NanoSave | Game Creator 2

Description NanoSave - Enhanced Save Storage Extension for Game Creator 2

NanoSave is a powerful, plug-and-play save storage solution for Game Creator 2, designed for effortless setup and seamless integration. With just four clicks, you can enable NanoSave in the Game Creator 2 settings, no manual setup, extra components, or scene modifications are required!

✨ Key Features ✨

✅ Seamless GC2 Integration - Works natively with Game Creator 2’s save system, requiring zero extra setup.

✅ Rich Metadata - Store essential game data, including save title, player location, progression, playtime, character level, game version, and timestamps.

✅ Screenshot Previews - Automatically captures save slot previews. Supports Layer Masks to exclude elements like UI.

✅ Gzip Compression - Reduces save file size by up to 95% (e.g., 4.01MB → 223KB), optimizing storage.

✅ File Integrity Checks - Detects save file corruption and automatically restores a backup to prevent data loss.

✅ Independent Save Files - Each save slot is stored separately, avoiding unnecessary overwrites & simplifying file management.

✅ Automatic Backups - Every time you overwrite a save, NanoSave creates a backup, ensuring you can always recover previous data.

✅ Dynamic Metadata Assignment - Assign metadata values dynamically using global variables, allowing flexible customization.

✅ NanoSave Lite Option - A lightweight version that mirrors GC2’s json save storage option but with Gzip compression for smaller save files.

✅ Game Creator 2 Enhancements - Adds new properties, events, and instructions to Game Creator 2, including:

Next Available Save Slot – Automatically picks the next free slot. Current Loaded Save – Retrieves the active save slot. Save Slot Metadata – Access details like timestamps and progression. ✨ NEW in 1.0.2 ✨

Copy Protection: You can now enable save file protection tied to a specific device!

Navigate to Game Creator > Settings > General, then under Storage, select NanoSave.

Toggle Copy Protection to embed the hardware ID (HWID) into each save file. When loading, NanoSave will ensure the save is from the same machine, preventing unauthorized sharing or tampering.

📦 What’s Included? 📦

✔ Full Source Code

✔ Example Content

✔ Setup Guide & Documentation

🔗 Learning Resources 🔗

📖Documentation

📚Setup guide

💬 Discord

📅Roadmap

🔥 Why Choose NanoSave?

NanoSave expands on the default GC2 save system by adding rich metadata, independent save slots, automatic backups, screenshot previews, and enhanced slot management, offering greater flexibility and reliability without changing your workflow.