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As save data became almost omnipresent, Password Save started becoming obsolete by the late 1990s and pretty much extinct by the 2010s. However, the idea of saving the game in text was still interesting, especially in the cases of games that could be easily transferred by copy-paste (almost always on computers) and lack cloud save functionality. Due to modern games having a lot more variables than old-school games with typically higher values as well, a solution has been developed with the export save. An export save is a save file which is usually so absurdly long that just typing it in would be impractical. Instead, you're supposed to copy the text into a plain text file with an "Export" function and then paste it into a window with an "Import" function. Alternatively, you have to download the file (usually plain text, but occasionally other formats) and then import it directly from the file manager. Most files are obfuscated or encrypted in order to prevent people from figuring them out or making code generators (not that it stopped this). Additionally, if someone shares a 100% code, the game can effectively beaten by everyone with a simple copy-paste, which is even easier than typing in a password for the last level. Used fairly, it can be a nice and easy way to backup your savefile. Another helpful use for an exportable save file is players being able to help the developers with fixing a Game-Breaking Bug like a NaN error by providing the circumstances in which it occurred. Some games do recommend doing so if that happens. This trope is most commonly used in Idle Games but can be seldom seen elsewhere. By the way, most export saves end with "=" due to peculiarities of base64 encoding. |
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The Idle Class (Video Game) | |
Export Save | isPartOf |
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Export Save / int_1026771e | type |
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Export Save / int_1026771e | comment |
Primordia (2022): The save manager has an option to export the 2kB+ save and immediately make it a new save file by importing it. | |
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Primordia (2022) (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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Export Save / int_11473c3f | type |
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Export Save / int_11473c3f | comment |
Swarm Simulator has a 900+ byte save file which can be copied normally or by push of a button in-game and then copied into a window. | |
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Swarm Simulator (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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Export Save / int_15aadc90 | type |
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Export Save / int_15aadc90 | comment |
Home Quest: You can export the 13kB+ save to the clipboard and import it by pasting a string to the game. | |
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Home Quest (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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Export Save / int_174d7717 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_174d7717 | comment |
Pixels Filling Squares lets you copy the 3kB+ save file from an in-game window and paste it back in. | |
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Pixels Filling Squares (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_174d7717 | |
Export Save / int_1bd47d53 | type |
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Export Save / int_1bd47d53 | comment |
Idle Brain Quest: There's an export button in the options, which puts your save as "IdleBrainQuest_exported.save" in the Downloads folder, and you can import it from "IdleBrainQuest.save", but it won't work if you don't turn on access to the files in the options (the game won't ask for enabling them, at least not on a phone running Android 9). | |
Export Save / int_1bd47d53 | featureApplicability |
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Idle Brain Quest (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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Export Save / int_1bf68619 | type |
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Export Save / int_1bf68619 | comment |
Idle Football Manager: You can copy or download the 55kB+ save file and paste it into an in-game window. | |
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Idle Football Manager (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_1bf68619 | |
Export Save / int_2ab7bee4 | type |
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Export Save / int_2ab7bee4 | comment |
Vector Incremental: You can export the game in a 12kB+ text file which is automatically put in the default folder you've chosen for downloads and imported from the file explorer. | |
Export Save / int_2ab7bee4 | featureApplicability |
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Vector Incremental (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_2ab7bee4 | |
Export Save / int_3096b19a | type |
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Export Save / int_3096b19a | comment |
The Perfect Tower starts with 4kB save files which grow larger as you play (clearing just one mission can typically add 10 bytes). Due to engine limitations, a password is directly exported into a plain text file, but it can be copied into an import menu's window. | |
Export Save / int_3096b19a | featureApplicability |
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The Perfect Tower (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_3096b19a | |
Export Save / int_34ecce5e | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_34ecce5e | comment |
Epic Battle Fantasy 4: The 2.0 update added the ability to export 22kB+ save files as plain text files which in in .meow. | |
Export Save / int_34ecce5e | featureApplicability |
