View partial replays

[AInur]

I watched a spectacular game as an observer and I would like to watch it again offline. However, the replay of this match does not show up in the in-game replays page. I found the relevant files in the replay folder and attached them below:

commands.txtmetadata.json

I joined the game soon after it started. How can I watch this replay again?

The commands file seems intact, so theoretically, we should be able to reconstruct the whole replay from turn 32.

[Gurken Khan]

I don't think this will work. My bet would be to contact involved player(s) and ask them to send you their replay(s).

[Stan`]

15 minutes ago, AInur said:

The commands file seems intact, so theoretically, we should be able to reconstruct the whole replay from turn 32.

For that you'd need the game state at turn 32. I think @Gurken Khan is right.

[AInur]

I think there is a room for improvement here: save the game state to the replay files, so that everything can be reconstructed?

[Stan`]

7 minutes ago, AInur said:

I think there is a room for improvement here: save the game state to the replay files, so that everything can be reconstructed?

It's possible but the representation would likely be too big. It's better to rely on the the source for the replays.

[AInur]

2 minutes ago, Stan` said:

It's better to rely on the the source for the replays.

Do you think it's possible to automatically synchronize all replay files between players? Or at least download the replay file content from the host.

When I am joining a game, I see a lot of data being downloaded. Perhaps those can be saved?

[Stan`]

3 hours ago, AInur said:

When I am joining a game, I see a lot of data being downloaded. Perhaps those can be saved?

That's the state IIRC. Big big json