Adding saved games

If you are creating your asset pack to be able to play a certain game, then it may be worth adding a pre-made save file to the asset pack so players can get started straight away, without them having to spawn each object and place them individually.

Firstly, you’ll need to setup the table in-game the way you want players to see it, then go to Menu > Save game, enter an appropiate name, then click Save. This will create two files in your saves folder as shown:

Documents
└── TabletopClub
    └── saves
        ├── My Game.png
        └── My Game.tc

The .png file is a thumbnail created by the game at the time of saving, which is displayed alongside the save file. The .tc file is what contains the save data.

Tip

You can improve how the thumbnail looks by pre-positioning the camera before saving, as well as by hiding the UI (F9 by default).

To add these files to your asset pack, it’s as simple as creating a games folder, and copying the thumbnail and save file inside, like so:

MyAssetPack
    └── games
        ├── My Game.png
        └── My Game.tc

Once the save file has been imported, you can then load it in-game by clicking on Games, selecting it from the menu, and clicking Load.

Tip

You don’t necessarily have to use the thumbnail the game generates! In theory, you can have any image alongside the save, and it will be displayed next to the save file in-game. The only requirement is that the name of the image must be the same name as the save file.

For more information, see Save File.