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Let me tell you what is SC4Ckpt.exe in a nut shell:

* SC4Ckpt.exe is neither a patch nor mod, but a utility that runs alongside SC4.  It does have the capability to launch the game if you desire.

* Saves automatically results in checkpoints which are full region zips.  Thus, any time you save, you have the possibility of full recovery.

* You can go forward and backward in the history of any region.

* Besides supporting manual saves, there is an autosave feature in 10/20/30/40/50/60 minutes.

* Autosave comes in two flavors:  hard (the same as you manually doing a save) and soft (just beep-beep reminder that it is time to save).

* There is a Condense feature that helps you to make a relatively small history of an entire region build.

* When you exit SC4, SC4Ckpt.exe will also terminate.


See this topic for full info and support:
https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/761781-sc4-backup-checkpoint-tool-sc4ckpt/
 

Acknowledgements

Cori and CB without whose insights and support, this would not have been possible.  And patience with an aging engineer.

Cori for contributions to the UI which made a better more functional program.

CB for acting as Editor-in-Chief regarding documentation.

Simtropolis members for your feedback and support.

NAM Team for demonstrating that no classic game is too old not to merit improvement.

Thank you, all!

 

Fix for domain issue (v1.02)
October 27, 2022

If the in the unlikely case this error happens to you:

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A fix can be found by the following link. ONLY USE IF YOU EXPERIENCE THE ABOVE.

Domain Fix for SC4Ckpt
 


What's New 1.01   View Changelog


Released

THERE ARE NO FUNCTIONAL CHANGES FROM VERSION 1.00 - THIS IS THE CELEBRATORY VERSION FOR CORINA-MARIE.

The only change the user will see is that Cori is celebrated in all program prompts.  You can read my thoughts about her gift to me and character in the development thread.  If you wish to upgrade without losing your configuration, please post #2 of the thread below for release notes.  Thank you.

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CorinaMarie

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Great idea! This will be useful for peeps who don't already have a robust backup method in place.

For everyone: Note that running the zip thru VirusTotal.com shows 5 of the 60 scanners feel this is unsafe. The key thing is knowing how if .exe programs are not signed with a certificate or not produced by a big name company some scanners will automatically claim there is a safety issue.

Also note that none of the big name scanners there flag this file and the ones that do cannot agree on what the presumed threat actually is. (If it were a real virus threat, they should all be able to identify it as the same thing.)

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Cyclone Boom

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The importance of backups in computer data cannot be underestimated. Having a robust complete way to checkpoint cities will be a tool worthy to safeguard our mayoral creations. The considerable careful thought and time you've invested to achieve this is commendable.

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hugues aroux

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What a pleasure to see this project to be achieved ! Thank you Mark (and Co.) for the idea and the realization of this tool that helps to keep our SC4 a modern game.

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Tyberius06

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Looks quite useful. Yeah back-ups are really important, most of the time they can be really life savier. Thanks for making and sharing this! 

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