Post subject: Save-anchored Movies
Joined: 2/27/2014
Posts: 13
“We do not allow Save-anchored movies“... I read the rules, I read the beginners guide in this section and I tried the search function still I dont perfectly get the meaning of this phrase. The guide was all about using savestates properly but how am I supposed to do so if I always have to record from startup? Cant I just stop after finishing a level and break the video, then save my game and resume my video tomorrow after loading that save? If its just about starting the record from startup but its allowed to load a save shortly after that why do I never see any one reload a save? And why does it say “use saves for undoing mistakes“ if everything has to be on the record? Getting a video fluent that uses save states after recording from startup would require editing, not? And that is forbidden as well.... Im probably just missing out something simple and Im sorry to open another thread but I absolutely dont get those save regulations and how to get a perfect video with just those rules present.
Joined: 7/2/2007
Posts: 3960
You understand that a TAS is a creation of an input file, right? You record the buttons you press, the directions you put an analog stick in, where you touch the stylus to the screen, etc. You don't record what is displayed on your screen or what sounds the speakers produce; that comes later, when the run is "encoded". Encoding (i.e. making a video file that can e.g. be uploaded to YouTube) involves replaying the input file you generated. Saving/loading states are not shown in the input file, just the controller inputs you created, which is why you never see them in the encodes. You can do whatever you like while generating the input file -- load states, save states, close the emulator, etc. But the input file has to begin from power-on, except in rare circumstances (e.g. you want to play in a mode that is only unlocked after the game has already been beaten once).
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Joined: 2/27/2014
Posts: 13
ahhh thats it! I did understand what a TAS is but I just thought that the creation of the input file, unlike you correctly explained, was somehow save-restricted from that rule and not treated like “do whatever you want“. Cool, hope thats my last stupid question for now :D Im working on a hogs of war run. What I've got so far is pretty cool actually Im surprised how people here receive it :)