How can I pass data from one level to the next?

Development Programming & Scripting
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I have made 2 levels in a Breakout style game but can’t seem to transfer the hiscore from the HUD to the second level. Both that and the number of lives left reset - how can i get this data to pass across from one level to the next…

Is it a save game thing?

I tried an interface output but got nowhere.

Ive a feeling when level 2 loads (when all bricks are destroyed in level one), I need to start this 2nd level with some code to let it know the score from level one. I did try Event Begin in the 2nd level Level BP and cast to the HUD to get the score but its all 0 now.

This seems like something that must be quite common i.e. moving on to a new level but preserving the score/lives so I’m hoping someone might know what the best way is!

Thank you!!!

David

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Hey David, yeah that’s a save game thing. Though in I think the 4.2 (or maybe 4.3) version we’ll be adding a new GameInstance thing that lets you much more easily keep persisted data between level loads.

Cheers,
Nick

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Maybe some kind of global variable available?

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Not until the GameInstance exists, unless you want to write C++.

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Thanks Nick - Seems quite an ■■■■ just to continue the score from one level to the next! Ah well. Was a little too plane sailing up to now.

The Save Game stuff doesnt look very intuitive either. Ill give it a bash and see how it goes.

Laurence - yes, but what? Someone said data store on the blueprints live session today but I’ve no idea what they meant.

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