicked on here expecting your 4d wat.
  • jacksonmj     22nd Jun 2014 Developer 0 Permalink

    ddir command line option perhaps? That would cause everything to be saved in that location, including saves and stamps and probably preferences.

    https://github.com/simtr/The-Powder-Toy/blob/master/README#L99

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