Sandman1330 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) Since the last save game thread seems to have been deleted (I can't find it, anyway), I'll start a new one. I am hereby serving notice: Up to this point, I have spent $240.90 (US) on DCS. I will not spend another cent until a save game feature is implemented. I mostly play campaign missions, which have gotten far more complex and challenging - which is great - but which also end up running much longer, and with many more ways to fail. Spending 45 minutes to get back to the point where I last failed is not my idea of fun. Doing it several times on a particularly challenging campaign mission is my idea of torture. Therefore, until ED implements this feature, which is STANDARD on just about any other game, I will NOT spend another cent on a program that only serves to infuriate me. Since I'm not getting out of my investment what I expect, I am voting with my wallet, and I encourage all of you who feel the same way to support me and say so on this thread. I might just be pissed because I just spent 3 hours working on a tough campaign mission and am still no further along than I was, but I mean this. I'm done. Please implement basic features before spending all your time on shiny new modules and maps. The ability to manually save, or an autosave function, either would be acceptable. Just give us something. Edited March 31, 2017 by Sandman1330 4 Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Asus Crosshair VI Hero X370 / Corsair H110i / Sapphire Nitro+ 6800XT / 32Gb G.Skill TridentZ 3200 / Samsung 980 Pro M.2 / Virpil Warbrd base + VFX and TM grips / Virpil CM3 Throttle / Saitek Pro Combat pedals / Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFBunny Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) I've never played the campaigns in DCSW, but I know from plenty of other single player games how it can be hard to do a perfect run every time and being able to save even once after a really hard bit or even if you simply have to go do other real life stuff. The door rings, the dog needs a pee, the baby is crying, your best friend turns up at random, the wife suddenly decides to get naked... when you gotta go, you gotta or you're like. Dayum woman, I just spent 20 minutes getting to this point and I can't save the game! Personally I wouldn't give up. Seems a waste just to throw in the towel when you've spent that much on something you obviously enjoy (most of the time). Take a break, come back to in a week or a month or so :) Edited March 31, 2017 by BFBunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1330 Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 the wife suddenly decides to get naked... when you gotta go, you gotta or you're like. Dayum woman, I just spent 20 minutes getting to this point and I can't save the game! :lol: Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Asus Crosshair VI Hero X370 / Corsair H110i / Sapphire Nitro+ 6800XT / 32Gb G.Skill TridentZ 3200 / Samsung 980 Pro M.2 / Virpil Warbrd base + VFX and TM grips / Virpil CM3 Throttle / Saitek Pro Combat pedals / Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1330 Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Found the previous thread: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=162243&highlight=save%2Agame&page=3 Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Asus Crosshair VI Hero X370 / Corsair H110i / Sapphire Nitro+ 6800XT / 32Gb G.Skill TridentZ 3200 / Samsung 980 Pro M.2 / Virpil Warbrd base + VFX and TM grips / Virpil CM3 Throttle / Saitek Pro Combat pedals / Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wait4It Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Holy necropost! Anyway, i too would very much like a save game feature for DCS as i struggle to find the time to complete the longer campaign missions, due to reallife/family stuff. Seeing as how track files and tacview record pretty much everything, it should be doable? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, Wait4It said: Holy necropost! Anyway, i too would very much like a save game feature for DCS as i struggle to find the time to complete the longer campaign missions, due to reallife/family stuff. Seeing as how track files and tacview record pretty much everything, it should be doable? One of the most requested feautures in DCS. Unfortunately because of engine limitations it is impossible to implement (at least this is the official answer to this question). Specs: Win10, i5-13600KF, 32GB DDR4 RAM 3200XMP, 1 TB M2 NVMe SSD, KFA2 RTX3090, VR G2 Headset, Warthog Throttle+Saitek Pedals+MSFFB2 Joystick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shake307 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Bump ASUS X570 Plus TUF MOBO, Ryzen 3900X CPU, EVGA 2080 Super GPU, 32GB RAM, 500GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nighthawk2174 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) The fact the rising squall campaign can sort of do this with checkpoints just shows how much of a QOL feature this really is. Edited January 30, 2021 by nighthawk2174 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1330 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Wow, in retrospect reading my post on this, I was maaaad! I’m actually kind of embarrassed I've since gotten much more into multiplayer and just worked around the missing save game feature. I have, however, only purchased one campaign since then I believe (Raven One). It certainly has reduced my enjoyment (and therefore my money spent) on the scripted campaigns. Bignewy or Nineline addressed the question in a different post, apparently it won’t be coming any time soon due to engine limitations (as Lurker already mentioned). At least they were upfront about the issues they are facing. Maybe one day with DCS World 3.0 or something... Edited January 30, 2021 by Sandman1330 Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Asus Crosshair VI Hero X370 / Corsair H110i / Sapphire Nitro+ 6800XT / 32Gb G.Skill TridentZ 3200 / Samsung 980 Pro M.2 / Virpil Warbrd base + VFX and TM grips / Virpil CM3 Throttle / Saitek Pro Combat pedals / Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon1-1 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Well, both Rising Squall and Raven One implement checkpoints. However, in general most realistic scripted DCS missions will require an hour or two to yourself, give or take. In modern world, that's a luxury not everyone has, but it's a natural consequence of simulating realistic mission times, which do take that long. I once spent about two and a half