Automatic Game Save Backup

sanmadjack

I've been working on a program that can automatically back up and restore save games and settings called MASGAU. Both seasons of Sam & Max are supported (except for Steam installs, which I could use feedback on), as well as the first episodes of Wallace & Gromit and Tales of Monkey Island. More information is available at http://masga.sourceforge.net/ and I would greatly appreciate testing feedback. Since there is no universal way to detect a save game each game has to be manually configured, so information on games not on the supported list would be very helpful.

sanmadjack

I just posted v.0.2 of MASGAU to http://masga.sourceforge.net/
Changes include:

Bug Fixes! The ability to detect games through registry keys and start menu shortcuts! Support for mods! More progress bars! A logo! 8 new supported games! Updated definitions for most of the already supported games!

Once again it would be quite helpful if you submitted save information for any game that isn't marked with a Yes or an Untested on the supported games list on the web site. Confirming Untested games using the program would also be helpful.

sanmadjack

This week sees the release of v.0.3 of MASGAU. New features this time around include:

Respect for system permissions with an All Users mode for admins and a Single User Mode for everyone!
Ability to backup up PS1-3 and PSP saves stored on a flash drive or PSP!
Date check while backing up! No more wasting time compressing files that've already been archived!
The ability to override the date check!
Tweaks galore!
24 added Windows games, including the last 3 Wallace & Gromit games!
14 added PS1 games!
57 added PS2 games!
33 added PS3 games!
16 added PSP games!

Download is as usual available from http://masga.sourceforge.net/

sanmadjack

Release time! Today brings with it the release of version 0.4! HIGHLIGHTS!

A real-time monitor that watches for new and updated saves AS THEY ARE MADE!
The ability to create custom archives that only contain files you specify! Perfect for sending just one save to a friend or uploading saves to a save sharing site or forum!
The ability to exclude games! Feel the loneliness!
The ability to create multiple backups over a period of time!
Only 4 new games! Come on people I need more information!
Bug fixes! Less crashes!

As usual more info and downloads can be found at the poorly addressed http://masga.sourceforge.net/

sanmadjack

0.5 today. The rundown:

New MASGAU Analyzer for generating reports on save games that can then be submitted by e-mail.
NSIS-based installer instead of MSI installer. Makes everyone's life easier.
Installer can now install .NET and 7-zip if necessary (after asking, of course).
5 more supported games, including Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2.

Not much, I'm mostly focusing on fixing bugs these days. If anyone has any ideas for new functionality, I'd love to hear them.

Sanin92

Anyone checked this?

I'm kinda scared of viruses , but it sounds great.

sanmadjack

Sourceforge does virus checks on all its downloads, but feel free to verify that independently.

sanmadjack

Hi Alex, I'm Matt

sanmadjack

0.6 kicked the me in the face yesterday, so I threw it out into the wild.

New relative path! %SAVEDGAMES%!
Games that don't keep their saves in the install folder no longer require detection!
MASGAU no longer uses the archive's name to determine what game it is for, so you can name and rename any new archives whatever you want (as long as it ends with .gb7)!
So many bug fixes! SO many!
22 new games!

According to Sourceforge's super-broken download counter, MASGAU recently hit 1,000 total downloads. I did a little dance at work yesterday to celebrate. You should too!

I would also like to remind everyone that MASGAU now has a save game analyzer that can be used to generate reports to e-mail to me. This way you can contribute information without ever needing to open an XML file! I'm running super-low on games that I can get my hands on, so if MASGAU is going to continue to support more titles I'm going to need more info. To those who have already contributed information, thanks for the help! It's much appreciated!

sanmadjack

0.7! Released!

Loads of interface polishing!
Ability to back up G4W user data (necessary for restoring saves for Arkham)!
So many crash fixes it boggles the mind!
Superficial Windows 7 integration!
42 new games, including support for all the Sam & Max episodes on Steam and Tales of Monkey Island 3 & 4!

Feature wise there's not much new. This release is mostly focusing on interface and stability. I'd like to thank everyone who contributed save information for this release, without you this'd be the least impressive release yet.

natlinxz

This is a great idea, I'll keep an eye on this program, it has the potential to be something huge. If this gets enough support from programmers and even game developers, it will be awesome.

sanmadjack

Thanks for the encouragement! You're absolutely right, save game information right from those programming it would be super awesome, especially from certain very talented adventure game developers.

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sanmadjack

It came to my attention earlier today a pattern between using MASGAU in All Users mode and my brother's account logging in with a temp account. Turns out MASGAU hasn't been releasing each user's registry hive after scanning them for path information, resulting in the system being unable to log into the account until the system was rebooted. I'm not sure how long this has been going on, but it's resolved now. I posted a 0.7.1 release to the http://masga.sourceforge.net/ that contains a fix for the problem. I'd like to emphasize that this is a non-destructive problem, but it may give the impression that an account has become corrupted when it has not. I apologize to anyone whom this bug may have inconvenienced.