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Offline chemical_art

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I wish I could sort save games
« on: November 05, 2012, 12:41:15 pm »
Currently when you try to load a game it is in ABC order.

For my purposes though, I would greatly appreciate it to have the option to sort it chronologically, with the newest game first.

Please?
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Offline TechSY730

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Re: I wish I could sort save games
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2012, 12:49:36 pm »
You can already do this. There should be a "sort by time" option or something on the save screen. I use it.

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Re: I wish I could sort save games
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2012, 09:37:47 pm »
I tend to start the name of everything with a full stop. It currently sorts above everything else on the screen..
and when you have about 800 autosaves, it helps.
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Re: I wish I could sort save games
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2012, 11:02:19 am »
You can already do this. There should be a "sort by time" option or something on the save screen. I use it.

Wait, what? really... man, that would be really useful. :P
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Re: I wish I could sort save games
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2012, 11:04:28 am »
You can already do this. There should be a "sort by time" option or something on the save screen. I use it.

Wait, what? really... man, that would be really useful. :P

It is on there. Not sure what the button is called, but it is there already (or at least it should be). As I said, it is what I use for my save screen; my save screen does show most recent saves first.

If no such button is there anymore, then something has gone wrong in the save game dialogue, and that needs to be filed as a bug.

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Re: I wish I could sort save games
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2012, 11:06:40 am »
Oh i believe you, I just have not noticed that option before. Thanks!
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Re: I wish I could sort save games
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2012, 11:13:41 am »
Thanks!
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Offline Winge

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Re: I wish I could sort save games
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2012, 05:53:46 pm »
Wow, thanks!  I'll have to keep an eye out for that.

(Once I actually have saved games on my new computer, at least...)
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Re: I wish I could sort save games
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2012, 07:07:55 pm »
thanks for the heads up, this could be useful.