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On Mon, 16 May 2005 23:29:46 +0930, David <farookdas@picknowl.com.au>
wrote:
>On Sun, 15 May 2005 10:57:48 -0500, Jeffery S. Jones
><jeffsj@execpc.com> typed furiously:
>
>>On Sun, 15 May 2005 18:33:37 +0930, David <farookdas@picknowl.com.au>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 15 May 2005 09:13:55 +1200, "Errol Cavit" <errolc@hotmail.com>
>>>typed furiously:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Loren Pechtel" <lorenpechtel@removethis.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:8bkc81h2c3al6n9u75jsgi6ohkkp8533vg@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Sat, 14 May 2005 16:21:52 +0930, David <farookdas@picknowl.com.au>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>><snip>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Just so long as it doesn't put its saved game files in the "My
>>>>> >Documents" directory á la "Empire Earth II" or "Deus Ex: Invisible
>>>>> >War". That really pisses me off.
>>>>> .
>>>>> And what's wrong with that? That's where an XP-compatible program is
>>>>> supposed to put them. Otherwise someone with user level access won't
>>>>> be able to save them.
>>>>
>>>>Yep. XP security is bad enough without being forced to be online using an
>>>>administrator profile. Of course, you should be able to set a sub-directory
>>>>up to put them into.
>>>
>>>I'm objecting to the fact that I do not even get asked. I have no
>>>choice in the matter and I do not want my small C: drive filled with
>>>saved games.
>>
>> Put My Documents on another larger drive then. If I were running a
>>small system drive or partition, I'd definitely do that, because a
>>*lot* of apps put stuff in My Documents. It isn't hard to change it.
>>
>> I do like having an option to use either a single directory or a
>>per-user directory. But it isn't a hassle really either way, as long
>>as the game isn't one with a low, finite number of save "slots".
>>Those sorts are a hassle, because you can't keep a load of old saves
>>around unless you set up many users.
>
>I am complaining that I do not get given any option. The files are
>automatically put in the My Documents directory without any other
>option at all.
Doing that makes sure that different users -- at the system level --
get different files. Also, depending on security and policies, other
users won't be able to do a thing to save files other than their own.
>Most games that allow you to sign on as different users used to create
>a directory, in the game directory, with the name of the user or a
>number. My saved games went into the directory labeled with my user
>name/play name. That has the advantage of keeping all the files
>belonging to that game in one location which makes uninstalling a
>snap.
That is nice, but not all games do that. I mean, not all have
separate save directories at all. In fact, most games don't. Using
the system level user gives *all* games a shot at totally independent
saves -- and game settings.
Sure, some games offer individual user settings/saves. But it is by
far not universal.
As long as you know where the saves are, what is the problem?
>What do you mean you never uninstall a game?
I can always get more hard drives. Restoring old save games is a
lot tougher.
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