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Saving/loading screen on Mac

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Robin
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Saving/loading screen on Mac

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Hi, I noticed when I updated from version 1.76 to 1.77 (and now with 1.77.1) that instead of the saving, loading and file-path navigation being done in-game (on the screen with the black background) I am instead getting the standard Mac OS save/load/cancel boxes popping up.

It's not a problem, but the minor immersion-breaking that occurs each time has finally prompted me to ask if this is by design, or something I have accidentally done? Or is it something to do with 1.76 being the stable release?

(Apologies if this has been explained elsewhere, I couldn't find any mention of it)
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It’s intentional. The quality of the custom interface just isn’t very good; it used to be used on the Mac in full screen mode only for technical reasons.
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Robin wrote:
the minor immersion-breaking that occurs each time has finally prompted me to ask if this is by design, or something I have accidentally done?
If you enable autosave, you could considerably reduce the amount of manual saving necessary.. even down to just once at the end of a session, if you wished.
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
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Re: Saving/loading screen on Mac

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Ahh ok, thanks for the replies :-)
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Re: Saving/loading screen on Mac

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Actually, when playing in full screen mode before 1.77, I always switched to windowed mode when I wanted to save a game. :D
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