--- a/gamelib/gameboard.py	Wed Nov 25 22:36:48 2009 +0000
+++ b/gamelib/gameboard.py	Wed Nov 25 23:15:56 2009 +0000
@@ -970,6 +970,13 @@
         buy_price = sell_price*(1.1)
         self.wood_sell_price, self.wood_buy_price = int(sell_price), int(buy_price)
 
+    def snapshot(self, scale=0.25):
+        """Return a snapshot of the gameboard."""
+        w, h = self.disp.screen.get_size()
+        w, h = int(w * scale), int(h * scale)
+        snapshot = pygame.transform.smoothscale(self.disp.screen, (w, h))
+        return snapshot
+
     def save_game(self):
         # clear selected animals and tool states before saving
         self.reset_states()

--- a/gamelib/savegame.py	Wed Nov 25 22:36:48 2009 +0000
+++ b/gamelib/savegame.py	Wed Nov 25 23:15:56 2009 +0000
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 import xmlrpclib
 import os
+import StringIO
+import base64
 
 from pgu import gui
+import pygame
 
 import config
 import version
@@ -19,11 +22,33 @@
         save_version = params[0]
         if save_version != version.SAVE_GAME_VERSION:
             raise SaveGameError("Incompatible save game version.")
+
         data = params[1]
+
+        try:
+            snapshot = decode_snapshot(params[2])
+        except Exception, e:
+            snapshot = None
+
     except Exception, e:
         raise SaveGameError("Failed to load game: %s" % (e,))
 
-    return data, None
+    return data, snapshot
+
+def encode_snapshot(snapshot):
+    """Encode a snapshot."""
+    snapshot_file = StringIO.StringIO()
+    pygame.image.save(snapshot, snapshot_file)
+    data = snapshot_file.getvalue()
+    data = base64.standard_b64encode(data)
+    return data
+
+def decode_snapshot(data):
+    """Decode a snapshot."""
+    data = base64.standard_b64decode(data)
+    snapshot_file = StringIO.StringIO(data)
+    snapshot = pygame.image.load(snapshot_file, "snapshot.tga")
+    return snapshot
 
 
 class SaveGameError(Exception):
@@ -149,8 +174,13 @@
         filename = self.get_fullpath()
         if filename is None:
             return
+
         data = gameboard.save_game()
-        params = (version.SAVE_GAME_VERSION, data)
+
+        snapshot = gameboard.snapshot()
+        snapshot_data = encode_snapshot(snapshot)
+
+        params = (version.SAVE_GAME_VERSION, data, snapshot_data)
         xml = xmlrpclib.dumps(params, "foxassault")
         try:
             open(filename, "wb").write(xml)