SuchArt!: How to Enable Custom Cloud Saves

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SuchArt has limited Cloud-Save functionality as its saved images are too large to be uploaded on Steam.

This guide shows you how to make a one-time-configuration for the Cloud Storage provider of your choice, allowing for backup and synchronization.

Due to the SuchArt’s casual nature i.e. not directed towards core gamers I’ve included more trivial steps in [Beginner] chapters.
It’s made for Windows but the idea can be translated to other operating systems.
It is unspecific to providers such as OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, NextCloud, iCloud as long as there’s a client that makes your files locally available on your device. However, the demonstration is done using OneDrive

 

[BEGINNER] Get SuchArt path

Navigate to the SuchArt savegame

File navigation can be done in numerous ways such as:

  • clicking the windows icon + type “%appdata%”
  • search icon + type “%appdata%”
  • press Windows key on your keyboard + type “%appdata%”
  • press windows key + E and in the explorer that opens press Alt+D to go to the navigation bar and write %appdata%

As the folder will be /Appdata/Roaming it’s necessary to move up one directory into /AppData/LocalLow, for example by

  • clicking on AppData as shown in the Gif
  • the UpArrow symbol
  • Alt+UpArrow.

Then navigate to /Appdata/LocalLow/ where you’ll find /Voolgi/SuchArt.

  • Save the path as in C:\Users\<YOUR-PC>\AppData\LocalLow\Voolgi\SuchArt
  • Prepare to copy the folder into your cloud storage

[BEGINNER] Get cloud provider path

Similar to before, navigate to the cloud provider of your choice. This might be different depending on the provider but is usually integrated into your explorer.


Alternatively it might show up as a little cloud icon in your taskbars status bar: 

  • Save this path too
  • Prepare to move the savegame over to the cloud storage

[BEGINNER] Move the savegame

Move the savegame. If you copy it instead don’t forget to delete the original C:\Users\<YOUR-PC>\AppData\LocalLow\Voolgi\SuchArt folder.

Visual demonstration:

  • Click the associated buttons
  • Press Ctrl+X in the source (SuchArt Savegame) folder and Ctrl+V in the target (Cloud) folder.
  • Drag & Drop the folder while holding rightclick and choose “Move”.

Create a symbolic link (RELEVANT PART STARTS HERE)

You should have both the savegame and cloud path either by following a previous step or by knowing what you’re doing:
C:\Users\<YOUR-PC>\AppData\LocalLow\Voolgi
C:\Users\<YOUR-PC>\OneDrive\SuchArt_Savegames

Create a symbolic link

The following command creates a folder shortcut (“soft link”) residing in your Savegame folder, pointing to the cloud storage where the actual savegame resides.

Modify the command

mklink /D <shortcut_for_suchart> <actual_folder_on_cloud>
mklink /D “C:\Users\<YOUR-PC>\AppData\LocalLow\Voolgi\SuchArt” “C:\Users\<YOUR-PC>\OneDrive\SuchArt_Savegames\SuchArt”

Open a commandline with admin privileges

Paste the command by right clicking the command line. If it doesn’t work immediately, just repeat, CMD clipboard seems undeterministic.
Or type it off, but careful with slashes etc.


The command should succeed and you will spot a new folder in the original savegame location. (I had mine already which is why the names are different.)

Repeat the symlink creation!

And of course, if you’re intending this not just as a backup but want to use it for other devices, you’ll have to repeat the symlink creation once.

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