rommapp · gantoine · Jul 19, 2026 · Jul 19, 2026 · Jul 19, 2026 · Jul 19, 2026
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/bg_BG/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/bg_BG/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Избери цвят на фона",
   "select-save": "Избери запис",
   "select-state": "Избери бърз запис",
+  "slot": "Слот",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Избери един по-долу, за да продължиш, или натисни Играй, за да започнеш отначало."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/cs_CZ/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/cs_CZ/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Vybrat barvu pozadí",
   "select-save": "Vybrat uloženou pozici",
   "select-state": "Vybrat stav",
+  "slot": "Slot",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Vyberte níže pro pokračování, nebo stiskněte Hrát pro nový začátek."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/de_DE/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/de_DE/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Hintergrundfarbe auswählen",
   "select-save": "Speicherstand auswählen",
   "select-state": "Speicherstand auswählen",
+  "slot": "Slot",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Wähle unten einen, um fortzufahren, oder klicke auf Play, um neu zu starten."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/en_GB/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/en_GB/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Select background color",
   "select-save": "Select save",
   "select-state": "Select state",
+  "slot": "Slot",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Pick one below to resume, or hit Play to start fresh."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/en_US/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/en_US/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Select background color",
   "select-save": "Select save",
   "select-state": "Select state",
+  "slot": "Slot",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Pick one below to resume, or hit Play to start fresh."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/es_ES/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/es_ES/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Seleccionar color de fondo",
   "select-save": "Seleccionar guardado",
   "select-state": "Seleccionar estado",
+  "slot": "Ranura",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Empezar desde cero — sin partidas guardadas."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/fr_FR/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/fr_FR/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Sélectionner la couleur d'arrière-plan",
   "select-save": "Sélectionner la sauvegarde",
   "select-state": "Sélectionner l'état",
+  "slot": "Emplacement",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Choisissez-en un ci-dessous pour reprendre, ou appuyez sur Jouer pour démarrer une nouvelle partie."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/hu_HU/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/hu_HU/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Háttérszín kiválasztása",
   "select-save": "Mentés kiválasztása",
   "select-state": "Állás kiválasztása",
+  "slot": "Hely",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Válassz egyet az alábbiak közül a folytatáshoz, vagy nyomd meg az Indítást egy új játékhoz."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/it_IT/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/it_IT/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Seleziona colore di sfondo",
   "select-save": "Seleziona Salvataggio",
   "select-state": "Seleziona Stato",
+  "slot": "Slot",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Scegline uno qui sotto per riprendere, oppure premi Gioca per iniziare da capo."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/ja_JP/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/ja_JP/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "背景色を選択",
   "select-save": "セーブデータを選択",
   "select-state": "ステートを選択",
+  "slot": "スロット",
   "start-fresh-hint": "下から選んで再開するか、Playを押して最初から始めてください。"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/ko_KR/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/ko_KR/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "배경색 선택",
   "select-save": "세이브 선택",
   "select-state": "상태 선택",
+  "slot": "슬롯",
   "start-fresh-hint": "아래에서 하나를 선택하여 이어 하거나, 실행을 눌러 새로 시작하세요."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/pl_PL/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/pl_PL/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Wybierz kolor tła",
   "select-save": "Wybierz zapis",
   "select-state": "Wybierz stan",
+  "slot": "Slot",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Wybierz jeden poniżej, aby wznowić, lub naciśnij Graj, aby zacząć od nowa."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/pt_BR/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/pt_BR/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Selecionar cor de fundo",
   "select-save": "Selecionar save",
   "select-state": "Selecionar estado",
+  "slot": "Slot",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Escolha um abaixo para retomar, ou clique em Jogar para começar do zero."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/ro_RO/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/ro_RO/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Selectează culoarea de fundal",
   "select-save": "Selectează salvare",
   "select-state": "Selectează stare",
+  "slot": "Slot",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Alege una mai jos pentru a relua sau apasă Joacă pentru a începe de la zero."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/ru_RU/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/ru_RU/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Выбрать цвет фона",
   "select-save": "Выбрать сохранение",
   "select-state": "Выбрать состояние",
+  "slot": "Слот",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Выберите одно из ниже, чтобы продолжить, или нажмите «Играть», чтобы начать заново."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/tr_TR/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/tr_TR/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "Arka plan rengi seç",
   "select-save": "Kayıt seç",
   "select-state": "Durum kaydı seç",
+  "slot": "Slot",
   "start-fresh-hint": "Devam etmek için aşağıdan birini seçin veya baştan başlamak için Oyna'ya basın."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/zh_CN/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/zh_CN/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "选择背景颜色",
   "select-save": "选择存档",
   "select-state": "选择状态",
+  "slot": "存档位",
   "start-fresh-hint": "选择下方任一项继续，或点击开始从头开始。"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/zh_TW/play.json b/frontend/src/locales/zh_TW/play.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
   "select-background-color": "選擇背景顏色",
   "select-save": "選擇存檔",
   "select-state": "選擇即時存檔",
+  "slot": "存檔槽",
   "start-fresh-hint": "從下方選擇一項繼續遊玩，或按下 Play 重新開始。"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/Player/AssetCard.stories.ts b/frontend/src/v2/components/Player/AssetCard.stories.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function makeSave(overrides: Partial<SaveSchema> = {}): SaveSchema {
     created_at: "2026-03-14T10:12:00Z",
     updated_at: "2026-05-10T18:45:00Z",
     emulator: "snes9x",
+    slot: "slot1",
     screenshot: null,
     ...overrides,
   } as SaveSchema;

diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/Player/AssetCard.vue b/frontend/src/v2/components/Player/AssetCard.vue
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ const relativeText = computed(() => formatRelativeDate(props.asset.updated_at));
       </div>
 
