Another day, another topic… and this time it has to do with another more complicated problem: Datastoring.
I’m trying to make a simulator game that saves the data of the player, but for some reason, the data is returning nil no matter what. Whenever I print the table it just prints one specific part of the multi-table.
I’ve looked along the DevForum’s but haven’t seen anything helpful so far, and I’ve tried solving the issue myself.
Here is the dialogue module script:
local DataModule = {}
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local PlayerStats = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("PlayerStats")
local PlayerInventoryData = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("PlayerInventory")
local PlayerSettingsData = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("PlayerSettingsData")
local PlayerMappingData = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("PlayerMapping")
local toolConfig = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Modules:WaitForChild("Data"):WaitForChild("Tools"))
local attacktoolConfig = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Modules:WaitForChild("Data"):WaitForChild("AttackTools"))
function DataModule.giveTool(player)
local tool = player.inventory.EquippedTool.Value
repeat task.wait() until player.Character
local toolClone = game.ServerStorage:FindFirstChild("Tools"):FindFirstChild(tool):Clone()
toolClone.Parent = player.Backpack
end
function DataModule.SaveData(player)
local playerDataToSave = {}
local playerToolsToSave = {}
local playerSettingsToSave = {}
local playerMappingToSave = {}
local playerData = {
Cheese = player.leaderstats.Cheese.Value,
Money = player.leaderstats.Money.Value,
Rebirths = player.leaderstats.Rebirths.Value,
}
playerDataToSave["PlayerData"] = playerData
print(playerDataToSave["PlayerData"])
local ownedToolsTable = {}
for _, tool in ipairs(player.inventory.OwnedTools:GetChildren()) do
ownedToolsTable[tool.Name] = tool.Value
end
local ownedAttackToolsTable = {}
for _, tool in ipairs(player.inventory.OwnedAttackTools:GetChildren()) do
ownedAttackToolsTable[tool.Name] = tool.Value
end
local inventory = {
EquippedTool = player.inventory.EquippedTool.Value,
OwnedTools = ownedToolsTable,
EquippedAttackTool = player.inventory.EquippedAttackTool.Value,
OwnedAttackTools = ownedAttackToolsTable,
}
playerToolsToSave["Inventory"] = inventory
print(playerToolsToSave["Inventory"])
local settingsData = {
Shadows = player:WaitForChild("PlayerGui").MenuUI.Settings:WaitForChild("Settings").Shadows.Value,
Music = player:WaitForChild("PlayerGui").MenuUI.Settings:WaitForChild("Settings").Music.Value,
Sound = player:WaitForChild("PlayerGui").MenuUI.Settings:WaitForChild("Settings").Sound.Value,
}
playerSettingsToSave["Settings"] = settingsData
local teleports = {}
for _, teleport in ipairs(player.values:GetChildren()) do
teleports[teleport.Name] = teleport.Value
end
playerMappingToSave["Teleports"] = teleports
local success, errorMessage = pcall(function()
PlayerStats:SetAsync(player.UserId, playerDataToSave)
PlayerInventoryData:SetAsync(player.UserId, playerToolsToSave)
PlayerSettingsData:SetAsync(player.UserId, playerSettingsToSave)
PlayerMappingData:SetAsync(player.UserId, playerMappingToSave)
end)
if not success then
warn("⚠️ "..errorMessage)
else
print("✅ Player's data has successfully saved.")
end
end
function DataModule.LoadData(player)
local playerData
local playerInventory
local playerSettings
local playerMapping
local success, errorMessage = pcall(function()
playerData = PlayerStats:GetAsync(player.UserId)
playerInventory = PlayerInventoryData:GetAsync(player.UserId)
playerSettings = PlayerSettingsData:GetAsync(player.UserId)
playerMapping = PlayerMappingData:GetAsync(player.UserId)
end)
if success then
print(playerData)
if playerData then
print("✅ Data for player has successfully loaded.")
-- Load cheese, money and rebirths
player.leaderstats:WaitForChild("Cheese").Value = playerData.Cheese
player.leaderstats.Money.Value = playerData.Money
player.leaderstats.Rebirths.Value = playerData.Rebirths
else
print("⚠️ No data found for player "..player.Name..". Initializing data.")
