Replay system

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ManaDrainThis

MTGO Regular
I’d love to be able to save old game replays somehow as well. If you install mtgo on a new computer or have to uninstall/reinstall for any reason you lose your whole history of play sadly.
 
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niceplay

New member
I was wondering if it would be possible to request a new save game feature for the game. I was thinking that it would be great if players could have the ability to save their game replays into a folder of their choice and then reload them in the future.

From my understanding and I could be wrong, the games are currently saved in the game history using a data file on the local computer called a .DAT file. It would be very helpful if there was a feature that allowed players to load a game replay by choosing the .DAT file that they want from the saved folder of their choice. This would enable players to select which games they want to save in their own personal game history on their own computer.

I kindly request that you consider implementing this feature so that players can save the .DAT file where they want. This would ensure that past games are not lost when a re-install or update occurs. Thank you considering.
 
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Qonfused

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niceplay said:
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From my understanding and I could be wrong, the games are currently saved in the game history using a data file on the local computer called a .DAT file. It would be very helpful if there was a feature that allowed players to load a game replay by choosing the .DAT file that they want from the saved folder of their choice. This would enable players to select which games they want to save in their own personal game history on their own computer.

I kindly request that you consider implementing this feature so that players can save the .DAT file where they want. This would ensure that past games are not lost when a re-install or update occurs. Thank you considering.
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Those .DAT files are serialized game (and chat) logs. They're essentially just a cache that the client dumps log messages to as each match is played, though they don't contain any useful metadata about the game itself.

There is a 'mtgo_game_history' file in the same directory that keeps a list of games played (it's what MTGO uses to list your game history in settings). It contains basic metadata about each game used for requesting replays from the MTGO servers, so moving this file over to a new installation allows you to restore the same game history.

I've also explained how you can back up this file in the MTGO discord:
 
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