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Languidiir

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AAAAARGH!
« on: November 12, 2007, 11:29:00 pm »

I just made my best fortress ever.

Trade! Metal! Farms! Drink! Migrants! Bedrooms! Dining! River! Engravings!

...and then, because of a server busy error, it crashed.

That is probably the single most frustrating thing i've had happen to me this month.

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Flok Speargrabber

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Re: AAAAARGH!
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2007, 11:32:00 pm »

Autosave feature is your friend.
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Re: AAAAARGH!
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 12:44:00 am »

DF crashed because of a server busy error?
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Blaidd_Drwg

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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2007, 07:14:00 am »

quote:
Originally posted by Flok Speargrabber:
<STRONG>Autosave feature is your friend.</STRONG>

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termitehead

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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2007, 11:40:00 am »

quote:
Originally posted by Aeloi:
<STRONG>DF crashed because of a server busy error?</STRONG>

I used to get crashes if another program ate too much memory.

Languidiir

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Re: AAAAARGH!
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2007, 01:09:00 pm »

Autosave = optional feature or external application?

If it's a feature, how do I access it?

Edit:

Right, right, autosave feature.

But how do I access it?

[ November 13, 2007: Message edited by: Languidiir ]

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   In predestinate grooves
Not even a bus, but a tram."

Poil

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Re: AAAAARGH!
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2007, 01:16:00 pm »

It's in the init.txt file. Same place where you toggle temperature and weather, just a bit further down.
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Sean Mirrsen

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Re: AAAAARGH!
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2007, 01:25:00 pm »

Autosave, and autobackup. Saving to different folders with appropriate naming per season or per year. I also like initial saves, makes it possible to virtually restart from scratch.
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