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ACA8: Load From Tape
Used by the routine at Action_Load.
Read a save block back from tape into the configurable exits.
LoadFromTape ACA8 LD HL,$B01F Print "LOADING. Start tape." and start a new line.
ACAB CALL PrintStringAndANewline
ACAE LD IX,$AD76 Load the starting address into IX at the item-location table.
ACB2 LD DE,$0186 Set the block length in DE to 0186 bytes.
ACB5 LD A,$FF Set A to FF which indicates this is a data block.
ACB7 SCF Set the carry flag to indicate this is loading.
ACB8 CALL $0556 Call LD_BYTES.
ACBB JR C,LoadTape_Success Branch to LoadTape_Success if the block loaded without error (carry flag set).
ACBD LD HL,$B034 Print "Tape error. Press any key to restart." and start a new line.
ACC0 CALL PrintStringAndANewline
ACC3 SCF Set the carry flag to report that the load failed, so Action_Load restarts the game.
ACC4 RET Return.
LoadTape_Success ACC5 LD A,($AEFA) Read the configurable-exit count into A.
ACC8 OR A Return if A is zero.
ACC9 RET Z
B counts the exits, IX walks their addresses and DE the save buffer.
ACCA LD B,A Take the exit count and point at the exit table and the save buffer.
ACCB LD IX,($AEE6)
ACCF LD DE,$AE9B
ACD2 JR LoadFromTape_0 Restore the first configurable exit.
LoadTape_RestoreExit ACD4 INC IX Copy each saved destination back into the configurable exits.
ACD6 INC IX
ACD8 INC DE
LoadFromTape_0 ACD9 LD L,(IX+$00)
ACDC LD H,(IX+$01)
ACDF LD A,(DE)
ACE0 LD (HL),A
ACE1 DJNZ LoadTape_RestoreExit
ACE3 LD E,$00 Show the room picture only when it has not already been seen.
ACE5 CALL HandlerDisplayRoomImage
ACE8 AND A Clear the carry flag to report that the load worked, so Action_Load goes back to the game.
ACE9 RET Return.
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