saving game states to disk

[bradhig1]

I am playing strange odyssey and need to save my game to disk. It keeps saying no such device. How do I save game to disk?

[+RXB]

In TI Basic or XB:

 

Type: SAVE DSK1.NAME

 

This would save to disk 1 the program NAME

[bradhig1]

my grandfather and uncle had TI994a's but only cassette players to save programs. TI botched the disk drives by requiring people to buy a big expensive system box to hold the drive and the drive itself.

[bradhig1]

The game won't let me save the state. It says file not found or no such device.

[HOME AUTOMATION]

In TI Basic or XB:

 

Type: SAVE DSK1.NAME

 

This would save to disk 1 the program NAME

Type: SAVE DSK1.NAME

[+RXB]

Type: SAVE DSK1.NAME

This would error out with

TI BASIC * INCORRECT STATEMENT *

XB * SYNTAX ERROR *

[HOME AUTOMATION]

I'm thinking, Strange Odyssey runs on the Adventure MODULE... "SAV GAM" Where is the database?"DEVICE NAME".

Edited February 4, 2019 by HOME AUTOMATION

[bradhig1]

Here is a screenshot

[+Schmitzi]

Maybe just enter a (new) filename, without any device ?

[HOME AUTOMATION]

Are you using a solid TI or EMU?

 

worked for me! see...

 

[+RXB]

This looks like it is asking for just name and is saving to Cassette Tape.

 

I think you need a manual for game.

 

What shall I do?

Never seen that before.

[blackbox]

The correct way this should work is:

WHAT SHOULD I DO?
SAVE GAME

 

TYPE FILE SAVE NAME:
DSK1.BRAD (or CS1)

This requires that you have:

an operational disk system (real or emulated) with DSK1 set up and

with a writable disk and

with adequate space on the disk (over 50 sectors free).

There is a full stop between DSK1 and BRAD.

 

NOTE: The program will give you no feed back that a file has been written but will proceed again with

WHAT SHALL I DO?

You must check the disk for a file some other way!! (And if using an emulator you may need to refresh a directory).

Edited February 4, 2019 by blackbox

[+Lee Stewart]

...

What shall I do?

Never seen that before.

 

“WHAT SHALL I DO?” is not a prompt from TI Basic or TI Extended Basic. It is one of many prompts used by Scott Adams Adventure games. Strange Odyssey is one such game. If you have never played one, that would explain why you have never before seen that prompt.

 

...lee

[bradhig1]

I don't know how to look at directories in TI99 emulator?

[Fritz442]

I don't know how to look at directories in TI99 emulator?

Which emulator are you using? Or are you using a real TI99?

Edited February 5, 2019 by Fritz442

[Fritz442]

Which emulator are you using? Or are you using a real TI99?

If you are using Gamebase and Classic99, you are using a slightly modified version of an emulator. You cannot save to DSK1 or DSK2,

try saving to DSK3-which is already setup to use...IE 'SAVE GAME' then 'DSK3.BRAD'