saving and loading spawned actors

cautiousclay

Hey guys. Never posted here before.

I am working on a simple app in which balls drop into a jar. The balls are actors that are spawned each time the player touches a button.

I need to be able to save the number of spawned actors when the app shuts down, and reload that number of actors when the app opens again.

I've tried a few methods for doing this... but I'm stuck. Any suggestions would be MUCH appreciated.

thanks

Manto

Hi. Do you need to save the locations?

Here's how to do it:

Primo.TM

Create a game attribute and increase it by 1 every time an actor is spawned. Then use "Save attribute" and save it to a custom key. Later you can load its value.

cautiousclay

Thank you! But how do I load the custom key's value in such a way that would let me spawn that many actors when the game is opened again? How do I spawn a number of actors based on an attribute?

tatiang

@cautiousclay, you would create a loop and spawn an actor for each iteration of the loop. Check my post in this thread for more details: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/41887/i-can-make-a-loop-in-the-gs.

cautiousclay

Thanks guys! I think I've got it!