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Godot save files lie about their format - sniff the content, not the extension

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In Godot 4, the most-used save addon on GitHub writes a file called save_data.sav . It is plain JSON. That is not a bug. It is a naming choice, and it is fine for the game. It breaks every other program that touches the file - an external editor, a debug script, a CI check, or a coding agent - as s…

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  1. 2026-10-29 01:09 · DEV Community — AI
    Godot save files lie about their format - sniff the content, not the extension

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