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This is getting to be beyond frusterating! [17]

Posted by Nighthawk on June 5, 2007, 11:46 p.m.

Okay, THE most demanded feature on my MMORPG project, Element, is saving and loading. EVERY RPG must have this, it'd be a real shame to spend all day leveling up your character only to start over the next day. So I tried adding it, and it seems to do okay, but I get a TON of errors when I try loading. When I turn errors off and load, the player stops moving properly and the chat doesn't work! I really could use a hand, as no one I've asked knows what's wrong, it really should work.

Things in stars are things that could be used to hack, to be safe, I won't share them publicly.

Saving:

io_clear()
var fid;
fid=file_text_open_write(string(*Variable Name*)+string(".ele"))
file_text_write_string(fid,scr_cipher(string(*Variable Name*),*Encryption Key*,1))
file_text_writeln(fid)

This part is repeated for the rest of the variables:

file_text_write_string(fid,scr_cipher(string(*Variable Name*),*Encryption Key*,1))
file_text_writeln(fid)

Loading:

io_clear()
var fid;
fid=file_text_open_read(string(global.username)+string(".ele"))
*Variable Name*=scr_cipher(file_text_read_string(fid),*Encryption Key*,0)
file_text_readln(fid)

At the end:

*Variable Name*=real(*Variable Name*)

Thanks for the help!

P.S.

Totally different topic, can I join a faction on ST? I was thinking Archaotica or Team Awesome. Do you just join? Or do you have to get invited?

Comments

Austin 17 years, 10 months ago

Suggestions:

Use INI files

Make the save files server side (if you do this, you won't need encryption)

Only save important things (x,y,room,password,name,level,etc.)

Nighthawk 17 years, 10 months ago

A) ini files are insecure, and a bit of a pain

B) With all these variables, the accounts folder could get pretty large.

C) Everything I save is 100% necessary.

Nighthawk 17 years, 10 months ago

But thanks anyway. [:)]

shad0w 17 years, 10 months ago

Do you close the files?

DFortun81 17 years, 10 months ago

First off, you should NEVER do this:

Quote:

*Variable Name*=real(*Variable Name*)

It's a bad idea in case you're using any prebuilt variables. (E.G: x)

When loading, just convert it to real. Like so:

io_clear();
var fid;
fid = file_text_open_read(string(global.username) + string(".ele"));
*Variable Name* = real(scr_cipher(file_text_read_string(fid),*Encryption Key*,0));
file_text_readln(fid);

-DF81

Kaz 17 years, 10 months ago

If I were making an MMORPG, I would save all the stats in a database to prevent any local hacking attempt. Plus it would get a bit cluttered with a bunch of random text files everywhere.

Bryan 17 years, 10 months ago

I was thinking Archaotica or Team Awesome

Archaotica is pretty much dead, and no, you can't join Team Awesome.

Arcalyth 17 years, 10 months ago

Archaotica is dead. There was only one loyal member. I'm with Team Awesome now.

I miss the name though. >_<

Nighthawk 17 years, 10 months ago

Aw… So I can't join either of them? [:(]

jsorgeagames 17 years, 10 months ago

Do you need to save just the stats, or could you just use game_load()?