koobas.hobune.stream
Please explain me Saving / Loading data logic (Serialization)
In my game, I have 24 collectibles prepared to collect. I need all of them to write to some file and read in proper time (for example when choosing level, where collectibles should be displayed like 1/3 collected in this level or something like that)
For the last 3 hours I am trying to understand serialization, JSON, XML, Binary, but I do not quite get it. I need to create a List (or array) to store the collected objects, they should have the ID of collectible (integer) and true / false statement (bool), whether collectible was already collected.
I prefer some solution, where I can "see" and browse in file, change values to true / false and test the game behaviour. Like XML or JSON.
I tried to follow some tutorials like this one https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-save-and-load-your-players-progress-in-unity--cms-20934 but I could not understand the logic.
Can someone please explain me how to achieve this? Collectibles are spread to many levels.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Ended up with downloading free asset Save Game Free, which is really easy to use. However, it can not save lists, so I am now saving items as string by name + number, so I am generating collectible names based on collectible number. Kind of crazy approach but it works for that purpose. Hope it helps someone.
