libretro / libretro/parallel-n64
Paper Mario saving in all save slots at once
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- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 407
- Forks
- 151
- Avg merge
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Description
When you save your progress in Paper Mario it saves it in all four save slots instead of just the selected one.
The easiest way to see this is to create a new file and restart the game, your new file is suddenly available in all slots at once.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with a new Paper Mario file, restarting the game, and checking all four save slots. Then trace the C implementation responsible for selecting and writing save slots. Done means saving updates only the selected slot while the other three remain unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- game-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100