How can I access a players datastore?

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#1

Hey Everyone,
So I’m making a leaderboard for my story game with stands, each with the NPC. I’m trying to make the npc show the wins amount. I’ve got the name but I need to get the wins amount. The wins amount is stored as an int value inside leaderstats folder. Here is my datastore script:

local Players = game:GetService('Players')
local DataStoreService = game:GetService('DataStoreService')

local WinsDataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore('Wins')


Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	
	local Stats = Instance.new('Folder')
	Stats.Name = 'leaderstats'
	Stats.Parent = Player
	
	local Wins = Instance.new('IntValue')
	Wins.Name = 'Wins'
	Wins.Parent = Stats
	
	
	local Data = WinsDataStore:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
	
	
	if Data then
		for name, value in pairs(Data.Stats) do
			Stats[name].Value = value
		end
		
	end
	
		
		
end)

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
	local SaveData = {Stats = {}}
	

	
	for _, stat in pairs(Player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
		SaveData.Stats[stat.Name] = stat.Value
	end
	

	
	
	
	WinsDataStore:SetAsync(Player.UserId,SaveData)
	
	
end)

game:BindToClose(function()
	for _, Player in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		local SaveData = {Stats = {}}
		

		
		for _,stat in pairs(Player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
			SaveData.Stats[stat.Name] = stat.Value
		end
		

		
		WinsDataStore:SetAsync(Player.UserId,SaveData)
		
	end
	
	wait(2)
end)

I tried doing this:

local DataStoreService = game:GetService('DataStoreService')

local WinsDataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore('Wins')

script.Parent.UserId:GetPropertyChangedSignal('Value'):Connect(function()
	local PlayerName = game.Players:GetNameFromUserIdAsync(script.Parent.UserId.Value)
	local Player = game.Players:GetPlayerByUserId(script.Parent.UserId.Value)
	script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Podium.MiddleBlock.SurfaceGui.PlayerName.Text = PlayerName
	script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Podium.MiddleBlock.SurfaceGui.WinsAmount.Text = Player.leaderstats.Wins.Value
end)

But I get the error:
[10:39:45.092 - Workspace.Leaderboards.WinsLeaderboard.WinsPodium.NPCs.1.Script:5: attempt to index nil with ‘leaderstats’]

Because the player isn’t in the game. How can I get the players leaderstats even if they’re not in the game if I have their datastore?

2 Likes
#2

I’ve heard this plugin, Datastore editor, might be able to help you out.

#3

I think you would need to use an I,V pairs loop with the data you have stored, and make a variable that gets the highest number by setting the highest as 0 and then checking if the number is bigger than the highest, and if it is, make the “highest” variable the higher value.

#4

I’m not good at datastores, can you tell me how?

#5

Unfortunately, I don’t even work with data stores :confused: I find it hard to understand and have no motivation to try to learn them anymore.

You are going to have to ask someone other than me for this question.

#6

I tried doing this:

local DataStoreService = game:GetService('DataStoreService')

local WinsDataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore('Wins')


script.Parent.UserId:GetPropertyChangedSignal('Value'):Connect(function()
	local PlayerName = game.Players:GetNameFromUserIdAsync(script.Parent.UserId.Value)
	local Player = game.Players:GetPlayerByUserId(script.Parent.UserId.Value)
	local Data = WinsDataStore:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
	
	if Data then

		script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Podium.MiddleBlock.SurfaceGui.PlayerName.Text = PlayerName
		script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Podium.MiddleBlock.SurfaceGui.WinsAmount.Text = Data.Stats
	end		
end)

and I’m getting the error: [11:31:47.478 - Workspace.Leaderboards.WinsLeaderboard.WinsPodium.NPCs.1.Script:9: attempt to index nil with ‘UserId’]

#7

Hello!!
Correct me if im wrong but I think in here:

You dont need to write UserId.Value, just UserId.
Try that😁