Hacking convert Scumm Savegames

[BigX]

Hi there,

I was just wondering if there is a way to convert ScummVM Save-files from one version to another?
I played some hours of MI on DS and now succeded in using ScummVM on my Wii.

I would be great to be able to interchange the save files (or even use the same files) on both version.

Any clues?
What part of Scumm would I have to work on? (as it's open source, maybe I could develop some kind of converting tool)

 

[bootmonster]

Why would you need to convert them? Shouldn't they be the same regardless of which platform they are runnning on? After all, they are ported from the same source.

 

[BigX]

Shouldn't they be the same regardless of which platform they are runnning on?
in a perfect world....yes

QUOTEWhy would you need to convert them?

because they are different...
believe me, I checked it
Even different builds of the same version (for instance one step on the DS version -happened to me once- screwed up some of my saves...) [Backups FTW]

long story short: you haven't tried it yet, right?

 

[bootmonster]

Ah okay, the nds version doesn't support Gzip compressed saves, other than that they should be the same.

Try renaming a wii created save as *.s01.gz and then uncompressing it. Winrar etc should recognise it.

 

[Shuny]

If you want me to create a small converter for those saves, send me two saves of both version

 

[BigX]

wow cool, did not know that Gzip-thing.
Do you know what parameters to gzip the NDS files I shall use?

 

[BigX]

damn...simply using gzip did not work...gonna collect the different savegames an send the to shuny
Where could I dl the source for that kind of changes?