How to add a save game option help

Pennez-Games

I am working on an iphone game, its going good so far because of all of everyones help here at gamesalad,
But i need a way to save the game and then later continue the game from where you last saved,
without this option it would be very anoying i hope you can help! thanks

JamieOneil

There is a "save attribute" and "load attribute" behaviour.
Just save all the attributes when you press a save button, and load them in the main menu.
If its a game where you want to save the players position, then just save the X&Y.

Pennez-Games

There is a "save attribute" and "load attribute" behaviour.
Just save all the attributes when you press a save button, and load them in the main menu.
If its a game where you want to save the players position, then just save the X&Y.

I want to save the current game progress, so where the character is and how much money he has earned ect....
i made a new rule when touch bla bla bla then i added save atribute but i dont know what to do it says

save[ ]
as[ ]


What do i do here?

JustMe74

You save the attribute in a "key", which is another variable that you name.

So you save Money as mny (or whatever you want to call the key). THen you'll Load mny to Money when you start your game.

Pennez-Games

You save the attribute in a "key", which is another variable that you name.

So you save Money as mny (or whatever you want to call the key). THen you'll Load mny to Money when you start your game.

Alright i think i know what you meen so what i want to do is save the money from that level, so yeh pretty much ill try this method later when i have time, thanks!

edhogshire

I still don't understand how to create an attribute that allows your to save your progress. Any chance you could include a screen shot or sample project?

exflosion

@JustMe74 said:
You save the attribute in a "key", which is another variable that you name.

So you save Money as mny (or whatever you want to call the key). THen you'll Load mny to Money when you start your game.

Very good information! Appreciate it! Thank you!

CodeMonster

i dont understand why everyone bumps up threads that are years old.....

Geohi

@CodeMonster said:
i dont understand why everyone bumps up threads that are years old.....

because they found the thread on the search feature (that admins so often suggest) and reply to it?

andre_ovstedal

Is this supposed to work inside the gamesalad creator or only when published? tried setting up a boolean to be saved.
Save attribute
game.level1complete to lvlcomplete
load attribute
lvlcomplete to game.level1complete

didn't seem to work

The_Gamesalad_Guru

Saves only happen on device. When you stop preview everything goes back to default conditions.

GeorgeGS

Save/Load works in preview, but it is only persistent for that preview session, so stopping preview and restarting it is just like uninstalling and reinstalling on a device.