How would i add a datastore to roblox' checkpoint system

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#1

Hey there!

I am currently making a game that requires checkpoints and it would be nice to have it save so that when the player returns to the game, they’re at the spawn they were at last.

I tried thinking of ways to create this but couldnt since roblox names the value as the player ID.

Here is the script:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")

local checkpoint = script.Parent

function onTouched(hit)
	if hit and hit.Parent and hit.Parent:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid") then
		local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
		local checkpointData = ServerStorage:FindFirstChild("CheckpointData")
		if not checkpointData then
			checkpointData = Instance.new("Folder")
			checkpointData.Name = "CheckpointData"
			checkpointData.Parent = ServerStorage
		end
		
		local userIdString = tostring(player.UserId)
		local checkpointValue = checkpointData:FindFirstChild(userIdString)
		if not checkpointValue then
			checkpointValue = Instance.new("ObjectValue")
			checkpointValue.Name = userIdString
			checkpointValue.Parent = checkpointData
			
			player.CharacterAdded:connect(function(character)
				wait()
				local storedCheckpoint = ServerStorage.CheckpointData[userIdString].Value
				character:MoveTo(storedCheckpoint.Position + Vector3.new(math.random(-4, 4), 4, math.random(-4, 4)))
			end)
		end
		
		checkpointValue.Value = checkpoint
	end
end

checkpoint.Touched:Connect(onTouched)

Thanks for the help! :smile:

#2

You can get the username from user id:
local name = game.Players:GetNameFromUserIdAsync(userId)
And it’ll return the username of given id

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#3

Thank you, but i need to get the name of an ObjectValue which is the players UserID, not their username.

#4

If you are trying to get the players userId from their username there is another function for it, I recommend you take a look at this.

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