Spring RTS Engine

Is it possible to get the filename of the replay that is currently playing?

If yes it might be possible to make crude rewinding for replays.
Restart spring with commandline_args = replayfilename
Spring.Restart ( string commandline_args, string startscript )
and then /skip to wanted time.
The time could be passed via written it to textfile or maybe via startscript(?)

from this strange console text that i dont understand i see there are new parameters to start playback at time X?
https://github.com/spring/spring/commit ... 368e5c82b8

But that does not help with restarting spring with the replay or does it?

No, there is a benchmark mode and benchmarkstart defines the time when to start writing the datafile. So you want to skip the beginning very often, `fast-word` it with speed 15 and then benchmark minutes 15-20 with gamespeed 1.

hm ok, but i think that is not what i want.
There is this widget:

http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/3257
and I wanted to add a some buttons like "rewind replay", "go back 1 minute", etc

knorke wrote:hm ok, but i think that is not what i want.
There is this widget:

http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/3257
and I wanted to add a some buttons like "rewind replay", "go back 1 minute", etc

With Nota::lobby TV player you dont need rewind



Now really, do you really think restarting the simulation only because you want to give player possibility to go back a bit in time is the cool way?

A lobby based solution is not the solution for everyone's needs.

*reworded for clarity*

smoth wrote:Not everyone wants a lobby based solution.

No arguing about that. But if I understood how engine and replays works, do "rewind back" with current replayfiles and engine, especially by this way, seems to a bit unsmo(o)th solution

to have to leave the game at all is bad IMO.

it may not be currently possible to rewind a replay. However, that doesn't mean knorke shouldn't try. Maybe an engine patch will be the result of his efforts. You never know. It is bad to stop alternative approaches because you have a specific one. Not all replays you want to rewind to watch dot wars. Sometimes it is super helpful in tracking hard to trigger bugs.

smoth wrote:to have to leave the game at all is bad IMO.

it may not be currently possible to rewind a replay. However, that doesn't mean knorke shouldn't try. Maybe an engine patch will be the result of his efforts. You never know. It is bad to stop alternative approaches because you have a specific one. Not all replays you want to rewind to watch dot wars. Sometimes it is super helpful in tracking hard to trigger bugs.

I agree with you in all points. My suggestion was small trolling of course. I think making different type of replays (bigger, not so compact, but saving moves of things instead of orders... or saving some important values of simulation - for example - making every 2-5 minutes some point where all needed is saved and simulation can start from that point) can be solution - but it will need change in engine, too. I think only lua-widget way cannot do much to get result knorke described.

Dunno, maybe he will find a way, knorke is damn smart.

You also have to consider the reverse of my statement. I am also saying, nota's replaytv feature is also valid. Just because I won't use it a lot in my game projects, doesn't indicate that I dislike the feature of nota lobby.

both should exist and be developed.

Yes, the main annoyance is ofc waiting for the fastforward to finish, and that will still be there.
But if you are watching the same replay multiple times eg to record movie, you get used to switchting to other stuff while it forwards.
But clicking around to close spring, start replay, type /skip... etc does get on the nerves. Can at least remove that part.

PepeAmpere, what you suggest is basically saving & loading, which is "impossible." (there were some threads)