Elin Save Watchdog

This is a simple Python script to resolve the issue where the game Elin cannot save progress on macOS (when running through Wine).

Features

• Monitors specific directories to automatically delete temporary files that may block the saving process in Elin.

Requirements

• Python 3.9 or higher
• Watchdog Module

Install Python 3.9+

To install Python 3.9 via Homebrew, run the following command in your terminal:

brew install python@3.9

Install Watchdog Module

Next, install the Watchdog module, which is used for directory monitoring:

pip install watchdog

Usage

1. Modify the watch_directory in the elin_watchdog.py script to the appropriate directory path where your game saves are located.

2. Run the script using Python:

python elin_watchdog.py

This will start monitoring the specified folder and will automatically delete the Temp folder if conditions are met, allowing the game to save without issues.

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Notes

• The script continuously monitors the game's save folder for any newly created directories (like world_01 folders) and deletes temporary files when necessary.
• If you encounter any issues, make sure that the directory paths are correct and that you have the required permissions to modify the folders.

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To build your own binary

Use pyinstaller to build your modified python file so you can run it easily

pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile elin_watchdog.py

You can find elin_watchdog under /dist, use chmod +x to let it have premission to run

cd dist
chmod +x elin_watchdog
./elin_watchdog

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