Datastores

[carmine birch]

can you store other things besides bool values, int values, etc and instead store variables? If so please tell me thank you!

[shrewd nymph]

try this
https://devforum.roblox.com/t/save-your-player-data-with-profileservice-datastore-module/667805

[sonic tulip]

that's an option, or if you want to create your own system to store things such as instances then you can have a storage (a folder with all retreiveable instances) and just reference them by name), then just table.find the right instance and copy it over

[last hull]

@carmine birch

yes he is right able the table you can save the data creating your own custom key. Like this: lua local TowerStats = DSS:Get("TowerStats"..player.UserId) or { TowerHeight = 0 }

[carmine birch]

hello which one is better?

@last hull or your strategy

[sonic tulip]

Depends on what you need. bmike simply showed a basic example of how to retrieve either a number, a string or a boolean

My method tells you how to save instances

[carmine birch]

I dont need to save instances though just variable values

like coins = x amount

but instead of it being an int value it would be a variable stored

[last hull]

Use my method then

@sonic tulip is just showing you how to normally save like int values strings etc but to store values that are not an object inside the game you will need to use a table

[sonic tulip]

Exactly what bmike said

[sonic tulip]

Other way around. I showed him how to save instances. As you can’t directly save them in stores, so you’ll have to have a system in place to translate either a number or a string to an instance

[last hull]

No

You showed him to create a folder

And save those instances that way as the values are parented to the folder

While the thing I am showing is how to save a table without doing all that

Using || will auto set all the values I know you meant by reference but I feel like that is pointless because you are just retrieving names

[sonic tulip]

No I didn’t, please learn how to read English

The table will be used to reference strings/ints into instances. As saving instances is impossible, it’s a very simple workaround around the set limitations of datastores

[last hull]

My guy

Are you blind or something?

Read what I said

[last hull]

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Yea my bad I should learn english as a folder is not a instance of the game my bad

[carmine birch]

GUYS I JUST WANT TO SAVE DATA THAT IS NOT ACTUALLY IN THE GAME SO VIRTUAL DATA OMG

[sonic tulip]

I’m reading it to the best of my abilities and I have to make up* 50% of what I read because I’ve no clue what you tried to say

[last hull]

Make yo 50%? What does that even mean also I had alot of trouble reading what you said you start yapping about folders and tables when what you are talking about has nothing to do about the problem

[sonic tulip]

Now good?

A small typo over a guy being unable to build a normal English sentence

[last hull]

I don’t know why you are talking I obviously can’t understand what you are trying to say so that’s why you are asking me if I can read English

Because you are horrible at explaining

[last hull]

You need to re word this entire mess

[sonic tulip]

That’s actually a normal way of explaining it without using a lot of scripting terms

But hey

You do you

I’ve other shit to do so I’ll probably stop responding

[last hull]

I am just wondering why you are talking about instances when he wants to store things that are not instances I just find it crazy

[last hull]

Alright probably the best option

@carmine birch to save data that is not an instance like you said, you will just create your own key and store that data as a table so you can store like stats or whatever.

Without creating real objects

[last hull]

I created an example here for you. This how you would create your own key can be named anything

[carmine birch]

Ok thank you so much

[last hull]

Np man

Idk what the other guy was talking about tbh but glad you got the awnser

[void mortar]

u need a DataStore

[void mortar]

bruh there is a much easier way

[shrewd nymph]

yes there is but profile service is prob the most efficient

and much easier to use

when you get the hang of it