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    Windows How can I make save system?

    I have a badly problem... I made my game but I cant make a save load system on it ... Not a normal one, like a good game... So... If u play a game (like silent age) for your second time, you see the main menu at the first, then if you tap "start" you see... The game saved your progress... I have...
  2. D

    Ini savefile question

    I'm having trouble finding if and where my game create a ini save file to store the player preferencies This is the code ini_open(working_directory + "preferences.ini") ini_write_string("Options","DPAD", "false") ini_close() I also tried without putting working_directory in ini_open This is the...
  3. Y

    game isn't writing to ini file

    this is the code ///HP if (global.HP <= 0){ can_move = 0 show_message("You lost better luck next time") ini_open("savedata.ini"); Max_Caught = ini_read_real("Save", "Cola", 0); ini_close(); if(Max_Caught << global.Cola_Caught){ ini_open("savedata.ini")...
  4. G

    INI file protection

    Okay, so I've added a save feature to my game using INI files and it's nearing completion.. I know of a couple of plugins which I am going to use to encrypt my INI files (to prevent players from changing values and cheating), but my game is going to feature a strict system of permadeath. Because...
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    Legacy GM [SOLVED]Strange INI error

    so for some reason it gives me this error ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ ERROR in action number 2 of Key Press Event for F6 Key for object o_ctrl: Trying to read from undefined INI file...
  6. Weastøne Entertainment

    Saving game: .INI vs Ds Map

    Hello there, I have searched alredy, but I can not get a winner: which of these is the best one to save your game? (and store health, mana, room, etc.). Thank you!
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    Game Maker - Simple Save System Help

    Hi! I have a game I have been working on recently, and I would like to add support for multiple saves, and at the same time do not want to flood the player's desktop with save files. I am wondering if I can simply change the directory in which game_save() operates. If I can't, what is a simple...
  8. S

    [Solved] Opening included ini files

    I want to access information from an ini file I created in another project that stores level data. I want to access the data by including the ini file in my game. So I created a new included file, selected the one from the other project and didn't changed the name. Now it's called Save.ini I...
  9. S

    Saving Level Information to INI file

    I've been working on an ini save system that's been coming along nicely. I'd like to store multiple things for each level, like a byte for level completion, five or so New Super Mario Bros. style Star Coins, high scores, etc. I recognize that I could just use a 2D array, but I'm wondering if...
  10. V

    enemy' ID

    Hi! i'm working on a game about killing lots of dudes in a building (with multiple rooms) and i'd like to make checkpoints but the space in the game is pretty open. I need to save all the player's stats (health and number of kills) and I know how to do it in an INI.file. what I don't know is how...
  11. D

    Saving an RPG - (ini file) or (ds_map) ??

    I'm looking for some opinions on which path I should pursue to create a save game feature for my game. I've just recently started researching this so my knowledge is very limited. The tutorials for using .ini files seems very code extensive and cumbersome. I just went through a...
  12. YellowAfterlife

    Asset - Extension file_ini - better INI handling functions

    Marketplace: https://marketplace.yoyogames.com/assets/5092/file_ini-better-ini-handling Mirror (itch.io): https://yellowafterlife.itch.io/file-ini-extended-ini-functions Blog post: https://yal.cc/gamemaker-extended-ini-functions/ Price: $4.99 / $4.00 Modules: All Description: This extension...
  13. D

    GML Problem with array usage in .ini files

    // SAVE: ini_write_real("game", "item_array_length", array_length_1d(game.item)); for(i = 0; i < array_length_1d(game.item); i++){ ini_write_real("game", "item[" + string(i) + "].type", game.item.type); } // LOAD: for(i = 0; i <...
  14. G

    Open World Save / Load

    I've been developing an open world game with one large room and a main menu. My room has multiple NPCs in it and so far I have used room persistence effectively to be able to quit the game to the main menu and continue from there, however I have recently implemented a simple save and load...
  15. NathanAuckett

    Windows INI File with Base64

    Hi! Our current project uses ini files to save all it's data. I decided to try and encode it using the basic base64_encode/decode functions and made some scripts to make that process simpler. The script would take the normal ini arguments, encode the section, key and value, and then save as...
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    Legacy GM Help using INI files to store high scores.

    Hello, I'm currently trying to make a persistent local scoreboard for a game I'm working on. I'm fairly sure I have most of my code right, as it loads the default values, saves those to an INI file when there is no INI file to be found, and shows those values on the end-screen, but whenever i...
  17. Posho

    Legacy GM "Save As"

    I'm currently working on a small project where the player can load/save INI/Text files and save PNG screenshots of the game. These are currently saved in the working directory but I'd like to know if there is a way to let the player "Save as". You know, the player clicks "save", then a pop-up...
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    Ini Problem (Read from ini)

    Hello.I made a simple gml script that will store the global.gamemod variable in an ini file. if !file_exists('mods.ini'){ ini_open('mods.ini') ini_write_string('Main','mod',global.gamemod) ini_close() } The ini file looks like that : [Main] mod="strike" mod="dm" The problem here now is, I am...
  19. zbox

    Asset - Extension SafeSave - INI and Data Structure Encryption

    Safe Save Itch.io: https://taylordale.itch.io/safesave-ini Marketplace: https://marketplace.yoyogames.com/assets/4685/safesave-ini-more Category: Extensions Price: $5.99 $3.99 Modules: All Description: Securely save data on your user's devices! Whether you are used to using INI files or are...
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    [Solved] Saving to an ini

    I'm trying to save my data to an .ini but It gives me the error ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ FATAL ERROR in action number 1 of Other Event: User Defined 0 for object...
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