[SCRIPTING] [RMVX ACE] LOAD GAME, CONDITIONAL BRANCH SCRIPT CALLS

author=kory_toombs
I'm not 100% sure what you're after, but at the start of the game create a control switch. Then just have a common event / parallel process check if it exists. This control switch will not exist if a player has not began to play the game and will disappear if you don't save. Other than that you could try to force the player to save at the start of the game.

author=Marrend
If you're going to forgo the main title screen, you could probably still use "Scene_Manager.call(Scene_Save)" or "Scene_Manager.call(Scene_Load)" for the save/load operations. Scene_Load's default processing already disallows the loading of save files that do not exist, though, it still displays 16 slots. Checking against whither or not a save file exists might look like...

def save_check
  i = 1
  while i < 16
    if i < 10
      text = "Save0" + i + ".rvdata2"
    else
      text = "Save" + i + ".rvdata2"
    end
    return FileTest.exist?(text)
  end
end

...this? Though, I'm not entirely sure! I think you're right about loading a specific save file.

author=Marrend
Hrm. By some chance, does this game involve autosaves, and are autosaves the only type of saving that exists? I get the sense things would be cleaner on your end with such a system.

*Edit: And by "cleaner", I mean that such systems typically only ever use one save slot, so, displaying multiple files isn't an issue.

Though, if I'm completely wrong, I think looking at the Scene_File.create_savefile_windows function might be at least helpful. Maybe, putting whatever modifications that would be involved into the Scene_Load class?

author=kory_toombs
I think I finally understand what you want to do! Though there is an issue if the player wants to restart the game they will need to manually delete the save file.

Google searched, try this perhaps...

http://www.rpgmakercentral.com/topic/27428-auto-load-skip-title-single-save-system-v1/

author=kory_toombs
I think so, try this topic perhaps...

http://www.rpgmakercentral.com/topic/27411-checking-if-file-exists-fixed/

author=kory_toombs
Try this script call?

load_game(1)

from this topic:

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/38132-load-game-script-call/

author=Marrend
Wait, loading a specified slot was an issue? I thought you were using "DataManager.load_game(index)"?

*Edit: Looking into Scene_Title to see how that class handles the "Continue" option. What I came across was a call to Scene_Load. The more relevant functions...

class Scene_Load < Scene_File
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Confirm Save File
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def on_savefile_ok
    super
    if DataManager.load_game(@index)
      on_load_success
    else
      Sound.play_buzzer
    end
  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # * Processing When Load Is Successful
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def on_load_success
    Sound.play_load
    fadeout_all
    $game_system.on_after_load
    SceneManager.goto(Scene_Map)
  end
end

...do seem to indicate that DataManager.load_game(index) isn't quite enough. Welp.