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Epic Battle Fantasy 4 (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_34ecce5e | |
Export Save / int_34ecce5f | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_34ecce5f | comment |
Epic Battle Fantasy 5 has at least 1kB plain text files which end in .meo | |
Export Save / int_34ecce5f | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_34ecce5f | featureConfidence |
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Epic Battle Fantasy 5 (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_34ecce5f | |
Export Save / int_37764439 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_37764439 | comment |
Candy box! saves the game as a 2kB+ C♯ file that you save and load directly from the file manager. Be careful, as it's made in such a way that just looking at it will spoil most upgrades and secrets. | |
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Candy box! (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_37764439 | |
Export Save / int_39209872 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_39209872 | comment |
FE000000: You can export the 16kB+ save file into the clipboard or have it appear in a window and paste it into the game. There's also the option of having the game remind you to export every x seconds. | |
Export Save / int_39209872 | featureApplicability |
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FE000000 (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_39209872 | |
Export Save / int_41ac8b10 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_41ac8b10 | comment |
DualForce Idle lets you import the 45kB+ save file into the clipboard or a text file which can be pasted into the game or read from the file. | |
Export Save / int_41ac8b10 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_41ac8b10 | featureConfidence |
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DualForce Idle (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_41ac8b10 | |
Export Save / int_4f938d8a | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_4f938d8a | comment |
Clicker Heroes has a 4kB+ save that is first downloaded as a text file and then pasted into the game. | |
Export Save / int_4f938d8a | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_4f938d8a | featureConfidence |
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Clicker Heroes (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_4f938d8a | |
Export Save / int_54f2e563 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_54f2e563 | comment |
Antimatter Dimensions copies the 6kB+ save file into the clipboard which can then be pasted into the game's import window. | |
Export Save / int_54f2e563 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_54f2e563 | featureConfidence |
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Antimatter Dimensions (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_54f2e563 | |
Export Save / int_5813fd24 | type |
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Export Save / int_5813fd24 | comment |
Plazma Burst's second installment, Plazma Burst 2, allows you to import and export game states around 2kB to 7kB with the "Export game state" option located in the main menu's "Settings & Performance" via manual copy-and-paste. This applies to both importing into the game state box and exporting to a new text file. | |
Export Save / int_5813fd24 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_5813fd24 | featureConfidence |
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Plazma Burst (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_5813fd24 | |
Export Save / int_5a01613a | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_5a01613a | comment |
The Leveling Tree allows you to export the 2kB+ savefile into the clipboard and paste it into a window that pops up. | |
Export Save / int_5a01613a | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_5a01613a | featureConfidence |
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The Leveling Tree (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_5a01613a | |
Export Save / int_5c86180e | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_5c86180e | comment |
Rebuild the Universe: There's a button for exporting the 140kB+ save file. It doesn't initially work and it's made of strange symbols due to being made in Unicode, but you can still paste it into the game. | |
Export Save / int_5c86180e | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_5c86180e | featureConfidence |
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Rebuild the Universe (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_5c86180e | |
Export Save / int_5c8bc496 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_5c8bc496 | comment |
Epic Battle Fantasy: Epic Battle Fantasy 4: The 2.0 update added the ability to export 22kB+ save files as plain text files which in in .meow. Epic Battle Fantasy 5 has at least 1kB plain text files which end in .meo |
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Epic Battle Fantasy (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_5c8bc496 | |
Export Save / int_5e46cc66 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_5e46cc66 | comment |
Sword Fight's save can be copied to clipboard with at least 6kB of text and pasted into the in-game window. | |
Export Save / int_5e46cc66 | featureApplicability |
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Sword Fight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_5e46cc66 | |
Export Save / int_6e093d76 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_6e093d76 | comment |
Idle Breakout has a not too large (for this trope anyway) copiable from a web window save file that is only 300+ bytes. It's also full of "MCwwLDAs"note base64 for "0,0,0," if you've just started playing. | |
Export Save / int_6e093d76 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_6e093d76 | featureConfidence |
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Idle Breakout (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_6e093d76 | |
