Player profiles in the launcher, each with its own saves #1820

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opened 2026-11-10 17:36:17 +00:00 by timstr97 · 1 comment

timstr97 commented

2026-11-10 17:36:17 +00:00

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The idea

When several people play Hookshot on one PC, they all share the same saves. Everyone has to remember which file-select slot is theirs, and anyone can overwrite another player's file by accident.

It would help to have profiles, like the user accounts on the Switch:

Before starting the game, you choose a profile. Each profile has its own saves.
You can create a new profile, which starts with an empty file select, and rename or remove profiles.
Removing a profile does not delete its saves straight away, so nothing is lost by mistake.
The saves that exist today become the first profile, so nothing changes for people who don't need profiles.
The profile choice is wherever you press Play, so nobody has to look for it.

Nice to have: bring a save over from an emulator into a profile, and copy a profile's save back to an emulator.
Players who started the game in an emulator could then continue in Hookshot. If the emulator has saves of several of its users, you choose whose save to bring over.

Anything else

The Switch itself keeps saves per user account, and emulators do the same, so the game already expects one set of saves per player.

### The idea When several people play Hookshot on one PC, they all share the same saves. Everyone has to remember which file-select slot is theirs, and anyone can overwrite another player's file by accident. It would help to have **profiles**, like the user accounts on the Switch: - Before starting the game, you choose a profile. Each profile has its own saves. - You can create a new profile, which starts with an empty file select, and rename or remove profiles. - Removing a profile does not delete its saves straight away, so nothing is lost by mistake. - The saves that exist today become the first profile, so nothing changes for people who don't need profiles. - The profile choice is wherever you press Play, so nobody has to look for it. Nice to have: **bring a save over from an emulator** into a profile, and copy a profile's save back to an emulator. Players who started the game in an emulator could then continue in Hookshot. If the emulator has saves of several of its users, you choose whose save to bring over. ### Anything else The Switch itself keeps saves per user account, and emulators do the same, so the game already expects one set of saves per player.

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NotRexed commented

2026-11-10 17:46:56 +00:00

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