A block that lets you easily make a system that lets you save your game.

BestBoi1

Lots of games on Scratch are long, like idle or RPGs. A block that saves the game and loads it would be very useful. Maybe it could automatically export a code that can be loaded, so that we can still export games with websites.

ScolderCreations

I see how this could be helpful.

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BestBoi1 wrote:
Lots of games on Scratch are long, like idle or RPGs. A block that saves the game and loads it would be very useful. Maybe it could automatically export a code that can be loaded, so that we can still export games with websites.

Support, this could make longer games easier to play, and make.

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even if you could use cloud vars and you could go:

having special blocks like this:

would be useful! for example:

support, though the ST would have to pay for the extra servers though, so this may (or may NOT) be rejected

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Mrcakeyman89

Support! This could be AMAZING and very helpful.

Would it be an extention? If so, what color?

However, consider that the ST would have to pay for the extra servers…

How would it work? Would it be some sort of “create save port” thing with a limit of seven ports? It could work like this:

(points ::pen ::boolean)

(hunger ::pen ::boolean)

(health ::pen ::boolean)     //all of these you would create, like how you create a variable. They'd be personal cloud variables, each constantly being created with every person who runs the project, and thus running that script. (See what i mean about scratch paying for the extra servers?) You could make up to 7 of these. (Like cloud variables)

Then there would be the blocks that would set these. Again, these blocks would be like cloud variable, but would be personal for every person who runs the project.

Set [... v] to (...)::pen

Change [... v] to (...)::pen

Again, this is like variables. But then there would be the “load save augment” blocks.

Load [... v] to [... v]::pen   //Or maybe it'd be loading to a variable, IDK about this part, (or if it's even nessecary.)

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I think it would be better if, instead of using cloud, it would use a save file that you could load and save from and to your computer.

tinycoder8675

would this allow you to share data across multiple games?

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would this allow you to share data across multiple games?

I wouldn't think that'd be useful, or easy to implement in scratch.

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so basically, all we need is something that can make files and retrieve them. yes?

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Mrcakeyman89 wrote:
tinycoder8675 wrote:
would this allow you to share data across multiple games?

I wouldn't think that'd be useful, or easy to implement in scratch.

for ones where you can transfer your items and such to an older or newer game it would be.

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How would the block actually work? Would it export a code that saves the state of the project?

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290Scratcher wrote:
How would the block actually work? Would it export a code that saves the state of the project?

I think it would actually save to a json file.

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ScolderCreations

I think to be safe, we should only allow it to save numbers and symbols. Otherwise, it could download a ton of inappropriate content without anyone knowing.

290Scratcher

tinycoder8675 wrote:
290Scratcher wrote:
How would the block actually work? Would it export a code that saves the state of the project?
I think it would actually save to a json file.

You mean that it would download a json file to your computer?

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290Scratcher wrote:
tinycoder8675 wrote:
290Scratcher wrote:
How would the block actually work? Would it export a code that saves the state of the project?
I think it would actually save to a json file.
You mean that it would download a json file to your computer?

yes. that would be inexpensive and easy to implement. also, it would allow seperate games to access the same information.

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290Scratcher

tinycoder8675 wrote:
290Scratcher wrote:
tinycoder8675 wrote:
290Scratcher wrote:
How would the block actually work? Would it export a code that saves the state of the project?
I think it would actually save to a json file.
You mean that it would download a json file to your computer?
yes. that would be inexpensive and easy to implement. also, it would allow seperate games to access the same information.

That makes sense, then.

What the json file would actually contain and how it'd be structured is a bit trickier, though.

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290Scratcher wrote:
tinycoder8675 wrote:
290Scratcher wrote:
tinycoder8675 wrote:
290Scratcher wrote:
How would the block actually work? Would it export a code that saves the state of the project?
I think it would actually save to a json file.
You mean that it would download a json file to your computer?
yes. that would be inexpensive and easy to implement. also, it would allow seperate games to access the same information.
That makes sense, then.

What the json file would actually contain and how it'd be structured is a bit trickier, though.

actually, it wouldn't be that hard. I am a python scripter, and I have easily made saving/loading systems. it dosen't have to do much. just save select data to a named file and also retreive that data. it would be like this. (sorry for the laack of scratch blocks, I dont know how to do that.
create file (filename
save data (variable) to file (filename)
load data (variable) from file (filename)
delete file (filename)
also yes, the delete and create blocks would be useful. you understand?

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290Scratcher

tinycoder8675 wrote:
290Scratcher wrote:
tinycoder8675 wrote:
290Scratcher wrote:
tinycoder8675 wrote:
290Scratcher wrote:
How would the block actually work? Would it export a code that saves the state of the project?
I think it would actually save to a json file.
You mean that it would download a json file to your computer?
yes. that would be inexpensive and easy to implement. also, it would allow seperate games to access the same information.
That makes sense, then.

What the json file would actually contain and how it'd be structured is a bit trickier, though.
actually, it wouldn't be that hard. I am a python scripter, and I have easily made saving/loading systems. it dosen't have to do much. just save select data to a named file and also retreive that data. it would be like this. (sorry for the laack of scratch blocks, I dont know how to do that.
create file (filename
save data (variable) to file (filename)
load data (variable) from file (filename)
delete file (filename)
also yes, the delete and create blocks would be useful. you understand?

I think I misunderstood the OP. I was expecting it to be a universal block that you can plop into your project and the save/load system would work. However the post title says a system. Whoops!

I see what you mean now. Thanks!

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