Topic: Does modifying campaign level scripts change them in savegames?

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Sauss-Ente Topic Opener Joined: 2025-06-15, 22:00 UTC+2.0 Posts: 8 OS: Windows 7 / Linux Version: 1.2.1 Pry about Widelands Location: At the Elbe	Posted at: 2025-06-19, 20:39 UTC+2.0 Very specific question. I'm trying to modify a lua script in one of the campaign levels and would like to apply it to an existing savegame. The script files for savegames (on loading them) aren't taken from their "original" campaign folder, are they? Does some kind of debug option exist to do so? Top Quote

hessenfarmer Joined: 2014-12-11, 23:16 UTC+1.0 Posts: 2845 One Elder of Players Location: Bavaria	Posted at: 2025-06-19, 21:57 UTC+2.0 Unfortunately there is no option to apply changed scripts to a savegame. the scripts (in their actual state) are saved within the binary savegame. even modifying them in the map folder saved with the savegame does not change anything in the game. Edited: 2025-06-19, 21:57 UTC+2.0 Top Quote

Ron_of_Nord Joined: 2024-04-20, 23:43 UTC+2.0 Posts: 192 OS: Windows Version: 1.3 Widelands-Forum-Junkie Location: Land_down_under	Posted at: 2025-06-20, 04:30 UTC+2.0 Sauss-Ente wrote Very specific question. I'm trying to modify a lua script in one of the campaign levels and would like to apply it to an existing savegame. The script files for savegames (on loading them) aren't taken from their "original" campaign folder, are they? Does some kind of debug option exist to do so? Isn't that cheating ? Unless you're debugging your own script I suppose... The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho! Top Quote

Sauss-Ente Topic Opener Joined: 2025-06-15, 22:00 UTC+2.0 Posts: 8 OS: Windows 7 / Linux Version: 1.2.1 Pry about Widelands Location: At the Elbe	Posted at: 2025-06-20, 08:56 UTC+2.0 Ron_of_Nord wrote Isn't that cheating ? Unless you're debugging your own script I suppose... You're right, if the savegames could be modified that easily, it could be used for cheating. But nah, I just wanted to do some tweaking on one of the levels and wanted to test it on a savegame. But savegames can be recreated with the fast-forward button, so that will do. The scripts in Widelands are written with a clean programming language and almost invite for modifying them. hessenfarmer wrote the scripts (in their actual state) are saved within the binary savegame. Thank you for clarifying. These tiny 2-3 MB .wgf savegame files must contain a lot of data. Edited: 2025-06-20, 08:58 UTC+2.0 Top Quote

Ron_of_Nord Joined: 2024-04-20, 23:43 UTC+2.0 Posts: 192 OS: Windows Version: 1.3 Widelands-Forum-Junkie Location: Land_down_under	Posted at: 2025-06-20, 09:11 UTC+2.0 Tweaking some things can make something more fun. I believe the savegames hold both the map itself and all the game state data, but I have not looked at it for a long time myself. When you have a lrge map with lot's of players/enemies there must be a lot of enviroment/state data to save along with your teams economic data as well. The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho! Top Quote

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