Can't save/load a table?
local dss=game:GetService'DataStoreService':GetDataStore'Data'
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
local getdata=dss:GetAsync(player.UserId)
if getdata then
character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame=CFrame.new(getdata[1],getdata[2],getdata[3])
end
end)
end)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
local savedata={
player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position.X,
player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position.Y,
player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position.Z
}
dss:SetAsync(player.UserId,savedata)
end)
I'm trying to get player's x, y and z positions, store them in a table and load them when player joins with them saved. However, I can't make it work and the output says nothing... I'm very green with data stores and I would very appreciate any help.
2 answers
Character is printing nil. You could try tracking your character's position using a value instead and update based on that.
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
local key = string.format("%s_%s", player.Name, player.UserId)
if player.Character then
local root_part = player.Character:findFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
if root_part then
if pcall(function()
dss:SetAsync(key, root_part.Position)
end) then
print(string.format("Saved %s position: %s", player.Name, root_part.Position))
else
print(string.format("Couldn't save %s position.", player.Name))
end
else
print(string.format("Couldn't find %s torso.", player.Name))
end
else
print(player.Name, "/Character is nil")
end
end)
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I personally don't have much experience working with data stores, but I can offer some advice that might help out.
According the wiki, data store keys should be strings, but you are passing integers (player IDs) instead. Consider using something like
"player" .. player.UserIdas a key instead.Keep in mind that a character's default position may be (unfortunately) assigned after the
player.CharacterAddedhas been fired, in which case, the position you have assigned to the character will be overridden. There really isn't a clean way to deal with this other than to wait a brief period of time before assigning the character's position so that the character's default position can be assigned first.Calling
GetAsyncevery time a player's character loads is inefficient. You should only call it once when the player joins the game and then store its value in a variable for later use.Calls to data store functions can fail due to networking issues. See here for a better explanation.
Hope this helps.
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