Hi,
I’ve been looking around on how to use DataStore2 and ProfileService, but I can’t seem to understand. I get the basics, but could someone break it down for me? Thanks!
Ok so there is not really a massive difference, they are both data store modules which do the same thing essentially. There is not much difference between the two modules, they both are designed to prevent data loss.
I believe that profile service supports ordered data stores whereas data store 2 doesn’t.
Also data store 2 is a caching module whereas profile service saves the data and wont cache it. For this matter I strongly believe that data store 2 is better. However on the flip side nowadays I just make my own data stores because not much can go wrong if you use pcalls or Protected Calls, These videos explain how to use and the benefits of the modules:
Profile Service:
Data store 2:
My personal preference is data store 2 but overall i think they are both great modules but I just use my own data solution for my games.
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First of all, you have to choose one of them - either DataStore2 or ProfileService. I disagree with the guy above me saying datastore2 is better. as he mentioned, not much can go wrong if you use pcall and be a bit careful when saving data, so caching is not that necessary. ProfileService on the other hand offers session locking which basically prevents any item duplication bug/glitch and that’s really helpful. It is still a personal preference at the end of the day. As for the resources, if you’re a beginner, then the tutorials linked above will help, otherwise, I’d recommend reading the documentation.
So I’m testing out saving data to tables instead of using modules, as I have lots of data to save. Would the following script work?:
local MasterStore = DSS:GetDataStore("MasterStore")
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
local Data = MasterStore:GetAsync(plr.UserId)
local NumValue = 1
local Stat = Instance.new("Folder")
Stat.Parent = plr
Stat.Name = "Stats"
local pinfo = Instance.new("Folder")
pinfo.Name = "PartyInfo"
pinfo.Parent = Stat
local teinfo = Instance.new("ObjectValue")
teinfo.Name = "TeamInfo"
teinfo.Parent = pinfo
local plinfo = Instance.new("ObjectValue")
plinfo.Parent = pinfo
plinfo.Name = "PlayerInfo"
local t = Instance.new("Folder")
t.Name = "Tools"
t.Parent = Stat
local o = Instance.new("Folder")
o.Name = "Owned"
o.Parent = Stat
local enchs = Instance.new("Folder")
enchs.Parent = Stat
enchs.Name = "Enchantments"
local orbs = Instance.new("IntValue")
orbs.Name = "EnchantingOrbs"
orbs.Parent = Stat
orbs.Value = 0
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = orbs
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
local gold = Instance.new("IntValue")
gold.Parent = Stat
gold.Name = "Gold"
gold.Value = 0
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = gold
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
local loot = Instance.new("IntValue")
loot.Parent = Stat
loot.Name = "Loot"
loot.Value = 0
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = loot
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
local pick = Instance.new("StringValue")
pick.Name = "Pickaxe"
pick.Parent = t
pick.Value = "None"
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = pick
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
local sword = Instance.new("StringValue")
sword.Name = "Sword"
sword.Parent = t
sword.Value = "None"
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = sword
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
local armor = Instance.new("StringValue")
armor.Name = "Armor"
armor.Parent = t
armor.Value = "None"
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = armor
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
local ench = Instance.new("StringValue")
ench.Name = "Enchantment"
ench.Parent = Stat
ench.Value = "None"
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = ench
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
for _, e in pairs(game.ReplicatedStorage.Modules.SwordModules:GetChildren()) do
local v = Instance.new("BoolValue")
v.Parent = o
v.Name = e.Name
v.Value = false
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = v
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
end
for _, e in pairs(game.ReplicatedStorage.Modules.ArmorModules:GetChildren()) do
local v = Instance.new("BoolValue")
v.Parent = o
v.Name = e.Name.."Armor"
v.Value = false
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = v
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
end
for _, e in pairs(game.ReplicatedStorage.Modules.PickaxeModules:GetChildren()) do
local v = Instance.new("BoolValue")
v.Parent = o
v.Name = e.Name
v.Value = false
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = v
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
end
for _, e in pairs(game.ReplicatedStorage.Modules.Enchants:GetChildren()) do
local v = Instance.new("BoolValue")
v.Parent = enchs
v.Name = e.Name
v.Value = false
local num = Instance.new("IntValue")
num.Parent = v
num.Name = "Num"
num.Value = NumValue
NumValue = NumValue + 1
if Data ~= nil then
if Data[num.Value] ~= nil then
num.Parent.Value = Data[num.Value]
end
end
end
end)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(plr)
local DataTable = {
}
for _, e in pairs(plr.Stats:GetDescendants()) do
if e:IsA("StringValue") or e:IsA("IntValue") or e:IsA("BoolValue") then
table.insert(DataTable, e.Num.Value, e.Value)
end
end
MasterStore:SetAsync(plr.UserId, DataTable)
end)From glancing over it it seems like it would work, however I cannot guarantee it will work. If it doesn’t work I can provide you with my table saving code.
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Code I use:
Module script inside of server storage
-- Module script inside ServerStorage
local LeaderstatsModule = {}
LeaderstatsModule.CreateStat = function(player)
-- Create all the relevent items
local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder", player)
leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
local Cash = Instance.new("IntValue", leaderstats)
Cash.Name = "Cash"
local MerchSold = Instance.new("IntValue", leaderstats)
MerchSold.Name = "Coins"
end
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local DataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("StatsDataStore")
LeaderstatsModule.LoadSavedData = function(player)
local Key = player.UserId.."-Data"
local Data
local success, err = pcall(function()
Data = DataStore:GetAsync(Key)
end)
-- Load the data in the order you created the item like below:
if Data ~= nil then
player.leaderstats.Cash.Value = Data["Cash"]
player.leaderstats.Coins.Value = Data["MerchSold"]
print("Data Loaded")
else
player.leaderstats.Cash.Value = 1000
player.leaderstats.Coins.Value = 0
print("Failed To Load Data or New Player")
end
if not success then
warn("Could not save data, error:"..tostring(err))
end
end
function CreateTable(player) -- Creates the table
local playerStats = {}
for _, stat in pairs(player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
playerStats[stat.Name] = stat.Value
end
return playerStats
end
LeaderstatsModule.SaveData = function(player) -- Saves the table created above
local playerStats = CreateTable(player)
local success, err = pcall(function()
local Key = player.UserId.."-Data"
DataStore:SetAsync(Key, playerStats)
end)
if not success then
warn("Could not save data, error:"..tostring(err))
else
print("Data Saved For: "..player.UserId)
end
end
return LeaderstatsModule
Server script inside of server script service:
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local Module = require(ServerStorage:WaitForChild("LeaderstatsModule") -- Name of the Module
local function OnPlayerJoin(player)
Module.Create(player)
Module.LoadSavedData(player)
end
local function OnPlayerLeave(player)
Module.SaveData(player)
end
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(OnPlayerJoin)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(OnPlayerExit)
You can simply keep adding data to save to the table or if you need to save two or more sperate values just create more tables and save them to different keys. I am making a tutorial in community resources on saving data in tables so I can link that once it is done. Hope this helps, apoaddda
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Thanks for your module. I will see if my code works, and test its limits. I may or may not use your module depending on how well my code works.
So my code is not working, same code as above, no errors in output. Could you assist me?