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→File name conventions: Be a bit more descriptive on when to use <gameid> over <targetid> in save files.
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* '''Other files''': These should be named <targetid>-<filename> or <gameid>-<filename>. Again the latter when the files can be shared acress all variants of the game (an example for these type of files would be when a minigame saves a high score record). | * '''Other files''': These should be named <targetid>-<filename> or <gameid>-<filename>. Again the latter when the files can be shared acress all variants of the game (an example for these type of files would be when a minigame saves a high score record). | ||
Here, only use the <gameid> scheme if you are '''absolutely''' sure that such files can be shared across '''all''' (that is every game platform, every game language, every game patch version, every game release, etc.) versions. If you are not sure whether this is the case, then stick to the <targetid> based scheme. | |||
=== Subclassing MetaEngine === | === Subclassing MetaEngine === | ||