-- Initialize cheese, money, and rebirths
local initialSuccess, initialError = pcall(function()
player.leaderstats.Cheese.Value = 0
player.leaderstats.Money.Value = 0
player.leaderstats.Rebirths.Value = 0
end)
if not initialSuccess then
warn("⚠️ Error initializing data: "..initialError)
player:Kick("⚠️ An error occurred while initializing your data. Please rejoin the game later. ⚠️")
end
end
if playerInventory then
print(playerInventory)
print("✅ Inventory data for player "..player.Name.." has successfully loaded.")
print(playerInventory["Inventory"].EquippedTool)
print(playerInventory["Inventory"])
player.inventory.EquippedTool.Value = playerInventory.EquippedTool
player.inventory.EquippedAttackTool.Value = playerInventory.EquippedAttackTools
for toolName, toolValue in pairs(playerInventory.OwnedTools) do
player.inventory.OwnedTools:FindFirstChild(toolName).Value = toolValue
end
for toolName, toolValue in pairs(playerInventory.OwnedAttackTools) do
player.inventory.OwnedAttackTools:FindFirstChild(toolName).Value = toolValue
end
else
-- Initialize owned tools.
local initialSuccess, initialError = pcall(function()
for _, tool in pairs(player.inventory.OwnedTools:GetChildren()) do
if tool.Name == "BasicCheese" then
tool.Value = true
else
tool.Value = false
end
end
-- Attack tools.
for _, tool in pairs(player.inventory.OwnedAttackTools:GetChildren()) do
if tool.Name == "Nothing" then
tool.Value = true
else
tool.Value = false
end
end
player.inventory.EquippedTool.Value = "BasicCheese"
player.inventory.EquippedAttackTool.Value = "Nothing"
end)
if not initialSuccess then
warn("⚠️ Error initializing data: "..initialError)
player:Kick("⚠️ An error occurred while initializing your data. Please rejoin the game later. ⚠️")
end
end
if playerSettings then
print("✅ Settings Data for player "..player.Name.." has successfully loaded.")
print(playerSettings)
player.PlayerGui.MenuUI.Settings.Settings.Shadows.Value = playerSettings.Shadows
player.PlayerGui.MenuUI.Settings.Settings.Music.Value = playerSettings.Music
player.PlayerGui.MenuUI.Settings.Settings.Sound.Value = playerSettings.Sound
else
print("⚠️ No settings data found for player "..player.Name..". Initializing data.")
local initialSuccess, initialError = pcall(function()
player.PlayerGui.MenuUI.Settings:WaitForChild("Settings").Shadows.Value = true
player.PlayerGui.MenuUI.Settings:WaitForChild("Settings").Music.Value = true
player.PlayerGui.MenuUI.Settings:WaitForChild("Settings").Sound.Value = true
end)
if not initialSuccess then
warn("⚠️ Error initializing data: "..initialError)
player:Kick("⚠️ An error occurred while initializing your data. Please rejoin the game later. ⚠️")
end
end
if playerMapping then
print("✅ Mapping Data for player "..player.Name.." has successfully loaded.")
print(playerMapping["Teleports"])
-- Load teleports
for teleportName, teleportValue in pairs(playerMapping.Teleports) do
player.values:FindFirstChild(teleportName).Value = teleportValue
--if table.find(devTeam, player.Name) then
--print(player.DisplayName.." is apart of the devteam! ⚠️")
--player.values:FindFirstChild(teleportName).Value = true
--end
end
else
print("⚠️ No data found for player "..player.Name..". Initializing data.")
-- Initialize teleports
for _, teleport in ipairs(player.values:GetChildren()) do
teleport.Value = false
end
end
else
warn("⚠️ Error loading data: "..errorMessage.." ⚠️")
player:Kick("⚠️ "..player.Name.."'s data has failed to load. Please rejoin the game. ⚠️")
end
end
return DataModule
I don’t need anyone to re-write this entire piece of code, I just need some pointers or some smaller code snippets on where the issue is. Thanks! 
