Super F*ck*ng Pissed!!! Then Sad...

chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
GS just deleted all of the rules in one of my actors...... All of them except for one constrain.... ONE F*ck*ng Constrain!!! It saved that, but it felt it was necessary to delete everything else... Unfortunately it was one of the main characters and had several days of work in it just to get the controls perfect... No backups, no screenshots... Nothing... Any Suggestions?

:/

:(

;(

-Will

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  • jweaver911jweaver911 Member Posts: 439
    wow that sucks man. I'm periodically saving a backup file every hour or so to avoid situations like these.
  • VoidedSkyVoidedSky Member Posts: 1,095
    here is my save system:
    XXXXXXX(1)
    XXXXXXX(2)
    XXXXXXX(3)
    XXXXXXX(4)
    XXXXXXX(5)
    XXXXXXX(6)
    XXXXXXX(7)
    XXXXXXX(8)
    XXXXXXX(9)
    XXXXXXX(10)
    etc.....
    I save about every 5 - 10 mins!
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  • design219design219 Member Posts: 2,273
    Yes, it doesn't help you now, but as a warning to others... Save new versions OFTEN!
  • JamesZeppelinJamesZeppelin Member Posts: 1,927
    are you sure there isnt a prototype / instance issue

    sometimes that can make rules invisible

    experiment around with copying the actor as locked and unlocked etc

    worth a shot
  • IntelligentDesignerIntelligentDesigner Member Posts: 517
    Right, copy the actor to a clone, and check the clone out rulewise. The editor is pretty flaky sometimes, you have to kick its tires.
  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    Thanks guys, just checked it out.. Yep all the rules are gone.. Just copied it also... Still all gone... It acts like all the rules are gone also.... Almost, as if, they were!
  • ValanValan Member, BASIC Posts: 410
    Hi,

    Use the Contact Us form, maybe the folks at Gendai can help.

    This is not a solution but it will show the exact situation.

    Go to your game file.
    Select it and Right click.

    Choose Show Package Contents

    This will show the files inside the game.

    There are all the Actors in their own folder. They are just numbers and .XML files.

    Take a look. I just used Quick Look.

    I haven't tried but if the actor info is still there then you may be able to Copy/Paste into a new games actor's .XML file. OR maybe just copy/Paste the actor.

    If the actor .XML file is empty then I think you are out of luck.

    Hope this helps.
  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    Thanks Valan, unfortunately I just finished totally rebuilding the actor, luckily I had been using this one for awhile and knew everything inside and out, just tedious :/
  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    Yea maybe shouldn't have made a big deal about it at the time, but at the moment I was friken out... Just happy I remembered it all and I fixed it whilst is was fresh in my head :D
  • SingleSparqSingleSparq Member Posts: 1,339
    And now MAKE A BACKUP! Seriously before you begin working on the game just do an option click and drag to make a copy - it will give it a number and just keep working on the original.
    Always do that and save before making any big changes - my general rule.
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  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    SingleSparq said:
    And now MAKE A BACKUP! Seriously before you begin working on the game just do an option click and drag to make a copy - it will give it a number and just keep working on the original.
    Always do that and save before making any big changes - my general rule.

    Damn it, apparently I didn't learn my lesson

    Edit: Backed Up, Thanks :D
  • ValanValan Member, BASIC Posts: 410
    Hi,
    Good to hear it wasn't lost for ever.
  • peachpellenpeachpellen Member Posts: 977
    *hugs* Glad you got it all sorted out, reading the thread title made me sad too :(
  • JCFordJCFord Member Posts: 785
    I can't say this enough and people never learn until it is too late this software is BETA MAKE REGULAR BACKUPS!
  • ORBZORBZ Member Posts: 1,304
    Time Machine!!! Use it.
  • bladeolsonbladeolson Member Posts: 295
    time machine would really help in this situation.
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    bladeolson said:
    time machine would really help in this situation.

    I have one!

    OH! Sorry, thought you meant something else!

    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
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  • SingleSparqSingleSparq Member Posts: 1,339
    Sadly Doctor Who season is over - but what a season. (Amy Pond :)
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  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    I just saw Torchwood for the first time the other day... quite liked it!
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    SingleSparq said:
    Sadly Doctor Who season is over - but what a season. (Amy Pond :)

    As a fellow time traveller, I LOVE Doctor Who - and this season has just been outstanding. What an ending! No spoilers(!) here though, as the Americans are a couple of weeks behind...

    Still, I've been humming this tune all season, and you've given me an excuse to share! Thanks:



    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
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  • SingleSparqSingleSparq Member Posts: 1,339
    The writers are indeed excellent - Quite the story arc. And I notice another season of IT crowd has started - yeah!
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  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    SingleSparq said:
    Quite the story arc.

    A multi-season story arc no less!

    Moffat can do no wrong in my book - and Matt Smith is just perfect for the Doctor.

    And then there's Miss Pond :D

    QS

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
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