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PhreakyPhantom · 2011-04-20 09:34:13

I'm trying to make a game called Monster Mayhem where you capture monsters and travel to different locations - Sort of like Collab Monsters by Archmage - I'm really trying hard to make the game. But there is one problem. I want the game to save when you click a save button. I know it has to do with a script with a list but can aybody help me on this? I'm just an advanced programmer...

Hardmath123 · 2011-04-20 11:53:29

How much does it need to save? Just the score, or the coordinates of each sprite?

sparks · 2011-04-20 13:55:29

If you want it to save within the game (so if you close the project without saving the save will still be lost), you should have a script starting with "When save clicked". You then use the "delete [all] of list [save data]" block to clear any previous data stored there. After that, use the "add [thing] to list [save data]" block to add lines of code. so you can do things like

when save clicked:
add [(score)] to [save data]
add [(lives)] to [save data]
add [([x-position] of [player])] to [save data]
dad [([y-position of [player])] to [save data]

and so on. When the game loads a similar script can then be used:

when I recieve [load game]:
set [score] to [(item(1)of[save data])]
set [lives] to [(item(2)of[save data])]
set x position to ((item(3)of[save data]) )
set y position to ((item(4)of[save data]) )

smile

Last edited by sparks (2011-04-20 13:55:51)

scimonster · 2011-04-20 15:06:46

sparks wrote:
If you want it to save within the game (so if you close the project without saving the save will still be lost), you should have a script starting with "When save clicked". You then use the "delete [all] of list [save data]" block to clear any previous data stored there. After that, use the "add [thing] to list [save data]" block to add lines of code. so you can do things like

when save clicked:
add [(score)] to [save data]
add [(lives)] to [save data]
add [([x-position] of [player])] to [save data]
dad [([y-position of [player])] to [save data]

and so on. When the game loads a similar script can then be used:

when I recieve [load game]:
set [score] to [(item(1)of[save data])]
set [lives] to [(item(2)of[save data])]
set x position to ((item(3)of[save data]) )
set y position to ((item(4)of[save data]) )

lol tongue

arceus4100 · 2011-05-06 03:14:52

That's what I was trying to find out.<point towards( <move( )steps><move( )steps><move( )steps><move( )steps><move( )steps><move( )steps>

sparks · 2011-05-06 06:03:57

scimonster wrote:
sparks wrote:
If you want it to save within the game (so if you close the project without saving the save will still be lost), you should have a script starting with "When save clicked". You then use the "delete [all] of list [save data]" block to clear any previous data stored there. After that, use the "add [thing] to list [save data]" block to add lines of code. so you can do things like

when save clicked:
add [(score)] to [save data]
add [(lives)] to [save data]
add [([x-position] of [player])] to [save data]
dad [([y-position of [player])] to [save data]

and so on. When the game loads a similar script can then be used:

when I recieve [load game]:
set [score] to [(item(1)of[save data])]
set [lives] to [(item(2)of[save data])]
set x position to ((item(3)of[save data]) )
set y position to ((item(4)of[save data]) )

Sci I'm all for you pointing out spelling mistakes in official posts, that's good, and even if you're also commenting on the above post in a way that helpfully adds to it. This however is just plain annoying because you're not contributing to the conversation on the thread and don't really make the advice I give sound as sound as it otherwise might have, which just makes everyone look stupid. Please try to keep posts like this at least contributory. smile

@arceus4100, does that mean your problem is solved?

scimonster · 2011-05-06 06:05:24

sparks wrote:
scimonster wrote:
sparks wrote:
If you want it to save within the game (so if you close the project without saving the save will still be lost), you should have a script starting with "When save clicked". You then use the "delete [all] of list [save data]" block to clear any previous data stored there. After that, use the "add [thing] to list [save data]" block to add lines of code. so you can do things like

when save clicked:
add [(score)] to [save data]
add [(lives)] to [save data]
add [([x-position] of [player])] to [save data]
dad [([y-position of [player])] to [save data]

and so on. When the game loads a similar script can then be used:

when I recieve [load game]:
set [score] to [(item(1)of[save data])]
set [lives] to [(item(2)of[save data])]
set x position to ((item(3)of[save data]) )
set y position to ((item(4)of[save data]) )

Sci I'm all for you pointing out spelling mistakes in official posts, that's good, and even if you're also commenting on the above post in a way that helpfully adds to it. This however is just plain annoying because you're not contributing to the conversation on the thread and don't really make the advice I give sound as sound as it otherwise might have, which just makes everyone look stupid. Please try to keep posts like this at least contributory.

@arceus4100, does that mean your problem is solved?

OK, I'm sorry. neutral
I'll keep my posts out of misc worthwhile. tongue

Last edited by scimonster (2011-05-13 00:19:48)

archmage · 2011-05-06 13:45:37

Yeah, most languages, have hundreds of little features and functions. Scratch has less than 100 but it has all the most important features. One feature that was left out was creating save data (scratch v2 may provide this though). So even in my game Collab Monsters, the save button doesn't save, it just prepares the project to be saved when downloaded.

Your options are:

-make a password system to unlock specific parts of the game
-Make it so that saving works when downloaded and a save button readies the project for saving

PhreakyPhantom · 2011-05-09 17:05:58

Lulz... I just invented a way, thnx anyways xD

eclown · 2011-05-09 17:36:16

Lulz... I just invented a way, thnx anyways xD

How?
hmm

PhreakyPhantom · 2011-05-10 15:57:28

I never paid attention to the forums so I just downloaded some other projects, stealing their copy device xD

CloneCommando1 · 2011-05-11 13:10:50

I don't think its possible, or well, at least not easily. tongue

elimantor · 2011-05-14 17:34:35

hello elim here me saying its extremely possible to make a save script but it involves a save code like it asks what the load code type it in and if its the level code it changes the level!

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#1 2011-04-20 09:34:13

How can you make a save function?

#2 2011-04-20 11:53:29

Re: How can you make a save function?

#3 2011-04-20 13:55:29

Re: How can you make a save function?

#4 2011-04-20 15:06:46

Re: How can you make a save function?

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#5 2011-05-06 03:14:52

Re: How can you make a save function?

#6 2011-05-06 06:03:57

Re: How can you make a save function?

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#7 2011-05-06 06:05:24

Re: How can you make a save function?

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