Using Data Stores Across Linked Games

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#1

Is there a way to transfer data with data stores or any other method between games? The two games I’m attempting this with a parent and child, so one game is located inside the other.
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#2

Is your place under the same universe?
DataStores work per universe, so as long as they are the same universe it will transfer

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#3

I think so. It’s this:

The Valley
|_Place Number 27.

Is that considered a universe?

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#4

Yes, Place Number 27 and The Valley are under the same universe

#5

Think so, I think you could use the same GlobalDataStore (same name) in both games.

#6

Okay, so I can just call a data store from the other game if needed?

#7

As long as they are under the same universe (which they are), yes

#8

I’ve tried prototyping a script, but the script isn’t getting any of the data on the other game

Main Game:

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local TestStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("TestStore")

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
	local BlockInfo = {
		P = workspace,
		N = "TestingBlock"
	}
	TestStore:SetAsync("BlockData",BlockInfo)
	
end)

Secondary Game:

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local TestStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("TestStore")
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function()
	local Data = TestStore:GetAsync("BlockData")
	print(Data)
	local Block = Instance.new("Part")
	Block.Parent = Data.P
	Block.Name = Data.N
	Block.Position = Vector3.new(-232, 120, -140)
	print(Block.Name)
end)
#9

Is Studio Access to API Services enabled in Game Settings > Security?

#10

Yes, it’s active in both of the games

#11

You’re not gonna be able to send workspace so this will be nil but I don’t know if this is causing the problem. Try pcalling the SetAsync

local success, errorMessage = pcall(function()
TestStore:SetAsync("BlockData",BlockInfo)
end)

if success then
print("Data saved successfully")
else
print(errorMessage)
end
#12

It came back with an error saying this:
104: Cannot store Dictionary in data store. Data stores can only accept valid UTF-8 characters.

#13

Oh yeah, you can’t store dictionaries in datastores.

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#14

Should I instead encode it into a JSON then decode it in the other game?

#15

Yeah, that’s one way of doing it.

#16

I’ll try that out. Thanks for the help!

#17

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