So, one of my earliest memories in games came from an old Newgrounds game called Escape from Camp Crystal Lake. I can’t remember much about the game other than that it was based on Friday the 13th and at the beginning it asked you for your name and birth date. Then at the end of the game, your name and birthdate appeared on a gravestone. Does anyone know how I could implement something like in Unreal? I’d greatly appreciate some suggestions on how. Many thanks in advance!
You could create a SaveGameObject and save your variables (name + birthday) with it. When you start the game you do a SaveGameCheck, does the savegame exist?
No : CreateWidget with the 2 input fields for name + birthdate. After entering and pressing accept, create savegame,save it and load your variables in your GameInstance. Continue to the MainMenu.
Yes : CreateWidget of your MainMenu, load the savegame to your GameInstance to be able to read the variables any time…