So I'm making an adventure game and I want Coins and Crystals to save between places (worlds) in the game (universe) but I'm literally stumped and I can't come up with anything at all so I'd really appreciate if someone could help me out here.
COMMUNITY QUESTION
How can I make leaderboard stats save between places in a universe?
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DataStores
DataStores allow you to save data across all places in a game. It can only save primitive datatypes and some tables, so complex data will need to be serialized.
How do I save?
You can use DataStore.SetAsync
local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetGlobalDataStore();
-- Assumes Player to be predefined
DataStore:SetAsync(Player.userId..'Coins', Player.leaderstats.Coins.Value);
DataStore:SetAsync(Player.userId..'Crystals', Player.leaderstats.Crystals.Value);
How do I load?
You can use DataStore.GetAsync
local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetGlobalDataStore();
-- Assumes Player to be predefined
Player.leaderstats.Coins.Value = DataStore:GetAsync(Player.userId..'Coins')
Player.leaderstats.Crystals.Value = DataStore:GetAsync(Player.userId..'Crystals');
Any questions? Ask.
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DataStores. Unlike Data Persistence, DataStores can save information place to place so long as the places are in a single universe/game.