Help, my currency script is not saving the player's points

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#21

That sounds pretty good. :slight_smile: I’ll try.

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#22 
local pointsName = "Points"
local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("PointsStore_db1")

local Cache = {}
local Connections = {}

local function SaveInfo(Player, Value)
	local ID = pointsName .. "-" .. player.UserId
	DataStore:SetAsync(ID, Value)
	print(player.Name .. "'s points were saved.")
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local folder = Instance.new("Folder")
	folder.Name = "leaderstats"
	folder.Parent = player
	
	local points = Instance.new("IntValue")
	points.Name = pointsName
	points.Parent = folder
	
	Connections[Player] = points:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
		Cache[Player] = points.Value
	end)
	
	spawn(function()
		while wait(AppropriateTime) and Player do
			SaveInfo(player, points.Value)
		end
	end)
	
	local ID = pointsName.."-"..player.UserId

	local Success, Data, Error = pcall(function()
		return DataStore:GetAsync(ID)
	end)
	
	if Success and Data then
		points.Value = Data
		print("Player currency data loaded." .. " | JNS |")
	else
		print("New player added to the currency system" .. " | JNS |")
	end
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	if Cache[player] then
		SaveInfo(player, Cache[Player])
	end
    if Connections[player] then
        Connections[player]:Disconnect()
    end
end)
#23

Just change the portion I have named AppropriateTime to a decent auto save time, and it should work hand and hand with the other final statement to more benefit you when it comes to data saving.
Also noticed that I tend to use capital P for Player when you used p for player so uh, might need to watch out for those.

#24

Thank you very much for the code and your help, it really is a huge help! I was looking in the Developer Wiki more about how to save user data using tables. :laughing:

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#25

I meant when you set the points from the console - are you setting them on the client or server?

#26

I call an event which simulates the purchase of the car, which includes changing the value of the player’s points.

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#27

One more thing I’d like to mention, if you’re testing in studio, the studio server tends to like to shut down before data can be stored properly unless you have a game:BindToClose(function() wait(5) end), but I wouldn’t recommend doing this.

#28

The same thing happens again, only the first points that I add after starting with 0 are saved.
Just testing in Roblox Player, I set my points to 10, bought a car, which subtracted me 5 points, and when I disconnected and reconnected, the points returned to 10. :frowning:

#29

I used something similar, check my code out

local DSService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local DataSave = DSService:GetDataStore("Gamedata")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(plr)
	
	local leader = Instance.new("Folder",plr)
	leader.Name = "Status"
	local money = Instance.new("IntValue",leader)

	
	money.Name = "Money"
	money.Value = 5600

    local uniquekey = "id-"..plr.UserId
	repeat
		wait(.1)
	until DSService:GetRequestBudgetForRequestType(Enum.DataStoreRequestType.GetAsync) > 4
	local isSaved = DataSave:GetAsync(uniquekey)
	if isSaved then
		if isSaved[1] and isSaved[1] > 1 then
			money.Value = isSaved[1]
		end
		
	else
		repeat
			wait(.1)
		until DSService:GetRequestBudgetForRequestType(Enum.DataStoreRequestType.SetIncrementAsync) > 2
			
		DataSave:SetAsync(uniquekey,{money.Value})
	end
	game.Players.PlayerRemoving:connect(function(plrLeave)
		if plrLeave.UserId == plr.UserId then
			local t = 0
			repeat
				t = t + 1
				local success, failmsg = pcall(function()
					DataSave:UpdateAsync(uniquekey,function(oldvalue)
						return {money.Value}
					end)
				end)
				wait(3)
				if not success then
					print("error: "..t.." tries, message: "..failmsg)
				end
			until success or t > 3	
			
			
			
	
		
		end
		
	end)

As you can see, I used tries, so if there’s more than 3 tries, the ode will stop and print the fail message.

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#30

Everything seems to be working correctly with the tries. The points are saved. Thank you!