Save/Load

ID:139918
 
Jul 19 2010, 6:09 am
Code:
mob
    proc
        Save() //Save procedure
            var/list/temp_verbs
            src.verbs += temp_verbs
            S["last_x"] << src.x //stores last X coordinate
            S["last_y"] << src.y //stores last Y coordinate
            S["last_z"] << src.z //stores last Z coordinate
            S["mob"] << src
            S["verbs"] << temp_verbs
            var/char = ckeyEx(usr.name)//setting the char var
            S["/[ckey]/[char]"]<<src//saving all the players vars
            Write(S) // Writes the stored files into one
        Load() //Load procedure
            if(fexists("Saves/[src.ckey]")) // Looks for written save file and if it exists it allows acces to load
                var/savefile/S = new("Saves/[src.ckey]") //opens the old save file
                Read(S) //Reads it
                var/list/temp_verbs
                S["mob"] >> src
                S["last_x"] >> src.x //Loads the last X Coordinate
                S["last_y"] >> src.y //Loads the last Y Coordinate
                S["last_z"] >> src.z //Loads the last Z Coordinate
                S["verb"] >> temp_verbs
                src.verbs += temp_verbs
                var/char = ckeyEx(usr.name)//setting the char var
                S["/[ckey]/[char]"]>>src//saving all the players vars
runtime error: wrong type of value for list is the error I get everytime it saves.

Problem description:

#1 Jul 19 2010, 6:49 am
Personally, I say you should never save verbs for any reason. I believe verbs should be given and re-given upon login.
#2 Jul 19 2010, 7:17 am
In response to Spunky_Girl (#1)
You would still need to save which ones to re-give, somehow.
#3 Jul 19 2010, 7:19 am
In response to Falacy (#2)
No, you wouldn't.
var/list/blah = list("Falacy")
client/New()
    ..()
    if(src.key in blah)
        src.verbs += typesof("whatever")

This is just one example of how to do it.
#4 Jul 19 2010, 7:22 am
In response to Spunky_Girl (#3)
You wouldn't be able to use that for anything dynamically character based. At least not without saving something, somewhere, to denote which verbs to add.
ie: If I join a leaf village in naruto rip #9001, unless I somehow save that I'm in leaf land then I won't know to add leaf verbs.
#5 Jul 19 2010, 9:06 am
In response to Falacy (#4)
Well that's a poor example since those rips have horrible game design to begin with. But if you had to do something, you could check their village upon login and then what hand seals they know and give them their village's verbs accordingly. Granted, all they would have to do is relog upon learning all the hand seals and then magically they'd receive their verbs, but that just reinforces my earlier statement about those rips having poor game design from the beginning.

EDIT
I use objs for my "skills", and if they have a verb attached to them, then the player receives it (obviously). That's one way of indirectly saving the verbs I suppose.
#6 Jul 19 2010, 1:43 pm
You are attempting to add null to src.verbs. Hence, the error.

Regardless, you are saving incorrectly. The correct format is like so:

client
  proc
    Save()
      var/savefile/F = new("[ckey].sav")
      F["mob"] << mob
      // Do not add anything more to be saved here
    Load()
      if(fexists("[ckey].sav"))
        var/savefile/F = new("[ckey].sav")
        F["mob"] >> mob
        // Do not add anything more to be loaded here

mob
  Write(var/savefile/F)
    ..()
    // Add any special processing for saving here
    F["x"] << x
    F["y"] << y
    F["z"] << z
  Read(var/savefile/F)
    ..()
    // Add any special processing for loading here
    loc = locate(F["x"], F["y"], F["z"])
#7 Jul 20 2010, 3:09 pm
In response to Garthor (#6)
Yeah, it works now. But I constantly update the game, so is there any way to make it so it saves them even when I restart server?
#8 Jul 20 2010, 4:43 pm
In response to Colin1011 (#7)
Save before you restart the server.
#9 Jul 22 2010, 9:06 am
In response to Garthor (#8)
What do you mean by that?