How would i save a ObjectValue when the player leaves?

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#1

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

  1. i want to make it so a ObjectValue saves when the player leaves, parented inside the player so i can save their swords

  2. i have 0 experience with datastore

  3. i tried looking at other pages of the dev forum but it didnt work

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#2

If you don’t have any experience with data storage, it would be better to learn the fundamentals of data storage.

Here are some video links and forums to help you out.

#3

1st of, i recomend you using an array to save the swords (im gonna try to explain later on)

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService") --you get the datastore service
local SwordsDatastore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("Swords") --You define the datastore here

local DefaultWeapon = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("DefaultSword") --saves and loads the default sword

local function SaveData(Player)

	local Weapons = {} --thats the array/table where you can save the swords in

	for i,v in pairs(Player.Weapons:GetChildren() --this function loops through all the folder, you nee to change the name/location if im wrong
		if i:isA("ObjectValue") then
		table.insert(i, Weapons)
	end
end)
	
	pcall(function()
		SwordsDatastore:SetAsync(Player.UserId, Weapons)
	end)
end

local function PlayerAdded(Player)
	
	local SavedSwords
	
	local success, error = pcall(function()
		SavedSwords = SwordsDatastore:GetAsync(Player.UserId) --:GetAsync Loads the data from the datastore
	end)
	
	if not success then warn(error) end --warns if something went wrong

	local Folder = Instance.new("Folder") --creates a new folder, where you can later insert the saved data
	Folder.Name = "Weapons"
	Folder.Parent = Player
-- the code for that comes here

	if not SavedSwords then --creates default data, you can add a default swords in that for example
		SavedSwords = {DefaultWeapon}
	end
	Player.Stats.Level.Value = SavedSwords[1]
end

local function PlayerRemoving(Player)
	SaveData(Player)
end

for _, Player in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
	PlayerAdded(Player)
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(PlayerAdded)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(PlayerRemoving)
#4

thats interesting! i found an alternate way to do it tho but ty!

#5

thank you, ill watch these later