Snapshots - cressie176/Load64 GitHub Wiki

1. Overview

games/
└── <game-slug>--<id>/
    └── snapshots/
        ├── <timestamp>.vsf
        ├── <timestamp>.png
        ├── quickstart.vsf
        ├── quickstart.png
        ├── <user-defined>-<timestamp>.vsf
        └── <user-defined>-<timestamp>.png

VICE snapshot files (.vsf format) that save and restore game state, enabling features like quickstart, autosave, and manual save/restore. When snapshots are taken with LoadC64, a screenshot (.png) is automatically captured alongside each snapshot file for visual identification in the UI.

2. Quickstart Snapshot

A quickstart snapshot is saved to the fixed filename quickstart.vsf. If present, LoadC64 offers "Quickstart" as a launch option, allowing users to bypass long loading screens, cracktros, or unskippable intros.

It can be created from either:

  • LoadC64 UI — via the Quicksave feature during an active session
  • VICE directly — using VICE's built-in snapshot save

Taking a new quickstart snapshot overwrites the existing one. To delete a quickstart snapshot, use the file system directly.

3. Manual Snapshots

Manual snapshots are user-defined save points created during gameplay and named by the user. They are stored alongside autosave and quickstart snapshots in the game's snapshots/ directory.

They can be created from either:

  • LoadC64 UI — via the Snapshot feature during an active session
  • VICE directly — using VICE's built-in snapshot save

Multiple manual snapshots can exist for a game simultaneously. To delete a manual snapshot, use the file system directly.

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