       <div class="r-v2-asset-card__chips">
+        <RTag
+          v-if="'slot' in asset && asset.slot"
+          tone="brand"
+          size="x-small"
+          prepend-icon="mdi-bookmark-outline"
+          :label="t('play.slot')"
+          :text="asset.slot"
+        />
         <RTag
           v-if="asset.emulator"
           tone="warning"

diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/Player/AssetPreview.stories.ts b/frontend/src/v2/components/Player/AssetPreview.stories.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function makeSave(overrides: Partial<SaveSchema> = {}): SaveSchema {
     created_at: "2026-03-14T10:12:00Z",
     updated_at: "2026-05-23T18:45:00Z",
     emulator: "snes9x",
+    slot: "main_quest",
     screenshot: null,
     ...overrides,
   } as SaveSchema;

diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/Player/AssetPreview.vue b/frontend/src/v2/components/Player/AssetPreview.vue
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ const emptyText = computed(() =>
         </RTooltip>
       </p>
       <div class="r-asset-preview__chips">
+        <RTag
+          v-if="'slot' in asset && asset.slot"
+          tone="brand"
+          size="x-small"
+          prepend-icon="mdi-bookmark-outline"
+          :label="t('play.slot')"
+          :text="asset.slot"
+        />
         <span class="r-asset-preview__chip">
           <RIcon icon="mdi-clock-outline" size="12" />
           {{ formatRelativeDate(asset.updated_at) }}

diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/shared/AssetList.stories.ts b/frontend/src/v2/components/shared/AssetList.stories.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function makeSave(i: number, overrides: Partial<SaveSchema> = {}): SaveSchema {
     created_at: new Date(now - (i + 2) * 86400 * 1000).toISOString(),
     updated_at: new Date(now - (i + 1) * 4 * 3600 * 1000).toISOString(),
     emulator: i % 2 === 0 ? "snes9x" : null,
+    slot: i % 3 === 0 ? null : slot, // Every third save is slot-less
     screenshot: null,
     ...overrides,
   } as SaveSchema;

diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/shared/AssetList.vue b/frontend/src/v2/components/shared/AssetList.vue
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ function ownerOf(asset: Asset): UserSaveSchema | UserStateSchema | null {
                 />
                 <span>{{ ownerOf(asset)!.username }}</span>
               </span>
+              <RTag
+                v-if="'slot' in asset && asset.slot"
+                tone="brand"
+                size="x-small"
+                prepend-icon="mdi-bookmark-outline"
+                :label="t('play.slot')"
+                :text="asset.slot"
+              />
               <RTag
                 v-if="asset.emulator"
                 tone="warning"

diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/views/Player/EmulatorJS.vue b/frontend/src/v2/views/Player/EmulatorJS.vue
@@ -302,10 +302,6 @@ async function onPlay() {
 
 function selectSave(save: SaveSchema) {
   selectedSave.value = save;
-  if (selectedState.value) {
-    selectedState.value = null;
-    localStorage.removeItem(`player:${rom.value?.platform_slug}:state_id`);
-  }
   localStorage.setItem(
     `player:${rom.value?.platform_slug}:save_id`,
     save.id.toString(),
@@ -320,10 +316,6 @@ function unselectSave() {
 
 function selectState(state: StateSchema) {
   selectedState.value = state;
-  if (selectedSave.value) {
-    selectedSave.value = null;
-    localStorage.removeItem(`player:${rom.value?.platform_slug}:save_id`);
-  }
   localStorage.setItem(
     `player:${rom.value?.platform_slug}:state_id`,
     state.id.toString(),
@@ -380,24 +372,27 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     });
   }
 
-  // Default tab + selection (mutually exclusive).
+  // Default selection — save and state are independent, so both can be
+  // armed at once. The bound save is the write-back target for "Save &
+  // Quit" (PUT in place), so we only auto-bind it when the choice is
+  // unambiguous: never silently pick a slot when a state is armed and
+  // there are multiple saves, since loading the state injects a different
+  // SRAM timeline that would overwrite an arbitrary save the user never
+  // picked. In that case the user must select the save slot explicitly.
   const initiallyCompatibleStates = rom.value.user_states.filter(
     (s) => !s.emulator || s.emulator === supportedCores.value[0],
   );
+  const hasCompatibleState = initiallyCompatibleStates.length > 0;
 
-  if (initiallyCompatibleStates.length > 0) {
-    isSavesTabSelected.value = false;
+  if (hasCompatibleState) {
     selectedState.value = initiallyCompatibleStates[0];
-    selectedSave.value = null;
-  } else if (rom.value.user_saves.length > 0) {
-    isSavesTabSelected.value = true;
+  }
+  const safeToBindSave =
+    rom.value.user_saves.length === 1 || !hasCompatibleState;
+  if (rom.value.user_saves.length > 0 && safeToBindSave) {
     selectedSave.value = rom.value.user_saves[0];
-    selectedState.value = null;
-  } else {
-    isSavesTabSelected.value = true;
-    selectedSave.value = null;
-    selectedState.value = null;
   }
+  isSavesTabSelected.value = !hasCompatibleState;
 
   const storedDisc = localStorage.getItem(`player:${rom.value.id}:disc`);
   if (storedDisc) {