[NoBug] - Win savegames don't work in unix? (compile w zlib)

[iivq]

I downloaded and installed openttd (0.3.6) both on my linux box, and on my usb stick for use in windows. I use the same base files from ttd, but I can't open a savefile from the windows version on the linux version.

The upper one is a linux original, the lower one a windows savegame.
-rw-r--r-- 1 tijmen users 505210 Feb 25 13:00 Mendoza Transport, 6th Jul 1954.sav
-rw-r--r-- 1 tijmen users 100788 Mar 3 19:30 San Cristobal Transport, 13th Feb 1958.sav

as you can see, both are lowercase .sav, but the Mendoza (linux) is about 5 times as big as the windows version. Also the linux version starts with "OTTN", while the windows version starts with "o<a9><c4>." ...

So is the windows version gzipped or something? Is there a way to convert one to the other?

Sorry if there's allready a thread on this, I missed it.

Tijmen

[StavrosG]

you've probably compiled the linux version without zlib support, so it doesn't know how to open the compressed (from windows) savegame.
I've never had any problems when transferring saves from windows to linux and back.

[Darkvater]

Yep, good solution by Stavrosg.
Compile on linux with ZLIB; make sure you have it installed and set WITH_ZLIB:=1 in makefile.config, or just delete it and call make which will recreate it with detected settings on your machine.

[iivq]

Thx, that worked!

(Well, I just added the zlib flag in UFED, I use Gentoo)

Tijmen

[Moriarty]

Out of curiousity, are save-games cross platform compatible with the Mac platform? Seeing as how OTTD Scripts arn't courtesy of the different return character's the OS's use.

[Darkvater]

Yes, OTTD savegames are portable between any type of OS. And we've talked about the scripts didn't we ?

[Dr Blackross]

Yes, OTTD savegames are portable between any type of OS. And we've talked about the scripts didn't we ?

like a save game converter, or import ability in openttd?

tried to open a TT save game *.sv1 in openttd and well like most of linux kernels i've compiled it dropped a log file out and a *.sav file.

the game editor (from the uk site) said the save file (the original classic tt save file) was of the wrong filesize... sooo that was a game save from a win32 box. loaded on a win32 box here, i havent tried the *nix box yet.

but i was just wondering if or is anyone going to make a standalone utility?

i'll attach the logs for you to look at....

(its probably not a zlib problem since it was from the original game.... but if it doesnt work in *nix then i will recompile there with zlib support)

[Darkvater]

"Save load failed, there is no town in this scenario"

Rename the file to .scn and load it in the scenario editor
(it's just a big flat arctic grid)