Hello Everyone I’m building an ARPG game which has a combat system and i was wondering about the best way to approach the subject and build a solid clean Stats system that stores some of my data a database of some sort. Keep in mind the following:- Some values of the stats system will not mig…

[image] PerfectHiT: JSON: Your data will be visable to eveyone and will be easily modified which will break the game. This is a non-issue. People are going to modify game files whether you secure them or not. In any case the method of serialisation is secondary to how you actually manage yo…

BAM BAM BAM… BAM! [image] spiney199: People are going to modify game files [image] spiney199: In any case the method of serialisation is secondary [image] spiney199: separate to the actual presentation layer. [image] spiney199: rather than getting stuck in analysis land. …

[image] PerfectHiT: Binary Serialization: Security Risks, Heavy on the machine and highly not recommended. That’s just bollocks. Binary is the most optimized way to save any data, you cannot make data any more machine-friendly than by using the “native” format. Reading json or any text-base…

[image] CodeSmile: That’s just bollocks. I think they mean the Binary Formatter, which by all accounts should not be used in any way shape or form these days.

[image] spiney199: I think they mean the Binary Formatter, which by all accounts should not be used in any way shape or form these days. Right. I’ve never considered that as an option even before it was considered bad practice. :smile: If I remember correctly it does not support versioned bi…

[image] spiney199: This is a non-issue. People are going to modify game files whether you secure them or not. In any case the method of serialisation is secondary to how you actually manage your data at in the game itself. This will take place over multiple layers throughout multiple objects an…

[image] spiney199: I think they mean the Binary Formatter, which by all accounts should not be used in any way shape or form these days. I did mean that actually its just my english is poor and words failed me. What would you do if you where in my shoes? how would you start building the syste…

There’s this thread that explains a stat system: [image] [Tutorial] Character Stats (aka Attributes) System What up fellow devs, hope all is well, I’d like to share with you an implementation for a sats (aka attributes) system. Below, you’ll find the tutorial in both video and text form…

[image] CodeSmile: There’s this thread that explains a stat system: https://forum.unity.com/threads/tutorial-character-stats-aka-attributes-system.504095 I commented on this recently to suggest an improvement and simplification: https://discussions.unity.com/t/682458 page-2#post-9251997 I ho…

[image] PerfectHiT: i might have missed something Odin Serializer. Free asset that lets you [de]serialize your classes/structs directly into JSON or binary. https://github.com/TeamSirenix/odin-serializer Easy Save. Paid asset that is very similar to PlayerPrefs but without any of the disadv…

What's the best way to build Stats system and Save/Load your Stats?

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CodeSmile September 8, 2023, 10:43am 9

There’s this thread that explains a stat system:

I commented on this recently to suggest an improvement and simplification:
[Tutorial] Character Stats (aka Attributes) System page-2#post-9251997

I hope that’s enough to get you started.

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