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How can we make the script save forever?

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4 years ago

How do we make a script save for every time for example: Just like in tycoon we get money we upgrade and when we leave the server and join back later. we want the tycoon to be saved. we don't want to restart again we want to have our data saved. But i don't really understand how to do so can someone explain how we can make a save script that saves things when we join a new server.

This requires DataStoreService, why not a BoolValue that turns true for every stage you buy? For example, when the player touches a button. The script from that button turns the BoolValue into true so when they left, the server will check the BoolValues and their progress is saved. cherrythetree 130 — 4y

ok thanks i will check it. mastercheeseit 77 — 4y

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Answered by

BluelyTASer 25

4 years ago

It saves a script to the stringvalue, so it saves script forever.

1local SaveScriptForever = Instance.new("StringValue")
2SaveScriptForever.Name = "SaveScriptForever"
3SaveScriptForever.Value = "a"
4SaveScriptForever.Parent = game.ServerStorage
5    scriptpathyouwanttosaveforever.Source = SaveScriptForever.Value

Answered by

imKirda 4491

4 years ago

Edited 4 years ago

You will have to use DataStoreService, it saves the data to the cloud.

Here is a little example of how to save data into the data store, i haven't tested it but what it does is that it takes all values from a specific folder (that you can select) and gets their names and then saves them into a table. Whenever a player joins, you should create a folder for him and whenever he buys a structure, create instance which will have the structure's name and put it into the folder (no matter what instance). Then when he joins back it should return the table with saved structure's strings and all you have to do then is just to check if player has the structure by it's name. Again i haven't tested it but if you will have any errors there you can ask.

01local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
02local Players = game:GetService("Players")
03 
04local DataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("YOUR_DATA_STORE_NAME")
05 
06local function SaveData(Player)
07    if Player then
08 
09        local OwnedStructuresFolder = Player:FindFirstChild("OwnedStructuresFolder") -- Finds the structures folder
10 
11        if OwnedStructuresFolder then
12            local OwnedStructuresToSave = {} -- Table in which we will save the strings
13 
14            for _, OwnedStructure in pairs(OwnedStructuresFolder:GetChildren()) do  -- For every single value in the folder do (_ is variable for index but we won't need it)
15 
16                table.insert(OwnedStructuresToSave, OwnedStructure.Name) -- Inserts the structure into the table
17            end
18 
19            local SaveKey = Player.UserId.."-OwnedStructures" -- You must save the data into key in the data store
20            pcall(function()    -- Pcalls are often used when saving data, you can read more about them in the Roblox wiki
21                DataStore:SetAsync(SaveKey, OwnedStructuresToSave) -- Saves the data into data store
22            end)
23        end
24    end
25end
26 
27local function LoadData(Player)
28    if Player then
29 
30        local OwnedStructuresFolder = Player:FindFirstChild("OwnedStructuresFolder")
31        local RestoredData = {} -- Table in which restored data will go
32        local SaveKey = Player.UserId.."-OwnedStructures"
33 
34        local Success = pcall(function()
35            RestoredData = DataStore:GetAsync(SaveKey)
36        end)
37 
38        if Success then -- Success means that there were no errors while getting data
39            if RestoredData then -- If it finds any data stored (If player joins for the first time there is not data stored)
40 
41                for _, StructureName in pairs(RestoredData) do -- For every single structure stored it will do
42 
43                    local RestoredValue = Instance.new("StringValue")   -- Does not matter which instance
44                    RestoredValue.Name = StructureName -- It sets the value's name to the saved structure name
45                    RestoredValue.Parent = OwnedStructuresFolder
46                end
47            end
48        end
49    end
50end
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Answered by

iamtryingtofindname 22

4 years ago

Hey! By what you are saying, you need to learn about the DataStoreService. Also, you will need to know how to make a leaderboard, and if you dont, you should learn that. Here is an example script, put this in ServerScriptService

01-- Services
02local Players = game.Players
03local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
04 
05-- Data Store
06local PlayerData = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("PlayerData")
07 
08Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
09    -- Leaderboard (Dont change this)
10    local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
11    leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
12    leaderstats.Parent = Player
13 
14    -- Cash
15    local Cash = Instance.new("IntValue")
16    Cash.Name = "Cash"
17    Cash.Parent = leaderstats
18 
19    -- Loading Data
20    local Data
21    -- Gets Data
22    local Success,Error = pcall(function()
23        Data = PlayerData:GetAsync(Player.UserId .. "-cash")
24    end)
25    if Success then
26        -- Sets the cash value to the data
27        Cash.Value = Data
28    else
29        warn(Error)
30    end
31end)
32-- Saving Data
33Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
34    local Success,Error = pcall(function()
35        PlayerData:SetAsync(Player.UserId .. "-cash",Player.leaderstats.Cash.Value)
36    end)
37    if not Success then
38        warn(Error)
39    end
40end)
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To test this, just try and change the players cash in-game, and leave, then join back in. If you need help with this, put the following code in a script with its parent being a part, and touch the part

01local Part = script.Parent
02local debounce = false
03 
04Part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
05    local Player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
06    if Player then
07        debounce = true
08        local Cash = Player.leaderstats.Cash
09        Cash.Value = Cash.Value+10 -- Change this to whatever
10        Part.TouchEnded:Wait()
11        debounce = false
12    end
13end)

Hope this helps! Comment if something doesnt work, because i tested it and it should work.

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