Having Problems Getting Data! - [URGENT] - [NOT SOLVED YET]

BIGHEAD_RIPOFF · October 3, 2022, 2:53pm

What do you want to achieve? I want to get the TowerData from the player in the universal place however it doesn’t get it.
What is the issue? It doesn’t get the tower data from the player from the universal place.
What solutions have you tried so far? Found none relating to this topic at all.

Lobby Place Data Code:

local PlayerDataModule = {}

PlayerDataModule.ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
PlayerDataModule.DataStore2 = require(script.DataStore2)

function PlayerDataModule.StoreData(Player)
	local NewTowerData = {}
	
	local NewCashValue = Player.leaderstats.Cash.Value
	local NewTokenValue = Player.leaderstats.Tokens.Value
	
	for _, TowerValue in pairs(PlayerDataModule.ServerStorage[Player.Name.."'s TowerPurchaseData"]:GetChildren()) do
		table.insert(NewTowerData, TowerValue.Name)
		print(TowerValue.Name)
	end
	
	local PlayerDataStore = PlayerDataModule.DataStore2("PlayerData", Player)
	
	PlayerDataStore:Update(function(PlayerData)
		local NewPlayerData = PlayerData
		NewPlayerData.TowerData = NewTowerData
		NewPlayerData.Cash = NewCashValue
		NewPlayerData.Tokens = NewTokenValue
		return NewPlayerData
	end)
end

function PlayerDataModule.LoadData(Player)
	local PlayerDataStore = PlayerDataModule.DataStore2("PlayerData", Player)
	local PlayerData = PlayerDataStore:GetTable({
		TowerData = {},
		Cash = 0,
		Tokens = 0
	})
	
	local TowerDataFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
	TowerDataFolder.Name = Player.Name.."'s TowerPurchaseData"
	TowerDataFolder.Parent = PlayerDataModule.ServerStorage
	
	local LeaderstatsFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
	LeaderstatsFolder.Name = "leaderstats"
	LeaderstatsFolder.Parent = Player
	
	local CashIntValue = Instance.new("IntValue")
	CashIntValue.Name = "Cash"
	CashIntValue.Value = PlayerData.Cash
	CashIntValue.Parent = LeaderstatsFolder
	
	local TokenIntValue = Instance.new("IntValue")
	TokenIntValue.Name = "Tokens"
	TokenIntValue.Value = PlayerData.Tokens
	TokenIntValue.Parent = LeaderstatsFolder
	
	if #PlayerData.TowerData > 0 then
		for i = 1, #PlayerData.TowerData do
			local NewValue = Instance.new("BoolValue")
			NewValue.Name = PlayerData.TowerData[i]
			NewValue.Parent = TowerDataFolder
			print(NewValue.Name)
		end
	end
	
	TowerDataFolder.ChildAdded:Connect(function(Value)
		if table.find(PlayerData.TowerData, Value.Name) then
			print(Value.Name, "[Purchased] -", TowerDataFolder.Name)
		end
	end)
end

return PlayerDataModule

Universal Place Get Data Code:

local PlayerDataModule = {}

PlayerDataModule.DataStore2 = require(script.DataStore2)

function PlayerDataModule.GetData(Player)
	local PlayerDataStore = PlayerDataModule.DataStore2("PlayerData", Player)
	
	local PlayerData = PlayerDataStore:GetTable({
		TowerData = {},
	})
	
	for _, Tower in pairs(PlayerData.TowerData) do
		if table.find(PlayerData.TowerData, Tower.Name) then
			print(Tower)
		end
	end
end

return PlayerDataModule

The crucial problem is the get data code however I included the lobby data code to give you an example.

The get data code doesn’t print anything at all. It’s suppose to print the player’s lobby tower data - Aka. BoolValues in it that was inserted into the NewTowerData table in the lobby however it doesn’t print anything.

Am I doing something wrong with the universal place code? Because If this problem doesn’t get resolved my tower defense game would have to rely on no teleportation which kinda sucks.

incognitobot_rblx · October 3, 2022, 4:50pm

Is the Lobby Place a different GAME or PLACE from the Universal Place?
Are you using datastores because I do not see any use of it anywhere?

BIGHEAD_RIPOFF · October 3, 2022, 4:51pm

is a universal place the same place but an universal place and yes i am using datastores (datastore 2 module i just need to get the data thats all)

incognitobot_rblx · October 3, 2022, 4:52pm

I’m talking about storing/retrieving data from a Datastore, not a module

Do you have anything inside the module accessing Datastores?

BIGHEAD_RIPOFF · October 3, 2022, 4:54pm

Yes, I’m using the DataStore2 module to create and store and retrieve Tower Data from the code however the universal place code is the crucial problem it doesn’t get an table and i need to loop through that table for tower strings.

I will show you updated lobby code.

incognitobot_rblx · October 3, 2022, 4:55pm

Can you try printing the data you get and show me?

Also you haven’t answered my question, is the module accessing Datastores or is it stored in the module only?

