How to save leaderboard stats with DataStore?
How can I save my leaderboard Data with DataStore? Leaderboard script:
local function onPlayerJoin(player)
local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
leaderstats.Parent = player
local Wins = Instance.new("IntValue")
local Wval = game.ReplicatedStorage.leaderstats.Wins.Value
Wins.Name = "Wins"
Wins.Value = Wval
Wins.Parent = leaderstats
local Coins = Instance.new("IntValue")
Coins.Value = 50
local Cval = game.ReplicatedStorage.leaderstats.Coins.Value
Coins.Name = "Coins"
Coins.Value = Cval
Coins.Parent = leaderstats
while true do
wait(60)
Coins.Value = Coins.Value +10
print("10 minutely coins were awarded!")
end
end
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerJoin)
1 answer
First, you will need to create a DataStore. Define the DataStoreService first by putting:
local datastore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
Then to create your DataStore(s) you do this:
local coins = datastore:GetDataStore()
Datastores store values under a key, a key is inside of the DataStore you provided and stores the values inside it. Keys always should be unique, so data can't be lost or overwritten easily. To save data under a key you do this:
coins:SetAsync(your unique key goes here, then your value in this argument)
To recieve data, you do this:
local plrcoins = coins:GetAsync(unique key)
So, when you use the variable plrcoins the variable will equal the data stored under that key.
It's good to know that DataStores do error from time to time. So when they do, you do not want them breaking your whole leaderboard script. So whats the soloution? Wrap the DataStore functions in a pcall. Like this:
local success, error = pcall(function()
coins:SetAsync(key,valuetosave)
end)
if success then
print("Success!")
else
print(error)
end
The "success" variable provided is the first thing a pcall will return. If it ran, it returns true, If it had an error, it returns false and the returns the error under the error variable.