Set Storage ID outside config?

[Ninjadoodle]

Hi @enpu

Sorry about all the questions today, I'm desperately trying to finish my game before the weekend.

Is there a way I can set the Storage ID inside the main file, instead of the config?

I'm trying this but it doesn't seem to work ...

game.config.storage.id = 'gameR1';

[enpu]

Where exactly you have that line?

Storage id needs to be set before the engine starts, so setting it for example inside scene won't work.

[Ninjadoodle]

@enpu

This is where I'm trying to put it (I'm trying to use the system so I can have multiple episodes using the same src folder)

game.module(
    'game.mainR1'
)
.require(
    'game.menu',
    'game.objects',
    // ***********
    // * ROUND 1 *
    // ***********
    'game.stage01',
    'game.stage02',
    'game.stage03',
    'game.stage04',
    'game.stage05',
    'game.stage06',
    'game.stage07',
    'game.stage08',
    'game.stage09',
    'game.stage10',
    'game.stage11',
    'game.stage12',
    'game.stage13',
    'game.stage14',
    'game.stage15',
    'game.stage16',
    'game.stage17',
    'game.stage18',
    'game.stage19',
    'game.stage20',
    // ***********
    // * PLUGINS *
    // ***********
    'plugin.essentials',
    'plugin.instantgames'
)
.body(function() {

// CONFIG
game.config.name = 'Game - Round 1';
game.config.storage.id = 'gameR1';

game.createScene('MainR1', {
    init: function() {
        game.system.setScene('Menu');
    }
});

});

 

[enpu]

Looks good to me. So how does it not work? Do you get any error message?

[Ninjadoodle]

@enpu - Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set property 'id' of undefined (mainR1:40)

[enpu]

Ah. You are trying to set property id to game.config.storage object, which you have not defined.

game.config.storage = {
    id: 'gameR1'
};

 

[Ninjadoodle]

@enpu - Hmmm, I was trying not to define it in the config file, as that file will be used by 3 separate episodes, that's why I'm setting the name in the main file also.

I assume, each episode will need a different storage id, in order to function, otherwise the progress might get overwritten.

[enpu]

Well you can define just an empty storage object in your config file, then your game.config.storage.id = 'gameR1'; line should work. But my example should work also, really no big difference.

[Ninjadoodle]

@enpu - Oh ok, I didn't realize that you had to do that, and that it could be overridden like that, thank you for the tip!!

[enpu]

Well you are not overriding anything there. That's just basic JavaScript, you can't set property into object that's undefined.

game.config.storage.id = 'myid'; // Error because storage object is not definfed

game.config.storage = {}; // Define storage object

game.config.storage.id = 'myid'; // Set property id to storage object

 

[Ninjadoodle]

Hi @enpu - You underestimate how little I know lol

Thank you heaps for explaining this, I really need to pick up a Javascript book that I can read in my spare time, it will help a lot.

I'm getting ok at using Panda, but it's all just learning from examples and docs.

Thanks again for giving me those tips!