in the cockpit of an A-10, but it was a particularly annoying mission and I had to refuel halfway through. I'd welcome mid-mission saves myself, given that it makes RL time management somewhat easier. If it helps, DCS has no problem (at least on my computer) with being paused and alt-tabbed out of for an indefinite period of time. If you really can't muster an uninterrupted hour or so, you can try to deal with interruptions that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schurem Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Dragon1-1 said: Raven One implement checkpoints I wish they had those before every "hard" part, such as AAR and landing. Wasted 90 minutes flying Raven One only to crash in the end due to being unable to hookup to the S-3 Edited January 30, 2021 by schurem I5 9600KF, 32GB, 3080ti, G2, PointCTRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon1-1 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I was under impression that every AAR had a checkpoint. It's possible you hit a bug, but if "results" window didn't say "0", then if you accept the results, it should let you continue where you left off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schurem Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 well apparently the one in the mission where you have the mock dogfight with Prince did not abide by that rule. I5 9600KF, 32GB, 3080ti, G2, PointCTRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpeXB Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Checkpoints in the campaigns is a good idea! i9-14900KS | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO | 64GB DDR5 5600MHz | iCUE H150i Liquid CPU Cooler | 24GB GeForce RTX 4090 | Windows 11 Home | 2TB Samsung 980 PRO NVMe | Corsair RM1000x | LG 48GQ900-B 4K OLED Monitor | CH Fighterstick | Ch Pro Throttle | CH Pro Pedals | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wait4It Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) I didn't know Raven One had checkpoints, that sounds like it may be helpfull, gonna try it out. Does anyone have a link or a quote where the devs discussed the save game feature and what the issues were? Edited February 2, 2021 by Wait4It Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1330 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 On 2/2/2021 at 5:25 AM, Wait4It said: Does anyone have a link or a quote where the devs discussed the save game feature and what the issues were? In this thread: https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/234279-save-feature-for-sp-missions-is-essential/?tab=comments#comment-235028 1 Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Asus Crosshair VI Hero X370 / Corsair H110i / Sapphire Nitro+ 6800XT / 32Gb G.Skill TridentZ 3200 / Samsung 980 Pro M.2 / Virpil Warbrd base + VFX and TM grips / Virpil CM3 Throttle / Saitek Pro Combat pedals / Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak22 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Im very suprised thier is no save game featuer it should be high up on the list of things to add, sometimes i don't have time to complete a 1 + hour mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayrayblues Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 (edited) On 1/30/2021 at 11:40 AM, Dragon1-1 said: If it helps, DCS has no problem (at least on my computer) with being paused and alt-tabbed out of for an indefinite period of time. If you really can't muster an uninterrupted hour or so, you can try to deal with interruptions that way. I can do this as well. I will often leave the game paused all day if I need to, however, that doesn't address the OP's main issue concerning campaigns, which is: you get half way (or more) through the mission and either crash or get shot. You have to start from the beginning to get back to that point in the mission and try again. It's never 5 or 10 minutes in, it's always at least 1/2 hour. I understand his frustration and I too have given up playing campaigns for that reason. On 1/30/2021 at 9:59 AM, Sandman1330 said: Wow, in retrospect reading my post on this, I was maaaad! I’m actually kind of embarrassed HaHa, I was going to say something about that. I see you have matured a bit in 3 years. Edited February 6, 2021 by rayrayblues SLAVA UKRAINI MoBo - ASUS 990FX R2 Sabertooth, CPU - AMD FX 9590 @4.7Gb. No OC RAM - GSkill RipJaws DDR3 32 Gb @2133 MHZ, GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6Gb DDR5 OC'd, Core 180MHz, Memory 800MHz Game drive - Samsung 980 M.2 EVO 1Tb SSD, OS Drive - 860 EVO 500Gb SATA SSD, Win10 Pro 22H2 Controls - Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X, Monitor - LG 32" 1920 X 1080, PSU - Prestige ATX-PR800W PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hreich Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Can anybody direct me how to load checkpoint in rising squall missions? I am on mission one - and after destroying sams, and before launching JSOW i got shotdown - how can i reload checkpoint? Also does anybody know where are rising squal campaign files installed? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Pilot from Croatia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shake307 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Bumping again after I had to restart a campaign mission because, once again, the AI went dumb. Didn't crash, just went underground. ASUS X570 Plus TUF MOBO, Ryzen 3900X CPU, EVGA 2080 Super GPU, 32GB RAM, 500GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1330 Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 On 2/6/2021 at 7:46 AM, rayrayblues said: I see you have matured a bit in 3 years. Naa, just worked my way through the 5 stages. That was anger. I bargained with Bignewy, got depressed as heck and quit playing, then just eventually accepted it Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Asus Crosshair VI Hero X370 / Corsair H110i / Sapphire Nitro+ 6800XT / 32Gb G.Skill TridentZ 3200 / Samsung 980 Pro M.2 / Virpil Warbrd base + VFX and TM grips / Virpil CM3 Throttle / Saitek Pro Combat pedals / Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iriya Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Considering replay won't work perfectly, I guess loading saved state cause plenty of issues in DCS. Buy DCS:Retire and DCS:Divorce modules Indeed it would be nice to having load state option but not being able to start again easily is a meaningful death in this simulator and I enjoy it. Edited February 23, 2021 by Iriya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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