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- - To sync or not to sync ? (https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=165921)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gutted (Post 1330035)

I second this. I have it turned off and it still says it's syncing as soon as it hits the main menu.

I have to wait for it to finish before i can play.

I have it turned off as well and it still syncs.

I wrote a little script to semiautomagically archive all my saves to avoid getting screwed by the sync.

Code:

'==========================================================================

'

' NAME: saveback.vbs

'

' PURPOSE: automatically create recursive archive of files in sourcedir

' to an archive in backupdestdir, named with time / date stamp

'

' USAGE: cscript saveback.vbs "c:\sourcedir" "c:\backupdestdir"

' 

'==========================================================================



On Error Resume Next



Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

homed = WshShell.CurrentDirectory



Set WshShell = Nothing



Dim objFSO

Set objFSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")



Set oArgs = Wscript.Arguments

sourceDir = oArgs.Item(0)

destDir = oArgs.Item(1)



rarpath = "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\rar.exe"

raroptions = " a -r -ep1 -inul "



backupname = Replace(Date, "/", ".") & " " & Replace(Time, ":", ".") & ".rar"



set objExec = objShell.Exec(Chr(34) & rarpath & Chr(34) & raroptions & Chr(34) & destDir & "\" & backupname & Chr(34) & " " & sourceDir & Chr(34))



wscript.echo("Please wait while " & backupname & " is created")



Do While objExec.Status = 0        

        wscript.sleep 1000

        wscript.stdout.write(".")

Loop

No way! I learned my lesson the hard way. My saves stay with me only.

Quote:

Originally Posted by drtechno (Post 1331963)

Hold on.. so most people aren't using on of SH5's most hyped online features that was used to sell the broken DRM ??

I use it, despite the one session that ended in a sound-related (creative alchemy) BSOD resulted in about 18 hours of lost progress. Since then, if SH5 exits improperly somehow, I make sure I take a copy of the savegames before attempting to start the game again.
Really, to say I use it isn't entirely accurate. The function is there, but I have yet to find it useful. I guess it makes sense for someone on the road a lot, but the DRM and performance of most laptops make that pretty much a non-starter anyway.

Holding steady at nearly 90% of you do not use this 'feature'.