If a Run8 V4 Wish list what would it look like

[NorthernWarrior]

Basically that is what probably happened, mainly because for some reason the highlight had moved from my named save to one of the defaults and Doofus here overwrote it. Not the end of the world, but like I say if John could incorporate a little routine to either write protect the default files and/or an extra prompt when overwriting an existing save, might save a spot of bother later on.

[comet61]

The autosave would be helpful if Vern had accidentally loaded a file over his current session.
Instead, Vern saved his current session to an out of the box save file that he didn't intend to, thereby overwriting the out of the box save file with his current world.
At that point the Auto save AND the overwritten file would be the same, and the only way of getting the original back would be a reinstall (or restoring from backup.)

Ok...I see now. Accidentally merged them, then saved it.

[TrainSimJack]

The autosave would be helpful if Vern had accidentally loaded a file over his current session.
Instead, Vern saved his current session to an out of the box save file that he didn't intend to, thereby overwriting the out of the box save file with his current world.
At that point the Auto save AND the overwritten file would be the same, and the only way of getting the original back would be a reinstall (or restoring from backup.)

[comet61]

If you go to this folder: :\Run8Studios\Run8 Train Simulator V3\Content\V3Routes\Regions\SouthernCA\AutoSaves and look at the AutoSaves files, look at the time stamps. If you're lucky enough and find a date and time that you think may have the save prior to the "mistake", you should be able to load that AutoSave file in the sim. If successful, then do a proper WorldSave. The only caveat of this is if the AutoSave was set at all (off) or short save times. Less chance at 2min saves versus 10min saves. I've had to do this a few times. Check the AutoSave files...might get lucky. In the sim the AutoSaves have time stamps also.

[NorthernWarrior]

I think Vern was saying that he accidentally overwrote an out of the box save like Busy Barstow with his current world.
Vern do I have that right?

That's correct. Possibly deleting the out of the box saves, re-running the installer and updater would fix it.

[TrainSimJack]

I think Vern was saying that he accidentally overwrote an out of the box save like Busy Barstow with his current world.
Vern do I have that right?

[comet61]

Simple QOL suggestion. Confirmation prompt before overwriting a saved game. Fairly certain I accidentally overwrote one of the default World saves when the cursor slipped across or had positioned itself on the wrong line. Maybe even have a separate section for player saves?

Though I feel your pain, a confirmation of a World Save isn't a bad idea, you do in fact have a "backup" with AutoSave. (AutoSave is a World Save. If you have that activated between 2-10 minutes, it takes a "World Save" snapshot of the present world including all AI traffic, Train files, Industries and so forth. Autosave only saves the last 10 AutoSaves, so be wary of time spent in your session. If you have Auto-Save off, you risk not being able to recover your latest work and hopefully you have a backup file(s). The OptionsMenuV3 doc pages 4-5 discusses this. But I do agree a Confirmation Window when saving a World Save or any Save would be a welcomed addition.

[NorthernWarrior]

Good point about the industry, Jack. I reverted to the default config after finding The Depot one and Very Populated… just too overwhelming. I’ve been adding a few locations of my own, mainly down at Trona which is not populated in the standard game and must admit never checked if my abbreviations conflicted with existing locations elsewhere.

[TrainSimJack]

Simple QOL suggestion. Confirmation prompt before overwriting a saved game. Fairly certain I accidentally overwrote one of the default World saves when the cursor slipped across or had positioned itself on the wrong line. Maybe even have a separate section for player saves?

Vern, if you ever installed External Assistant and used it's backup feature, it's likely that you have a backup of your overwritten file if it's something you want back.

I agree that a confirmation on overwrite would be a nice quality of life feature.

And on a similar note when using the industry editor, if you attempt to create a new industry that already exists, there's no warning of this in the UI.

[NorthernWarrior]

Simple QOL suggestion. Confirmation prompt before overwriting a saved game. Fairly certain I accidentally overwrote one of the default World saves when the cursor slipped across or had positioned itself on the wrong line. Maybe even have a separate section for player saves?

[haverfordwest]

I am not personally interested in NA steam locomotives. But i would like to see 1960's era diesels and rolling stock, in R8.

[eric]

I would agree that the majority of the audience for Run8 is going to be folks wanting to run modern diesels, but 3DTS did build some steam locomotives in the past, particularly the SP cab forwards. It might not be as much of a stretch if they have the model's source code available.

[NorthernWarrior]

This is the Run8 wish list. The routes wish list is a seperate thread.

Good point Mike!

[haverfordwest]

This is the Run8 wish list. The routes wish list is a seperate thread.

[eric]

Feel free to start one