Posted: 9/21/2019 12:39 PM
Post subject: Recovering Corrupted Save File
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WarHippy
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My computer had a bit of a hiccup, and the most recent save file I was working on threw this error after restarting: Is there a way to modify the Movie System header so that I can try to open it? -EDIT- The picture doesn't seem to be showing correctly. Here's the link to the error message. https://imgur.com/gallery/e77oN46
Posted: 9/21/2019 12:54 PM
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By save file do you mean sram or a saved movie file? If it’s the latter, When this happens to me I usually make a new bk2 file and just transfer the inputs from the old movie file into the new movie file using 7zip (including the header so rerecord count is contained).
[14:15] <feos> WinDOES what DOSn't 12:33:44 PM <Mothrayas> "I got an oof with my game!" Mothrayas Today at 12:22: <Colin> thank you for supporting noble causes such as my feet MemoryTAS Today at 11:55 AM: you wouldn't know beauty if it slapped you in the face with a giant fish [Today at 4:51 PM] Mothrayas: although if you like your own tweets that's the online equivalent of sniffing your own farts and probably tells a lot about you as a person MemoryTAS Today at 7:01 PM: But I exert big staff energy honestly lol Samsara Today at 1:20 PM: wouldn't ACE in a real life TAS just stand for Actually Cease Existing
Posted: 9/21/2019 9:09 PM
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Yah, it's a saved movie file (.tasproj). Could you elaborate on that process?
Posted: 9/21/2019 11:26 PM
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So what i do is open the corrupt tasproj with 7zip, then I make a new movie file (preferably a bk2) from the game I’m using, (no inputs needed). I then open that new movie file in 7zip. Then I transfer the inputs file (should be named “input log or something) from the corrupt tasproj and move it into the new bk2. You can also move the header file so rerecord count doesn’t go back to zero.
[14:15] <feos> WinDOES what DOSn't 12:33:44 PM <Mothrayas> "I got an oof with my game!" Mothrayas Today at 12:22: <Colin> thank you for supporting noble causes such as my feet MemoryTAS Today at 11:55 AM: you wouldn't know beauty if it slapped you in the face with a giant fish [Today at 4:51 PM] Mothrayas: although if you like your own tweets that's the online equivalent of sniffing your own farts and probably tells a lot about you as a person MemoryTAS Today at 7:01 PM: But I exert big staff energy honestly lol Samsara Today at 1:20 PM: wouldn't ACE in a real life TAS just stand for Actually Cease Existing
Posted: 9/22/2019 11:13 AM
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The process worked like a charm, thanks. Unfortunately, it looks like my progress wasn't even saved at all before it got corrupted. Guess I still have one and half fights to re-do.
Posted: 9/22/2019 12:47 PM
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Not even in branches?
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Posted: 9/22/2019 9:10 PM
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I still don't actually know how to use branches, so no :P My computer had symptoms of a dying hard drive (files taking forever to open, certain programs not opening or responding). I'm not overly surprised that the save file wasn't able to be updated.
Posted: 4/17/2020 5:51 PM
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WarHippy wrote:
I still don't actually know how to use branches, so no :P
Ive made a tutorial video on branches if you wanna watch: https://youtu.be/m9gNmxX3-E4 Yeah probably not the thread to post this, but this comment is what made me want to make a tutorial video for so long.
[14:15] <feos> WinDOES what DOSn't 12:33:44 PM <Mothrayas> "I got an oof with my game!" Mothrayas Today at 12:22: <Colin> thank you for supporting noble causes such as my feet MemoryTAS Today at 11:55 AM: you wouldn't know beauty if it slapped you in the face with a giant fish [Today at 4:51 PM] Mothrayas: although if you like your own tweets that's the online equivalent of sniffing your own farts and probably tells a lot about you as a person MemoryTAS Today at 7:01 PM: But I exert big staff energy honestly lol Samsara Today at 1:20 PM: wouldn't ACE in a real life TAS just stand for Actually Cease Existing