Help with DataStore between places in same universe

[anon29929597]

I am hoping to achieve a living DataStore system within a universe of places for a story game.

• Inside each place there would be the ability to send data back to the start place or other places upon player progression.

• The data would be retrievable across all places within the experience’s universe.

• Save the players progress when they reach a checkpoint or cutscene. Have it save as a table as to allow the easy saving and loading of lots of different data at once.

Example:

DataStore["Save1"] = {
	LastCheckpoint = "Checkpoint_13_L", 
	CurrentWorld = "Chapter 2", 
	Progress = 54, -- % Progress
	LastPlayed = 12244122312312, 
	CollectiblesFound = { 
		Collectible1 = false,
		Collectible2 = true,
		Collectible3 = true
	},
	DoorsOpen = { 
		Door_1_R = true,
		Door_2_L = false
	},
	CurrentPlayerData = { 
		Health = 150,
		MaxHealth = 200,
		IsHurt = true
	}
	-- And so on
}

I probably sound like I’m asking for a lot, but I’d just like to have some guidance and examples that would help me understand and thus aid in creating this system for my game. Thanks.

[Ichmaggeld34 (Darkness)]

You can save user data with DataStoreService using :GetAsync() and :SetAsync(). So every time you save data, you need to use :SetAsync() and that data will then be readable in all places, by using :GetAsync(). Reminder tho that these commands also fail, so it is recommended to add a pcall and rejoin the player when their data didn’t load correctly.

Example script:

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
        local dss = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
        --get your data using :GetAsync()
        -- do stuff with it
end)

I’m not gonna write a whole script right now since I don’t want anything to not work, but when I get home and if this post is still up by then, I’ll write a complete code to help you understand.