Posted: 9/2/2025 9:21 AM
NikoPalad67140
Location: Alsace, France
Joined: 12/15/2022
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Location: Alsace, France
Not sure if I can post this here, but anyway. I plan on creating a TAS of Rhythm Heaven Megamix's Japanese version, but I have a problem: I can't flush the RAM or clear the TAS's savestate history since both options are grayed out. Is this because 3DS saves operate on a .dat file? How can I flush the RAM or clear the savestate history anyway?
Posted: 9/2/2025 1:35 PM
(Edited: 9/2/2025 1:38 PM)
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Clear savestate history is grayed out as there is no savestate history to clear out. 3DS is handled differently in TAStudio compared to other platforms. Greenzone is not done willy-nilly, but instead its locations are manual. Greenzone will only be added where markers and branches are at. This is done as savestates take a considerable amount of time, so its creation has to be more "manual" compared to usual greenzone. Flush SaveRAM is grayed out as there is no ISaveRam implementation done for Encore. Instead, any kind of save files are just files plopped within the user folder somewhere. These files are also not captured in savestates, so this can potentially cause desyncs if you end up loading a state made before the last save file update (this state of affairs is similar to older versions of Dolphin). If you're intending on doing a "New Game+" kind of TAS, you'll end up needing to do more manual steps and be very careful. You'll need to set the sync setting "Use Temp User Folder" to false (so movie recording will use the user folder in 3DS/User folder instead of just making one within %temp%), then you will need to have whatever save files setup in that user folder before starting up movie recording. You'll need to do this every time before you start movie recording (so you'll probably have a copy of the desired start user folder that you can copy before starting the movie)
Posted: 9/2/2025 2:30 PM
(Edited: 9/2/2025 2:30 PM)
NikoPalad67140
Location: Alsace, France
Joined: 12/15/2022
Posts: 6
Location: Alsace, France
[quote=" Greenzone is not done willy-nilly, but instead its locations are manual. Greenzone will only be added where markers and branches are at."[/quote] I see. So in essence, I can only clear savestate history once I create a marker, right? As for the type of TAS if you asked, it's not New Game+. It's gonna be from the ground-up, from the intro cutscene to the end credits with everything in-between: I'm aiming for a "100% + Perfect Inputs" kind of TAS.