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Save states are borked when MAME is upgraded.
Havok:
There is a 112u1 ROM update - it came out yesterday. Somewhere...
;D
DarkDraco:
guess ill try updating my set to 112u1 to see what happens. but i did just run puckman and it worked but the highscore was blank and when i got a score on there and exited it didnt save. so meh T_T
DarkDraco:
ok for anyone that cares and has same problem as me, you need to run mame -createconfig, then edit the ini file and set hiscore_directory to where u want hiscores saved. thanks for everyone that helped
PS: whats the latest hiscore.dat version? im using 105 cuz thats the only one i could find. if theres a new one can i get a link? i didnt see any newer
Shoegazer:
Well, I can appreciate the fact that some folks have taken the renegade approach by reanimating hiscore.dat, but since this solution will become increasingly difficult to manage over time, I still see the future as being linked purely to save state support.
So, I'm still curious to know if anyone is aware of any development efforts underway to fix this issue so we can keep the old save states with each new mame release? On the surface it *seems* to be a minor bug, and since it obviously has major impact it would be great to know if someone was at least looking into it. I looked in MAMEtesters and didn't see this as a reported issue, though I could be missing it.. am I right, or blind?
Shoegazer
Shoegazer:
Quick update: I keep looking around for some sign of hope but am coming up zeroes. Anyone here have any real evidence that someone is looking at making save states compatible across releases? This is the biggest "ouch" in MAME right now.. though I'm sure it is a well known problem since it must be very high visibility.