Export Save / int_6f95f7ee | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_6f95f7ee | comment |
Universe Shrinker: You can click "Export" to show the 6kB+ save file which can be copied and pasted into a text file or imported from the text field. Also, the previous save isn't replaced when you click "Export". | |
Export Save / int_6f95f7ee | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_6f95f7ee | featureConfidence |
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Universe Shrinker (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_6f95f7ee | |
Export Save / int_7e2b6aa3 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_7e2b6aa3 | comment |
The Game Dev Tree: You can export the 4kB+ savefile into the clipboard and paste it into the game. | |
Export Save / int_7e2b6aa3 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_7e2b6aa3 | featureConfidence |
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The Game Dev Tree (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_7e2b6aa3 | |
Export Save / int_888668e0 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_888668e0 | comment |
Five-Leaf Clover lets you export a 110kB+ save file from the menu and paste it into a window to import it. | |
Export Save / int_888668e0 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_888668e0 | featureConfidence |
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Five-Leaf Clover (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_888668e0 | |
Export Save / int_91632c08 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_91632c08 | comment |
The Formula: You can copy the 4kB+ save file from the game and paste it into a window. | |
Export Save / int_91632c08 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_91632c08 | featureConfidence |
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The Formula (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_91632c08 | |
Export Save / int_9378a0fc | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_9378a0fc | comment |
Replicanti Incremental: You can download the 2kB+ save file in plain text format and paste it into the game. | |
Export Save / int_9378a0fc | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_9378a0fc | featureConfidence |
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Replicanti Incremental (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_9378a0fc | |
Export Save / int_9627d7eb | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_9627d7eb | comment |
Kittens Game: As an option under the options menu, a text version of the game state is provided to copy out, and a corresponding import option is available there as well. | |
Export Save / int_9627d7eb | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_9627d7eb | featureConfidence |
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Kittens Game (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_9627d7eb | |
Export Save / int_a88a9560 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_a88a9560 | comment |
The Prestige Chain: You can the export the 18kB+ savefile into the clipboard and paste it into a window that pops up. | |
Export Save / int_a88a9560 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_a88a9560 | featureConfidence |
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The Prestige Chain (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_a88a9560 | |
Export Save / int_b2f7074 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_b2f7074 | comment |
The Incrementreeverse: You can export the 5kB+ savefile into the clipboard and paste it into a window that pops up. | |
Export Save / int_b2f7074 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_b2f7074 | featureConfidence |
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The Incrementreeverse (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_b2f7074 | |
Export Save / int_b502d283 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_b502d283 | comment |
Idle Bouncer offers 5kB+ copiable files. | |
Export Save / int_b502d283 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_b502d283 | featureConfidence |
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Idle Bouncer (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_b502d283 | |
Export Save / int_b5ea1010 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_b5ea1010 | comment |
Omega Layers: The 7kB+ save file can be copied by clicking a button or downloaded as plain text and pasted from clipboard to an in-game window. | |
Export Save / int_b5ea1010 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_b5ea1010 | featureConfidence |
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Omega Layers (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_b5ea1010 | |
Export Save / int_ba1856fe | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_ba1856fe | comment |
Synergism lets you export the game's save file to clipboard or as a 15kB file and paste it back to the game. Exporting gives you a small Quark bonus (up to 25 per day which can be increased with Research). The game developer also mentions exporting every time he releases an update. | |
Export Save / int_ba1856fe | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_ba1856fe | featureConfidence |
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Synergism (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_ba1856fe | |
Export Save / int_c2fbe7ab | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_c2fbe7ab | comment |
The Incrementali Tree: You can press a button to copy the 2kB+ save file and paste it into a window that pops up. | |
Export Save / int_c2fbe7ab | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_c2fbe7ab | featureConfidence |
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The Incrementali Tree (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_c2fbe7ab | |
Export Save / int_c3514ccb | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_c3514ccb | comment |
