best way to track simple data?

[pallid matrix]

I want to add some simple system to my game to track playtime and distance walked for stats and some easter eggs. what's the best way to track this? leaderstat?

[fair quiver]

No

[spice topaz]

Tick

[coral scroll]

a datastore..?

with a json

[torpid cape]

yeah just use leaderstats folder or make another folder which has a similair structure to leaderstats

[pallid matrix]

i don't use ticks that much. are they the best for ts?

[pallid matrix]

no i dont mean saving across servers. im asking whether the best way to hold this data is an intvalue in leaderstats or maybe something else.

[pallid matrix]

i might just do that and figure out how to transfer to a different system later if i need to

[coral scroll]

depends for the use case

could just store it all on a table in a ss

if the point is for it to be 'simple' i think that'd be best

[pallid matrix]

what im most worried about is performance (even though this definitely would be negligible but still)

is a table best for that?

[coral scroll]

technically yes

but on this scale the performance would be so incredibly negligible

its honestly up to your own scripting practices atp

[pallid matrix]

yeah i think ill just see which is easier to use

also, should every piece of information saved for a player be stored the same way (through value instances for example) or is it fine to mix them?

[coral scroll]

its fine to mix

like coins might be stored as a leaderstat value inside an instance, whereas tracking robux spent might be stored in a table

[pallid matrix]

alright thanks

[tardy patrol]

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