How to Save/Load character appearances with DataStore?

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#1

Hey, before you say, I know how datastores work, but I’m unsure how to save the entire player, for example:

If the player has like 6 accessories, I cant simply write a variable and save it with the ID and load it, cause each player has different amounts of accessories, how can I save the accessories, shirt, pants, face, and about that mostly.

Sorry for the inconvience.

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#2

HumanoidDescription. It’s perfect for applying hats, limb colors, accessories, and apparel, among other things. You could use Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId to save it to the datastore, then use player:LoadCharacterWithHumanoidDescription(humanoidDescription) to load it in with the humanoid description.

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#3

I attempted to save the HumanoidDescription to the datastore, even when using game.Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId, it still thought of it as an instance and rejected saving it.

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local CharacterDataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("CharacterDataStore")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
	wait(1)
	local Username = plr.Name
	local UserID = plr.UserId
	local SetCharacter
	local data 
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		data = CharacterDataStore:GetAsync(plr.UserId.."-HumanoidSave") 
	end)

	if success then 
		SetCharacter = data
		print("Test | It Loaded!")
	else
		print("Error while getting character data")
		warn(errormessage)
	end
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local HumanoidSave = game.Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId(player.UserId)

	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		CharacterDataStore:SetAsync(player.UserId.."-HumanoidSave", HumanoidSave)
	end)

	if success then
		print("Data successfully saved!")
	else
		print("There was an error while saving the data")
		warn(errormessage)
	end

end)

Sorry if it doesnt look good, I’m still learning :sweat:

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#4

serialization

Save the needed properties of the accessory and load it using serialization

#5

I think this is a very bad idea for saving/loading character appearances, the accessories are randomized each time, and this is a very hard way to go by it.

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#6

Its the exact opposite.

No it is not. If you save the properties you are randomizing and the essential, its not a problem.

#7

I checked the post, you sure it isnt a wikipedia page? Im sorry but I simply will not read multiple paragraphs on a subject that Im not even familar with.

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#8

Nope. Its a devforum post link A tutorial.

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#9

Is there any other way we can come by this than serializing it?

#10

Yes but its inefficient.

Trust me, serializing will be very easy, easier and more practical than what im about to tell you.

A table with all the property settings like this

local yes = {
   Coolhatone = {props},
   Coolhattwo = {props}
}
-- so tedious to manually add them
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#11

Could you give me a basic example of a code snippet on how this would work with saving avatars, (shirts, pants, accesories, etc)? Cause I am quite stuck

#12

Before that, tell me the properties your randomizing and ill give an example functions.

#13

Im sorry I meant serializing, like my previous method was to use HumanoidDescription, save it, and apply it to the user, but how can this be done with seriazling?

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#14

Alrighty then.

function TurnToSaveableObj(Accessory,propstosave)
     if Accessory:IsA("Accessory") then
           local returnthing = {}
           for _,v in pairs(propstosave) do
                 returnthing[v] = Accessory[v]
           end
           return returnthing
     end
end

--example:
TurnToSaveableObj(uraccessoryobj,{"Name"} --[[props to save, u dont need to save name though.]]}

--deserialize
local newAccessory = Instance.new("Accessory")
for property,v in pairs(serializeddata) do
      newAccessory[property] = v
end

I believe someone else can explain it better as im not so experienced of accessories.

#15 
local DS =game:GetService("DatastoreService"):GetDatastore("Your_Name_Here")

function SaveData(Player)
--Your Player Directory/Defination
--Any Other Values like Coins etc.
local Char = Player.Character
local Values = Player.Values:GetChildren() --example
local tabletosave
local Humanoiddescription = Char.Humanoid:GetHumanoidDescription() -- so it depends here if you want to save user id then do :GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId
Table["HatOrWhatever"] = Humanoiddescription.WhateverUWannaSave
--Repeat the above for all accessories. Now for Extra Accessory just create another one and if it doesn't exist make it "None".
--Now Just Save I'm on mobile so I can't write much as it's tedious but I think u get the point.
end
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