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Re: The million dollar question
Posted By: ShishkaDate: 2/16/10 11:11 a.m.

In Response To: Re: The million dollar question (Simpsons Rule)


: Yes please :( It gives me little faith though when I've asked the question
: during the development of two Halo games only to be told the Xbox doesn't
: work that way - which is pretty clearly false. Granted Evil Otto's all
: about the graphics and less about the technical side of things but still.

: I just can't believe I still have to revert to the Dashboard to not mess up
: any save points, and completely shut down the XBox during the Halo: CE
: days.

Read what he says again, he says nothing about the Xbox "not working that way." What he points out is that the game doesn't work that way. "Save and Quit" is a bit of a misnomer. Game saves are based on reaching checkpoints in the game. When you see "Checkpoint Reached" on your screen, that means your game save has been updated. When you quit from the menu, the game does not create a checkpoint, then save it, it simply ends your session, and when you resume you pick up from your last saved checkpoint.

To put it another way, I have no idea why you would kick to Dashboard or power down your box instead of simply quitting, because the result will be the same: The next time you go to play, you'll pick up from your last saved checkpoint.

What you're asking for isn't really "Quit Without Saving" so much as "Let Me Choose which Checkpoints I 'Save,'" but that too is a logical error because checkpoints are game saves. The closest analog to what your asking for would be the ability to turn off checkpoints while you're playing (because if you hit a checkpoint, it's already too late), but I believe all parties involved would find that solution less than satisfactory.

-S


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I have a question...stan 2/14/10 1:12 a.m.
     Re: I have a question...Wildcard Tim 2/14/10 1:43 a.m.
     Re: I have a question...Hawaiian Pig 2/14/10 1:47 a.m.
           You almost gave me a seizure! Careful with that! *NM*Avateur 2/14/10 2:18 a.m.
     Re: I have a question...Rosco-128 2/14/10 1:52 a.m.
     Re: I have a question...Stuntmutt 2/14/10 2:38 a.m.
     Re: I have a question...Blackstar 2/14/10 7:35 a.m.
     I can explain. For once I feel smart!rolandk73 2/14/10 10:07 a.m.
     Re: I have a question...Ibeechu 2/14/10 10:28 a.m.
     The million dollar questionCody Miller 2/16/10 1:48 a.m.
           Re: You buying Reach now are you? *NM*Hedgemony 2/16/10 2:14 a.m.
           Re: The million dollar questionSimpsons Rule 2/16/10 6:09 a.m.
                 If the NES could do it, I'm sure the 360 can.General Vagueness 2/16/10 9:52 a.m.
                       Re: If the NES could do it, I'm sure the 360 can.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 2/16/10 10:59 a.m.
                             Re: If the NES could do it, I'm sure the 360 can.General Vagueness 2/16/10 1:17 p.m.
                                   Re: If the NES could do it, I'm sure the 360 can.Cody Miller 2/16/10 1:27 p.m.
                                         If you read Deadpoolrolandk73 2/16/10 10:58 p.m.
                 Re: The million dollar questionShishka 2/16/10 11:11 a.m.
                       Easy solutionrolandk73 2/16/10 11:17 a.m.
                       Re: The million dollar questionCody Miller 2/16/10 11:26 a.m.
                             Re: The million dollar questionRoss Mills 2/16/10 11:53 a.m.
                                   Re: The million dollar questionCody Miller 2/16/10 11:56 a.m.
                                         Re: The million dollar questionGeneral Vagueness 2/16/10 1:36 p.m.
                                         Wow. Bitter and disgruntled much? *NM*Phoenix_9286 2/16/10 3:10 p.m.
                                               You don't know the half of it. *NM*General Vagueness 2/16/10 3:23 p.m.
                                                     Apparently.... *NM*Phoenix_9286 2/16/10 4:01 p.m.
                                         Re: The million dollar questionDocument 2/16/10 7:12 p.m.
                       Re: The million dollar questionnash--housewares 2/16/10 11:28 a.m.
                       Re: The million dollar questionGeneral Vagueness 2/16/10 1:20 p.m.
                             Auto-save nightmareRockslider 2/17/10 1:09 p.m.
                                   Re: Auto-save nightmareMiguel Chavez 2/18/10 1:19 a.m.
                                   Re: Auto-save nightmareThorsHammer 2/18/10 12:19 p.m.
                 Re: The million dollar questionEvil Otto 2/16/10 11:25 a.m.
                       Re: The million dollar questionCody Miller 2/16/10 11:28 a.m.
                             Re: The million dollar questionShishka 2/16/10 11:34 a.m.
                                   Coffee power-up confirmed in Reach! *NM*rolandk73 2/16/10 11:43 a.m.
                                   SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINMiguel Chavez 2/16/10 12:29 p.m.
                                         Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINShishka 2/16/10 1:27 p.m.
                                         Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINMercury 2/16/10 1:34 p.m.
                                               Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINCody Miller 2/16/10 2:42 p.m.
                                         Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINDocument 2/16/10 1:58 p.m.
                                               Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINMercury 2/16/10 2:08 p.m.
                                               Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINGeneral Vagueness 2/16/10 2:18 p.m.
                                                     Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINnash--housewares 2/16/10 2:27 p.m.
                                                           Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINDrDoctor 2/17/10 5:29 a.m.
                                                                 Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINnash--housewares 2/17/10 7:44 a.m.
                                                     Ah, never mind.nash--housewares 2/16/10 2:42 p.m.
                                               Re: SHISHKA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAINMiguel Chavez 2/16/10 10:46 p.m.
                                         Needs to be QUIT WITHOUT SAVING, not QUITRockslider 2/17/10 12:32 p.m.
                                               NOMiguel Chavez 2/18/10 1:09 a.m.
                                                     Re: NORockslider 2/18/10 7:51 a.m.
                                                     Re: NOThorsHammer 2/18/10 12:11 p.m.
                       Re: The million dollar questionThorsHammer 2/16/10 10:41 p.m.
                       Re: The million dollar questionSimpsons Rule 2/16/10 11:37 p.m.
                             Re: The million dollar questionThorsHammer 2/18/10 12:38 p.m.
                 Yes please, QUIT WITHOUT SAVING *longish*Rockslider 2/17/10 12:14 p.m.
     Simple solutionGeneral Vagueness 2/18/10 1:56 p.m.



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