savegamesync

Linux Savegame Syncer with support for local directory and Owncloud/Nextcloud backups

• Create a local copy of all available games to a configurable directory
• Upload your savegames to your Nextcloud/OwnCloud
• Download your savegames from your Nextcloud/ownCloud and put it to the correct game directory automatically
• Preserve old backups in case you accidently overwrite an old savegame
• Add support for a missing game by contributing to a xml list

Installation

Make sure you installed tar, gzip, pycURL, make and python 2.7. To install savegamesync:

1. Download the tarball
2. Extract it
3. type sudo make install
4. Run savegamesync with all necessary parameters on the command line
5. Enjoy

To uninstall savegamesync just run sudo make uninstall from the installation directory.

Configuration

Before you can use the script with your cloud, you need a configuration file in your home directory. Generate one with the setup wizard. If you want your local backup somewhere other than ${HOME}/savegames you also must use the wizard to create a config file:

savegamesync -s [--setup]

Usage

Short Options

Caution: For every option exists a short option. If you want to use only short options following syntax is also okay:

savegamesync -bcdpg $Game1 $Game2

This copies the backup of the savegame to a local defined folder and uploads it to your cloud. It renames the old file on both destinations (Cloud and local). For more explanation only the long options are listed here.

Long Options explained

Upload the files to your Cloud. If you want to upload all available games, use "all" for the games parameter:

savegamesync --backup --cloud --games $Game1 $Game2

Copies the savestates from the game directory to the local backup location. If you want to copy all available games, use "all" for the games parameter.

savegamesync --backup --local --games $Game1 $Game2

Download the files from your Cloud to the correct location. If you want to download all available games, use "all" for the games parameter.

savegamesync --restore --cloud --games $Game1 $Game2

Copies the files from your local directory to the correct savestate location. If you want to download all available games, use "all" for the games parameter.

savegamesync --restore --local --games $Game1 $Game2

If you want to preserve the old backup. It is supported by local and cloud backup Use:

savegamesync --backup --local --preserve --games $Game1 $Game2

List all available games:

savegamesync -l [--list]

Wizard for the configuration file:

savegamesync -s [--setup]

Show the help message:

savegamesync -h [--help]

Show the program version:

savegamesync --version

Howto add games

If you miss a game, which is not listed here, just fork the project, add the missing game to the games.xml and send an submit request. If you don't know where the savestate of your game is located, check-out PCGamingWiki. Linux savegame location is most probably listed there.

Here is an example of a xml snippet containing a game

    <game name="$GamenameForTheScript">
        <parent>$Relative Path to the parent directory of the game</parent>
        <gamedir>savegame directory relative to the parent directory from above.</gamedir>
    </game>

Currently supported Games

• 140
• AVirusNamedTom
• AmnesiaADarkDescent
• AmnesiaAMachineForPigs
• AnomalyKorea
• Antichamber
• Aquaria
• Avadon1
• Bastion
• BeatBuddyTaleOfTheGuardians
• BeatHazard
• BeatHazardUltra
• BioshockInfinite
• BitTripPresentsRunner2
• BitTripRunner
• Botanicula
• Braid
• BreachAndClear
• BrokenAge
• BrokenSword1DirectoresCut
• BrokenSword2
• BrokenSword5
• BrütalLegend
• Capsized
• CaveStory+
• Celeste
• Closure
• Cogs
• ContraptionMaker
• Deponia1
• Deponia2
• Deponia3
• Doom3
• DungeonDefenders
• DustAnElysianTail
• EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars
• FEZ
• Gish
• Guacamelee
• Hacknet
• Hedgewars
• HollowKnight
• HotlineMiami
• HotlineMiami2
• HunieCamStudio
• HuniePop
• Jamestown
• KatawaShoujo
• Limbo
• MarkOfTheNinja
• Minecraft
• NaturalSelection2
• OlliOlli
• OlliOlli2
• OpenArena
• Postal2
• Psychonauts
• Quake3
• Quake4
• Rochard
• Rust
• Shank1
• Shank2
• ShovelKnight
• Skullgirls
• StardewValley
• SuperHexagon
• SuperMeatBoy
• SurgeonSimulator2013
• SwordsAndSoldiers
• Teeworlds
• TheBardsTale
• TheBindingOfIsaacRebirth
• TheBridge
• TheEndIsNigh
• Torchlight1
• Torchlight2
• Trine1
• Trine2
• Trine3
• TrineEnchantedEdition
• UT2004
• Vessel

ToDos

• save password with a better hash than base64
• use python setup.py instad of Makefile
• consider to use yaml instead of xml