I'm trying to make a system to allow users to create their own characters. But the character properties is saved in a custom resource called "Character". I'm storing all the character resources inside another resource called "CharacterPack" that has a "characters_array: Array[Character]".

My system can add and remove characters from the array, but I'm trying to implement an "edit" system. The problem is I don't know how to take a Character resource from the array, modify it and permanently save the changes in the disk (by saving the CharacterPack). I'm having a hard time finding the right way to replace the "Character" instance with new data instead and save it.

Do I need to remove the original Character from the array, add the edited new character as a replacement, and then overwrite the CharacterPack? Or is there a better way? Thank you in advance!

  • xyz replied to this.

    Godoten Just access the character object in the array directly, change its properties and resave the character pack resource using ResourceSaver::save()

        xyz Thank you! The solution makes sense, but it did not work. I realized my changes in the reference of the character object were not reflecting on the root object. I thought resources were loaded only once and I'm not duplicating it. For example:

        var edited_character : Character = Global.original_character

func edit_character()->void:
  edited_character.description = "New description" #this change is not reflecting in the Global.original _character

func save_edited_character()->void:
  ResourceSaver.save(Global.character_pack, path)

        And Local_to_scene is disabled.

          I think I solved it! The problem was I was using a "Character" resource file already saved in FileSystem and contained in CharacterPack through @export. For some reason, this way my changes done at runtime were not affecting the @export reference. It works now that I'm working with the CharacterPack (container) instead of directly with a Character file!

          • xyz replied to this.

            Godoten Yes, all character resources need to be internal, so their data is serialized directly into character pack resource file. If each is stored in its own separate file then you need to re-save those files as well.