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Common savestate issues, post them here.
« on: April 08, 2014, 08:50:57 AM »
Hello,
I'm documenting the savestate issues that tend to plague our favorite emulator.  I'm slowly but surely patching them up, though..  If you use savestates and have a problem loading - please reply here with the version of FBA and the game name.

If you'd like to save and load states from buttons on your gamepad, grab an app called JoyToKey 3.79 here: http://www.idiombox.com/oneswitch/JoyToKey_(v3_79).zip (tutorial here: http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/2/I/JoyToKey/JoyToKey.htm) - v3.79 is freeware, although there is a newer version but it isn't free anymore..  Then map your selected buttons to F9 (load) and F10 (save).  Then you'll only have to reach for the keyboard to change the savestate slot (F8 - lower / F11 - higher)

Simple issues:
Savestates save and load fine, but when you re-start FBA and try to load them, the graphics are distorted or missing background or sounds.

Severe issues, but easy to fix:
Savestates save and load fine, but upon restart of FBA, the emulator crashes with a Guru Meditation error.
Savestates save fine, but crash the emulator on load (period).

The hardest to track down and fix:
Savestates save and load fine, even between restarts of FBA, but sooner or later your latest savestate is going to crash upon load with a Guru Meditation error.  (Neogeo, Irem M62 systems - ugh!)

best regards,
- dink
« Last Edit: April 08, 2014, 08:54:00 AM by dink »