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Saving data

by gamer · in General Discussion · 03/13/2006 (3:46 pm) · 5 replies

How do people usually store players' data and the state of the game? Do you use a database or other format?
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Torque Owner Gary Roberson
CJW Enterprises
#1
03/13/2006 (3:50 pm)
Do you mean in Torque or general in particular?

Torque Owner gamer
#2
03/13/2006 (3:54 pm)
I mean in torque.

Torque Owner Tim Heldna
#3
03/13/2006 (5:55 pm)
I just use prefs for most of those things.

ie

$pref::autoReload = "1";
$pref::friendlyFire = "1";
$pref::Player::Armor = "Test Guy";
$pref::Player::Team = "Defence";
$pref::Mission::GameType = "Vehicle Convoy";

...and so on

Torque Owner gamer
#4
03/13/2006 (11:11 pm)
Are prefs written to some file to be stored permanantly?

Associate David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
#5
03/14/2006 (7:21 am)
The prefs will vary according to user taste.

The data you want to be able to save (assuming single-player) is game-dependent. As you work, you will know what data the players need and what they do not. Inventory and stats for a RPG, for example. High score list for an arcade game, etc. If you are planning for multiplayer, then the save-state system gets more complex if you wish to weight cheating mechanisms and such. Or, you could, like in the limited multiplayer in Baldur's Gate, not worry about such things, or include a user-based ban system so that clients who cheat are not allowed to connect, etc.