Persistent Storage

Persistent Storage allows you to save player data between play sessions.

Introduction

To save player's equipment, resources, level, or any other value that you associate with players, you can use Persistent Storage. This is a table of data organized by player, that will allow you access data for currently connected players.

For a complete tutorial on using Persistent Storage to save player resources and equipment, see the Persistent Storage Tutorial

Using Persistent Storage

Enable Storage

Storage is not enabled by default, and must be turned on for any project that will use shared data tables.

1. Select the Game Settings object in the Hierarchy and open the Properties window.
2. In the General section, check the box next to Enable Player Storage

Update Player Data

After enabling Player Storage, updating a value in the data table is a three step process. To learn more about working with Storage, see the Core API.

1. Create a variable and assign it to the player's data table using Storage.GetPlayerData().
2. Change a value on the table like any other table. See the Lua Fundamentals reference for more information about how to do this.
3. Replace the player's old table with the modified one using Storage.SetPlayerData()

For examples of using Persistent Storage, see the Persistent Storage Examples

Offline Storage

Storage is available in a read-only format for players who are offline as well. See the Offline Storage Reference for more information.

Learn More

Persistent Storage Examples | Persistent Storage Tutorial | Shared Storage