(02-08-2022, 04:00 AM)LPA Wrote: Why wasn't that necessary with Sonic and the Black Knight? No matter how often I play back the file, there's never any save file (despite them being present in the corresponding folder).
You must have had the save file deleted when you first created the DTM file.
(02-08-2022, 04:00 AM)LPA Wrote: I'll keep on trying different games though -- but it's almost as if deleting the files messes up the seed in which the game is started and gives it a completely different RNG.
Yes, if you had a save file when you first created the DTM file, deleting the save file afterwards is almost certain to cause a desync (either due to RNG or due to other reasons).