oh, thanks
that really looks like it could work!
the only thing I'd need to think about before I start implementing it is the game IO
still, something would have to check the time to stop the server, right?
I'm thinking about a plugin, which will handle both server shutdown and in-game chat messages for when that "backup" happens
my .bat (or .sh if I migrate to linux) would work like:
:loop
java run_the_game (then plugin stops it at 00:00, script continues...)
backup
java run_the_game (another plugin "breakpoint", 04:20, script continues...)
load backup
goto loop
so yes, great thanks once again, that idea would satisfy all of my desired goals :D
