Save the current level

Subject: Save the current level Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:50 pm

It doesn't have to be more advanced than this, execute_file() isn't so slow that it can't be used and the file size really doesn't matter much, it probably won't be bigger than 5 kB.

Code:: {
var i, j, object_number, object, file, str, n;
//object_number=the number of different objects to be saved
object_number=2;
//here specify which objects are going to be saved
object[0]=obj_player;
object[1]=obj_enemy;
file=file_text_open_write("map_00.xxx");
str="var i;";
for(i=0; i < object_number; i += 1)
{
for(j=0; j < instance_number(object[i]); j += 1)
{
n=instance_find(object[0], j);
str += "i=instance_create(" + string(object[i]) + ", " + string(n.x) + ", " + string(n.y) + ");"
+ "i.other_variable=" + string(n.other_variable) + ";";
//The other_variable is whatever else we want to save for this instance,
//a if(object[i] == obj_enemy)save this variable else don't save it.
}
}
file_text_write_string(file, str);
file_text_close(file);
}

and the result for my sample level:

Code:: var i;i=instance_create(1, 176, 48);i.other_variable=3.65;i=instance_create(1, 96, 208);i.other_variable=0.54;i=instance_create(1, 240, 240);i.other_variable=3.44;i=instance_create(2, 176, 48);i.other_variable=3.65;i=instance_create(2, 96, 208);i.other_variable=0.54;

then it's just to execute the file when we want this new level to be loaded.

Subject: Re: Save the current level Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:06 pm

Well done. So now we just need a level editor, which cant be really done yet.

Subject: Re: Save the current level Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:47 am

Very good, I'm glad to see you contributing Gulesnuffs, keep up the fine work! Very Happy

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