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+/* Residual - A 3D game interpreter
+ *
+ * Residual is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA
+ *
+ * $URL$
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "engines/grim/gfx_base.h"
+#include "engines/grim/savegame.h"
+
+namespace Grim {
+
+void GfxBase::saveState(SaveGame *state) {
+	state->beginSection('DRVR');
+
+	byte r, g, b;
+	getShadowColor(&r, &g, &b);
+	state->writeByte(r),
+	state->writeByte(g),
+	state->writeByte(b),
+
+	state->endSection();
+}
+
+void GfxBase::restoreState(SaveGame *state) {
+	state->beginSection('DRVR');
+
+	byte r, g, b;
+	r = state->readByte();
+	g = state->readByte();
+	b = state->readByte();
+	setShadowColor(r, g ,b);
+
+	state->endSection();
+}
+
+}