Save system

The save system is a feature for Baldi's Basics Plus to save the player's progress by entering their names.

Overview[]

The save system is a name entry screen (or sign-in screen*) with Baldi holding a clipboard. The clipboard shows the player's names and they can click on one of these names to play the game with saved data. If there are no names in it, the text prompt "Type in your name!" will appear.

If there are less than eight names on the screen, the player can add a new name. The name may have a maximum size of eight letters and only English/Latin alphabet letters are allowed. Also, if there is a duplicated name, it cannot be created. Clicking on a new name or pressing the Enter key starts the game with the new data file.

Mechanics[]

The save system can detect completion of the Hide-and-Seek mode. If the seed entry appears on the top of the mode selection screen, then it shows the player with this name completed the Hide-and-Seek mode at least once. Since V0.6, this system saves the progress in the Hide-and-Seek mode after entering the empty black room in The Pit Stop.

The save system is also used in the rankings for Endless Mode and the Field Trips mode. It records their notebook counter in Endless Mode and the number of points in the Field Trips mode.

If clicking a name with a lost or corrupted save file, the BadSum error screen shows an image of a Baldi-like character with a blue shirt, while some eerie music is heard. The text reads:

Oh no! It looks like this save file is lost or corrupted! That's not good, is it?

Please create a new file and report this incident using the "report bugs" link in the about page found on the main menu.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

Press any key to continue.

After clicking on the screen or pressing any key on the keyboard, the selected name will be erased and the player will have to either play on another save file or create a new save file.

Trivia[]

General[]

• The save system was first teased in the Kickstarter's second status update post.^[1]
• The BadSum screen was first used on the anti-piracy feature in Baldi's Basics Kickstarter Exclusive Demo if backers donated less than 30$ or pirated the game.

Baldi's Basics Plus[]

• In V0.3.3, a new save system was implemented along with changes to saves and other internal stuff.^[2]
• Prior to the V0.1.3 update, the version text on the bottom right was absent.
• Prior to the V0.1.4 update, there was no text prompt when there was no name on the clipboard.
• There were a few differences prior to V0.3.5.

  • 

    There was an erase button to remove a name. Since this version, this feature has been moved to the data page of the option menu.
  • Two of Baldi's fingers holding the clipboard were cut off near the erase button, possibly because of the field to enter a name being layered over it.
  • If there were eight names on the clipboard, the name at the bottom didn't overlap Baldi's hand.
• From V0.3 to V0.5.2, the way to save the game in Hide-and-Seek was pressing the "Save + Quit" button in the elevator.

Glitches[]

• Baldi's voice in the name entry screen is not affected by audio settings.
• In V0.3.3, completing the Hide-and-Seek mode did not unlock the custom seed input, unless completed in other versions.
• If the player makes a save file with a other language rather than English, the letters would be replaced with squares.

Audio[]

Gallery[]

• Image files
• Others

Baldi talking in the name entry screen.

The BadSum screen when the game failed to load the save file.

The prototype version of the save system.

References[]

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