DataStore Trouble

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#4

did not work, just has the value like usual

#5

datastores is acutally hard can you try a datastore wrapper like DataStore2 and see if it works

#6

so sorry, don’t know how to do that either… i’ve never used datastores before, only for this game because i’m very motivated to complete it

#7

well it is easier to set it up than datastores

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#8

You could use a default “stand” value, at 0 at the start of your code. You could also use a key when pcalling for your datastore. If the player has no data, you give them the default stand value else give them the data that they already have.

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#9

Also couldn’t use just do

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
local PlrStats = Instance.new("Folder")
PlrStats.Name = "PlrStats"
PlrStats.Parent = Player

local stand = Instance.new("StringValue")
Stand.Name = "Stand"
Stand.Value = 0
Stand.Parent = PlrStats

I think that’s a bit easier to work with.

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#10

ok, trying right now. i’ll let you know

#11

oof it didn’t work again, i’ll try and figure something else out

#12

did you enabled the API service?

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#13

I would do something along these lines, also you mentioned you were trying to save the folder? Do you mean the folder object? If so, I believe you aren’t able to save object values in DataStores.

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local GameData = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("GameData")

function saveData(Player, Data)
	local Success, Error = pcall(function()
		GameData:SetAsync(Player.UserId, Data)
	end)
	
	if Success then
		print("Saved a player's data.")
	else
		warn(Error)
	end
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	local PlrStats = Instance.new("Folder", Player)
	PlrStats.Name = "PlrStats"
 
	local Stand = Instance.new("StringValue", PlrStats)
	Stand.Name = "Stand"
	Stand.Value = "Default" -- Set this to the default value you'd like to have
 
	local Success, Stand = pcall(function()
		local Stand = GameData:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
		return Stand
	end)
 
	if Success then
		print("Player data loaded.")
		Stand.Value = Stand
	else
		warn(Stand)
	end
end)

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
	local PlrStats = Player:FindFirstChild("PlrStats")
	local Data = nil
	
	if PlrStats and PlrStats:FindFirstChild("Stand") then
		Data = PlrStats.Stand.Value
	end
	
	if Data then
		saveData(Player, Data)
	end
end)
#15

Yeah, I’m trying to save a folder located inside the player called “PlrStats”. Inside PlrStats is a value. I’m also trying to save a folder located in the player’s backpack, but the only thing that is saving is the PlrStats folder and the value inside of it.

#16

Why do you need to save the folder if a new folder is created and parented to the player when they join?

#17

Remember that Datastores don’t work in Roblox Studio, have you been testing it in the actual game?

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#18

Yes, I have. Doesn’t show there either

#19

If you want to save everything inside the folder in the player’s backpack, you can simply loop through all tools for all players.

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)

for _Tool in pairs (player.Backpack.YOUR_FOLDER:GetChildren() do
-- Do stuff

This will help you out

#20

I’m not saving tools, though. The reason a folder is in there is because I’m making an anime based game, and they are able to call out this “stand”. The stand is inside that folder, but it won’t save.

#21

Then you could simply save the children of that folder. It doesn’t have to be tools.

#22

Could you show an example? Like I said, I’m extremely new to data saving

#23

alright, this is how I would do it. I wrote this in a rush, but it should get you pointed in the right direction.

local datastoreservice = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local GameData = datastoreservice:GetDataStore("Data 1")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	
	local PlrStats = Instance.new("Folder",player)
	PlrStats.Name = "PlrStats"
	
	local plrdata
	
	local success, errormsg = pcall(function()
		local plrdata = GameData:GetAsync(player.UserId)
	end)
	
	if plrdata ~= nil then
		if plrdata.PlrStats then
			for i, v in pairs(GameData.PlrStats) do
				local value = Instance.new("StringValue")
				value.Name = "Stand"
				value.Parent = PlrStats
			end
		end
	end
	
	
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	
	local GameData = {}
	
	GameData.PlrStats= {}
	
	for i, v in pairs(player.PlrStats:GetChildren()) do
		table.insert(GameData.PlrStats, v.Name)
		print(v.Name)
	end
	local success, errormsg = pcall(function()
	    GameData:SetAsync(player.UserId,GameData)
	end)
	
	if success then
		print("your data was saved")
	else
                print("Data didn't save")
       end
	
end)
#24

hey again, sorry for the late reply, i’ll try asap