From a3e6ed577a0f8af11ce3af7b3bd8745fd83a02de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Owen Feldman <owen@ericfeldman.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:21:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Disable saving for web version

---
 data/save.py | 13 +++++++++++--
 game.py      | 13 +++++++++----
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/data/save.py b/data/save.py
index 8d38e85..b6994bd 100644
--- a/data/save.py
+++ b/data/save.py
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ class SaveData:
         self.money = money
 
 
-def save(cat):
+def save(cat, hide_web_message=False):
+    if os.path.exists("WEB_VERSION"):
+        if not hide_web_message:
+            print("Saving is disabled.")
+        return
     currentjson = {}
     data_dir = get_data_dir()
     hash_path = os.path.join(data_dir, "dont hurt cats.json")
@@ -74,7 +78,12 @@ def save(cat):
         json.dump(currentjson, f)
 
 
-def load(filepath, bypass_tamper_check=False, force_punish=False):
+def load(
+    filepath, bypass_tamper_check=False, force_punish=False, hide_web_message=False
+):
+    if os.path.exists("WEB_VERSION"):
+        if not hide_web_message:
+            print("Loading is disabled.")
     punished = False
     data_dir = get_data_dir()
     hash_path = os.path.join(data_dir, "dont hurt cats.json")
diff --git a/game.py b/game.py
index 352ac3e..3386082 100644
--- a/game.py
+++ b/game.py
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ class Game:
 
     def new_game(self):
         self.cat = shelter()
-        print("Saving...")
-        data.save.save(self.cat)
-        print("Save complete.")
+        if not os.path.exists("WEB_VERSION"):
+            print("Saving...")
+            data.save.save(self.cat)
+            print("Save complete.")
         self.game_loop()
 
     # TODO: Add shop, make food buyable and add money system
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ class Game:
                         return
 
     def run(self):
+        if os.path.exists("WEB_VERSION"):
+            print(
+                "This is a web version of Whiskerbound, saving/loading is disabled. As soon as you quit this page, your savefile is gone."
+            )
         title()
         if os.path.exists("debug.json"):
             bypass_tamper_check = False
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ class Game:
                         return
 
         options = ["New Game", "Quit"]
-        if os.path.exists("saves"):
+        if os.path.exists("saves") and not os.path.exists("WEB_VERSION"):
             options.insert(0, "Load Game")
         print("Welcome to Whiskerbound!")
         choice = ui.select("Please choose an option", choices=options)