Pixiebell Games - Save Menu - Thumbnail Slot

A plugin Save Menu user interface for managing save game files. Create, delete, copy save files as slots inside the save menu list. It also include thumbnail where a camera will take a screenshot of the surrounding during saving.

โœ Documentation: Pixiebell Games - Save Menu Documentation

๐Ÿ“ฉ Contact(support/question) Email: marketplace@pixiebellgames.com

๐Ÿ“ป Video Demo: Youtube Link

๐ŸŽฎ Playable Sample Demo(335MB): Package Demo Link

๐ŸŽ€ Main Functionalities List:

  • Manage save files: User can view a list of save files to overwrite, delete or create a new file.

  • Thumbnail: Take a screenshot of the game(stored as bytes) during a save and view it through the slot list save.

  • Duplicate save file: Create a copy of a save file to another slot.

  • Support autosave: Examples are provided on how to add an autosave to the slot list.

  • Focus Key: Support Keyboard arrow keys to navigate ui.

โœ Limitations / Notes

  • Thumbnail resolution over 512x512 will take longer to load and will increase file save size as well.

  • (The default resolution of 256x256 take 0.64s to load the image on average, and file save size around: 260KB )

  • Dependency: require Plugin Blueprint File Utilities (by Epic) to be enabled.

  • Note: The first slot is reserved for auto save (no manual save on 1st slot), but this can be configured from the Save Menu Page

Disclaimer: Require Plugin Blueprint File Utilities to be enabled. Check this page to see how to enable it for your project.

for a thumbnail slot you want SceneCapture2D โ†’ RenderTarget then read to bytes and store alongside your save struct - Texture2D itself isnt directly serializable so keep it as TArray in the SaveGame and reconstruct on load. keep the thumb in the same slot or in a paired index slot for fast listing. advanced save system from fab Save System / Cloud Save / Encryption / Slot management | Fab follows that pattern with slot metadata and enumeration so you can show the thumbnail grid without loading every full save