BIGHEAD_RIPOFF · October 3, 2022, 4:56pm

its stored in the module and accesses datastores.

incognitobot_rblx · October 3, 2022, 4:57pm

Can I see what’s in the module?

BIGHEAD_RIPOFF · October 3, 2022, 4:57pm

Sure do you want both code or the lobby code? or the universal one.

incognitobot_rblx · October 3, 2022, 4:58pm

I want to see where you’re communicating with Datastores inside the module

BIGHEAD_RIPOFF · October 3, 2022, 4:58pm

Alright. I will give you both in both places than.

BIGHEAD_RIPOFF · October 3, 2022, 4:59pm

Lobby Data Module Code

local PlayerDataModule = {}

PlayerDataModule.ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
PlayerDataModule.DataStore2 = require(script.DataStore2)

function PlayerDataModule.StoreData(Player)
	local NewTowerData = {}
	
	local NewCashValue = Player.leaderstats.Cash.Value
	local NewTokenValue = Player.leaderstats.Tokens.Value
	
	for _, TowerValue in pairs(PlayerDataModule.ServerStorage[Player.Name.."'s TowerPurchaseData"]:GetChildren()) do
		table.insert(NewTowerData, TowerValue.Name)
		print(TowerValue.Name)
	end
	
	local PlayerDataStore = PlayerDataModule.DataStore2("PlayerData", Player)
	
	PlayerDataStore:Update(function(PlayerData)
		local NewPlayerData = PlayerData
		NewPlayerData.TowerData = NewTowerData
		NewPlayerData.Cash = NewCashValue
		NewPlayerData.Tokens = NewTokenValue
		return NewPlayerData
	end)
end

function PlayerDataModule.LoadData(Player)
	local PlayerDataStore = PlayerDataModule.DataStore2("PlayerData", Player)
	local PlayerData = PlayerDataStore:GetTable({
		TowerData = {},
		StringData = {},
		Cash = 0,
		Tokens = 0
	})
	
	local TowerDataFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
	TowerDataFolder.Name = Player.Name.."'s TowerPurchaseData"
	TowerDataFolder.Parent = PlayerDataModule.ServerStorage
	
	local LeaderstatsFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
	LeaderstatsFolder.Name = "leaderstats"
	LeaderstatsFolder.Parent = Player
	
	local CashIntValue = Instance.new("IntValue")
	CashIntValue.Name = "Cash"
	CashIntValue.Value = PlayerData.Cash
	CashIntValue.Parent = LeaderstatsFolder
	
	local TokenIntValue = Instance.new("IntValue")
	TokenIntValue.Name = "Tokens"
	TokenIntValue.Value = PlayerData.Tokens
	TokenIntValue.Parent = LeaderstatsFolder
	
	if #PlayerData.TowerData > 0 then
		for i = 1, #PlayerData.TowerData do
			local NewValue = Instance.new("BoolValue")
			NewValue.Name = PlayerData.TowerData[i]
			NewValue.Parent = TowerDataFolder
			print(NewValue.Name)
			table.insert(PlayerData.StringData, NewValue.Name)
		end
	end
	
	TowerDataFolder.ChildAdded:Connect(function(Value)
		if table.find(PlayerData.StringData, Value.Name) then
			print(Value.Name, "[Purchased] -", TowerDataFolder.Name)
		end
	end)
end

return PlayerDataModule

Universal Place Code

local PlayerDataModule = {}

PlayerDataModule.DataStore2 = require(script.DataStore2)

local DefaultPlayerData = {
	StringData = {},
}

function PlayerDataModule.GetData(Player)
	local PlayerDataStore = PlayerDataModule.DataStore2("PlayerData", Player)
	
	print(PlayerDataStore.StringData)
	
	for _, TowerName in pairs(PlayerDataStore:GetTable(DefaultPlayerData).StringData) do
		print("Tower:", TowerName)
	end
end

return PlayerDataModule

This code doesn’t print anything even tho it’s suppose to get the string data.

incognitobot_rblx · October 3, 2022, 5:05pm

Apparently you’re not using anything from DataStores. I don’t see that you’re sending data to Roblox anywhere, which would mean you cannot access it from another Place.

In order to access data from another Place, you need DataStoreService

JarodOfOrbiter · October 3, 2022, 5:16pm

DataStore2 is a popular module that handles DataStore functions on its own. I’m not familiar with it to be honest, it’s really hard to help people when they use other people’s code, but that’s the way of it.

Also how is this urgent? Unless this is a new bug and it used to work properly, in which case I could understand it because your game with tons of players would be suddenly non-functional. But something that never worked in the first place wouldn’t be urgent.

BIGHEAD_RIPOFF · October 3, 2022, 5:20pm

It’s because if this problem doesn’t get solved. I would just rely on no teleportation which kinda sucks for my TD game. And I want my game to rely on teleportation.

BIGHEAD_RIPOFF · October 3, 2022, 5:37pm

How would I get StringData from the get data code and loop through it?

incognitobot_rblx · October 3, 2022, 8:53pm

Oh I never knew about that lol. If it were me I’d prefer just using DatastoreService