Savefile help

ID:2412518
 
Nov 22 2018, 6:03 am
Code:
client
    proc
        Load_Mob()
            if(fexists("Saves/[src.ckey].sav"))
                var/savefile/Save = new("Saves/[src.ckey].sav")
                var/mob/loaded_mob
                Save["player"] >> loaded_mob
                if(loaded_mob)
                    var
                        loaded_x = Save["player/X"]
                        loaded_y = Save["player/Y"]
                        loaded_z = Save["player/Z"]
                    loaded_mob.loc = locate(loaded_x,loaded_y,loaded_z)
                    var/mob/old_mob = src.mob
                    mob = loaded_mob
                    old_mob.loc = null


Problem description:
So here's what's happening, I'm working on the save/load system, I've got my character creation working in the way I want it to, but whenever I load a saved character I get a black screen with the null coordinates. If I remove the last three lines the code works, however it leaves behind an invisible mob from when the player was loading their character.

TL;DR Basically I'm trying to either get that invisible mob to be moved off the map, or to be deleted when loading in.
Dec 20 2018, 12:20 pm
Hi Black,

Could you show me your Save_Mob() proc?
Dec 21 2018, 8:30 am
In response to UchihaSasuke_Leaf_NiN
 
Save_Mob()
            var/savefile/Save = new("Saves/[src.ckey].sav")
            Save["player"] << src.mob
            Save["player/X"] << src.mob.x
            Save["player/Y"] << src.mob.y
            Save["player/Z"] << src.mob.z
            Save["player/Verbs"] << src.mob.verbs
            src << output("Character Saved!","default.OOC")


I added the save/load verbs more recently, which is why it wasn't in the first one. I also seemed to find a work around for the black screen by moving the creation screen to a different starting location from the spawn, but it's not exactly an ideal fix.
Dec 21 2018, 2:30 pm
Rather than use slashes in the savefile paths, I suggest you use the cd var.

Save.cd = "player"
Save << mob
Save["X"] << mob.x
Save["Y"] << mob.y
Save["Z"] << mob.z

You'd do something similar with the load. However if you don't need the savefile broken into paths like that, I'd avoid the "player" path altogether and just save the mob directly to the file.