Save Point gives developers a way to add elimination tracking persistence, inventory and resource tracking across multiple game sessions, and more. With this device, for example, players can pick up where they left off.
With racing games, players can track their best lap times.
Players can save their progress in adventure games.
In skillrun games, players can continue from where they stopped.
Device Options
This device has some basic functionality, like autosaving and saving checkpoint data. Additionally, there are some advanced options, like saving a player's shield and health data.
You can configure this device with the following options.
Default values are bold.
Basic
|
Option |
Value |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Auto Save |
Yes, No |
Set the player's data to automatically save while they play. |
|
Auto-Load |
Initial Spawn, Every Spawn, Off |
When to autoload the player's data. |
|
Save Inventory |
Yes, No |
Save the player's inventory. |
|
Save Resources |
Yes, No |
Save the player's resources. |
|
Save Gold |
Yes, No |
Saves the player's current gold as part of the data. |
|
Save Checkpoint |
Yes, No |
Save the player's checkpoint data, enabling them to respawn at the last checkpoint they activated. |
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Save Player Location |
Yes, No |
Save the player's location, enabling them to respawn at the last position they saved. |
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Save Team |
Yes, No |
Save the player's team number so that they will load with that team assignment, triggering any related device's team settings. |
|
Save Class |
Yes, No |
Save the player's class number so that they will load with that team assignment, triggering the related class designer device. |
|
Allow Player to Clear Data |
Yes, No |
Enable players to clear their saved island data. |
Advanced
|
Option |
Value |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Enabled During Phase |
None, Gameplay Only |
Enable the device during a specific phase. The Pre-Game phase includes all phases before the game starts, including Waiting for players lobby in Featured Islands and The Game Start countdown |
|
Save Health / Shields |
Yes, No |
Save the player's health and shield data. |
|
Save Score |
Yes, Only If Lower, Only If Higher, No |
Save the player's scoreboard data. |
|
Save Eliminations |
Yes, Only If Lower, Only If Higher, No |
Saves all the player's current eliminations count data. |
|
Save Assists |
Yes, Only If Lower, Only If Higher, No |
Saves all the player's current assists count data. |
|
Save Collected Items |
Yes, Only If Lower, Only If Higher, No |
Saves all the player's collected items data. |
|
Save Creature Eliminations |
Yes, Only If Lower, Only If Higher, No |
Saves all the player's current creature eliminations count data. |
Channel
This device has receivers that perform a variety of functions when receiving a signal over a channel, ranging from saving a player to clearing player data. Also, this device can transmit signals when certain conditions are met, like when a player reloads save data.
Receivers
|
Option |
Value |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Save Player When Receiving From |
No Channel, Pick a Channel Number |
Save data when from a distance. Does nothing if interacted with from an eliminated player. |
|
Load Player When Receiving From |
No Channel, Pick a Channel Number |
Loads the set player data when receiving a signal from this channel. |
|
Enable When Receiving From |
No Channel, Pick a Channel Number |
Enables the device when receiving a signal from the selected channel. |
|
Disable When Receiving From |
No Channel, Pick a Channel Number |
Disables the device on receiving a signal from the selcted channel. |
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Clear Data for Player When Receiving From |
No Channel, Pick a Channel Number |
Clears any saved data for a specific player. |
|
Clear Data for All Players When Receiving From |
No Channel, Pick a Channel Number |
Clears saved data for all players in the current session. |
Transmitters
|
Option |
Value |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
On Activation Transmit On |
No Channel, Pick a Channel Number |
When data is saved, transmit on this channel. |
|
On Player Loaded Transmit On |
No Channel, Pick a Channel Number |
When a player reloads save data, send a message over this channel. |