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<h1>Input Recording</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> Input recording lets you record all input while playing. The data get saved to a ".input" file that can then be loaded and played back to reproduce the input. Input recording can be combined with a save file to reproduce a playthrough of a section of the game. </p> <p> The data is streamed out each frame so if the game crashes the file will still be usable. </p> <p> It is possible to pause (F2), fast forward (F3) and slow down (F4) the playback </p> </div> <h1>Steps to record input</h1> <div class="level1"> <ul> <li class="level1"> Open the Debug Menu</li> <li class="level2"> Press "Save and Record Input" button</li> <li class="level2"> Play the part of the game you want to record</li> <li class="level2"> Press F1 to stop recording</li> </ul> </div> <h2>Steps to playback input</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1"> Open the Debug Menu</li> <li class="level2"> Press "Load and Playback Recorded Input" button and select the .input file</li> <li class="level2"> Press F1 to stop recording or wait for the section to complete</li> </ul> </div> <h2>Potential Uses</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1"> Send input recording to someone else to show of a section of a map</li> <li class="level2"> Reproduce a crash</li> <li class="level2"> Record a monster chase and then play it back while debugging the internal states</li> </ul> </div> <h2>Limitations</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> In order to reproduce the input correctly the recording and playback have to use the same screen resolution. </p> <p> If the input recording was done with a gamepad then the computer requires a gamepad to be connected for the playback to work. </p> <p> If the map file is different between recording and playback then recording can start to flip out and break more and more the longer it plays. </p> </div> <h2>Gamepad Only Recording</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> When the "Gamepad Input Only" checkbox is checked the recording will be limited to gamepad input. This means that the player can be controlled with the gamepad while the mouse and keyboard is free. The main use for this is to control the Spec Camera with the mouse and keyboard while watching a input playback. </p> </div>