The Dynas Tree: You can export the 4kB+ savefile into the clipboard and paste it into a window that pops up. Also, gaining access to the map and conquering lands inflates file size by more than ten times. | |
Export Save / int_c3514ccb | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_c3514ccb | featureConfidence |
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The Dynas Tree (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_c3514ccb | |
Export Save / int_c57a0ca5 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_c57a0ca5 | comment |
The GFRIEND Tree: You can copy the 5kB+ save file and paste it into a pop-up window. | |
Export Save / int_c57a0ca5 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_c57a0ca5 | featureConfidence |
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The GFRIEND Tree (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_c57a0ca5 | |
Export Save / int_c96d145e | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_c96d145e | comment |
Logistics Inc has an 8kB+ save that takes up the whole game screen which can be copied from there and imported either directly from the .txt file or pasted into a window. Note that it's impossible to get out of the save code screen after opening it. | |
Export Save / int_c96d145e | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_c96d145e | featureConfidence |
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Logistics Inc (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_c96d145e | |
Export Save / int_cdbca8cf | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_cdbca8cf | comment |
The Tree of Life: You can export the 30kB+ save file and paste it into an in-game window. There's also a save bank that lets you click a button to enter a specific progression stage, working as a Password Save of sorts with the different parts of the game it lets you come/return to. | |
Export Save / int_cdbca8cf | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_cdbca8cf | featureConfidence |
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The Tree of Life (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_cdbca8cf | |
Export Save / int_d5b51f2e | type |
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Export Save / int_d5b51f2e | comment |
Sipho: Aquarium layouts are exported and imported via text. | |
Export Save / int_d5b51f2e | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_d5b51f2e | featureConfidence |
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Sipho (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_d5b51f2e | |
Export Save / int_db162bd3 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_db162bd3 | comment |
World Idle: The settings menu has the 5kB+ save file in a window which can be copied and pasted elsewhere and loaded from it. | |
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World Idle (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_db162bd3 | |
Export Save / int_e31f5778 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_e31f5778 | comment |
Trimps has a 15kB+ save file (growing to 40kB+ on later stages) that can be copied manually from an in-game window, copied into clipboard or downloaded as a file and imported by pasting it into another window. | |
Export Save / int_e31f5778 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_e31f5778 | featureConfidence |
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Trimps (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_e31f5778 | |
Export Save / int_e39afa46 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_e39afa46 | comment |
Exponential Idle lets you export the approx. 20kB save into the clipboard and paste it into the game or a document. | |
Export Save / int_e39afa46 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_e39afa46 | featureConfidence |
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Exponential Idle (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_e39afa46 | |
Export Save / int_e5226bfe | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_e5226bfe | comment |
Cookie Clicker has a copiable save file that weighs at least 3kB. It's also full of "wMDA"note base64 for three bytes each set to 192 if you've just started playing. | |
Export Save / int_e5226bfe | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_e5226bfe | featureConfidence |
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Cookie Clicker (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_e5226bfe | |
Export Save / int_e9f2fc35 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_e9f2fc35 | comment |
The Tree of Nerfs: You can export the 2kB+ savefile into the clipboard and paste it into a window that pops up. Chances are you won't have to do it as the game is so short. | |
Export Save / int_e9f2fc35 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_e9f2fc35 | featureConfidence |
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The Tree of Nerfs (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_e9f2fc35 | |
Export Save / int_ecab240f | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_ecab240f | comment |
Idle Mine Remix: You can copy and paste the game's save into a text document that's over 100kB long. | |
Export Save / int_ecab240f | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_ecab240f | featureConfidence |
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Idle Mine Remix (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_ecab240f | |
Export Save / int_f15a7ed7 | type |
Export Save | |
Export Save / int_f15a7ed7 | comment |
Idle Recruit has a surprisingly short 20+ byte file which only holds how much EXP you've earned and not other game data. That said, it's still copied into the clipboard and pasted into the game. | |
Export Save / int_f15a7ed7 | featureApplicability |
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Export Save / int_f15a7ed7 | featureConfidence |
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Idle Recruit (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Export Save / int_f15a7ed7 |
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