Save game?

[ingsan]

can we actually be able to "save" our game before quiting ?

For example, the score that we have made and all the levels that we have already accomplished...our variables also...

and resume our game later ?

[makslane]

No easy way, now.

[ingsan]

but is it actually possible ? even if it's not easy to do so.

[makslane]

You can save and load vars by using fopen, fprintf, fscanf, fclose C functions.

But is not a very thing...
In the next version Game Editor will do save and load vars

[ingsan]

Cool...

So, what i have understood is that, with these C functions, i can actually save the vars that i created.

then, to be able to save my .exe and close it without being afraid of losing what i did, i have to create vars that will actually save all data of my game. i'm sorry to annoy u but how can i do so, since i'm new to programming

THanx anyway, maxeslane...

[makslane]

Quick and dirty:

To save and load a var lives, go to the Global Code editor and
put this code:

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int lives = 0;

void saveLives()
{
   FILE *arq = fopen("lives", "wb");
   if(arq)
   {
      fprintf(arq, "%ld", lives);
      fclose(arq);
   }
}

void loadLives()
{
   FILE *arq = fopen("lives", "rb");
   if(arq)
   {
      fscanf(arq, "%ld", &lives);
      fclose(arq);
   }
}

Now, you can use loadLives and saveLives in your game

[ingsan]

CooL
i'm gonna try that.

Thanx maxeslane

[ingsan]

what does "arq" stands for ?

does it have to do with error correction or something like that ?

[ingsan]

i have a MainActor and a score named "lives" :

on "lives" :
add Event CreateActor
add Action Script Editor and write :


count=0;

// count being a global variable.


on MainActor :
add Event KeyDown ( c-key )
add Action Script Editor and write :

count++;
lives.TextNumber=count;


So, when i press "c", my score increases.

Then what i did is the following :

Create New Actor named "test".

add Event Draw Actor
add Action Script Editor and write :


int count=0;

void saveFiles()
{
FILE *arq = fopen ("count" , "wb");

if (arq)
{
fprintf (arq, "%dl", count);
fclose (arq);
}
}

void loadFiles()
{
FILE *arq = fopen ("count" , "rb");

if(arq)
{
fscanf (arq, "%dl", &count);
fclose (arq);
}
}


Still when i press on Add, it says = Redeclaration of "count".
Have i misunderstood something ?

[makslane]

Errors:

1) you must put the save and load code on "Global Code" editor
2) "%dl" -> "%ld"
3) you can't create count on "New Variable" panel and "Global Code"

[ingsan]

So "count" is really a variable.

and what for what u wrote i.e "arq" ? >>See previous message.

i also replace "count" by "lives" but still Error on line 1 :

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 int lives=0;

where it says that i have to "redeclare" parameter " lives"

[makslane]

The var arq is a pointer to the your file.
Remove the "int lives = 0;" code.
What's happened?

[ingsan]

it says

Line 7 : Undeclared Identifier Lives
Line 17 : Must have lvalue

[makslane]

Can you send me your .ged file?

[ingsan]

OK