How to set the orientation of a CharacterBody3D..?

Dad3353

I have established the position and orientation of my CharacterBody3D (Player...), using...
GlobalVariables.gv_play_posi = self.global_position
... and ...
GlobalVariables.gv_play_dire_save = get_transform().basis.z
... to save to Global Variables. These get saved to file, using a Dictionary. This works; the values are saved...
Sample lines from the saved file ...

&"gv_play_posi": Vector3(-0.19644444, 0.6159809, -0.65787524),
&"gv_play_dire_save": Vector3(-0.08233944, 0, -0.9966049),

I wish to have these values restored to the Player upon loading the save file. This works for the position, using...

lv_play = get_node("/root/Entry/Player")
lv_play.global_transform.origin = GlobalVariables.gv_play_posi_save

... but not for the orientation, with...
lv_play.transform().basis.z = GlobalVariables.gv_play_dire_save

How to I restore the Player orientation, please..? Should I be saving some other, better, value..?
Thanks in advance for advice.

kuligs2

Dad3353 why no save players transform3d which contains position and "orientation?

Dad3353

kuligs2 ...

Thanks for your speedy reply. If you have a sample snippet of code which I could study and use, I would, indeed, do what you suggest. My faulty method is a result of my ignorance, and the reason for coming to this Forum for improvements.
I have a key-press to invoke a 'Save' routine; what would be needed to have the Player's 'transform3d' captured to my global variable..?
Once loaded, what would be required to have the Player's position and orientation restored from this global variable..?
It would seem, from your reply, that it's a simple matter, if only I knew the correct method. I've been looking around at sample code from this Forum and elsewhere, but most seem to be trying to rotate a camera, or look at an enemy. The 'simple' placing of my Player in global 3D space, including orientation, has thus far eluded me. What have I missed..? :-(

kuligs2

Dad3353 bruv:

var save_path = "user://savegame.save"
var player_tranny:Transform3D

func save_game():
	var file = FileAccess.open(save_path,FileAccess.WRITE)
	player_tranny = transform
	file.store_var(player_tranny,true)
	print("game saved")
	
	
	
func load_game():
	if FileAccess.file_exists(save_path):
		var file = FileAccess.open(save_path,FileAccess.READ)
		player_tranny = file.get_var(true)
		transform = player_tranny
		print("game loaded")
	pass

Took me longer to figure out how to save data, but here.. works on my end..

EDIT:

This code is all in the player.gd that is the script for Character3D node

Dad3353

kuligs2 ...
Thanks for that. Close, but 'no cigar' as yet. Here's my Save' and 'Load' snippets with the relevant code (there is more elsewhere, but the 'non-working' stuff is here...) ...

func _process(_delta): if Input.is_action_just_pressed("Keep (Save...)") : GlobalVariables.gv_mess = "Keep (Save...)" #GlobalVariables.gv_play_posi_save = GlobalVariables.gv_play_posi GlobalVariables.gv_play_posi_save = transform lv_life_left = GlobalVariables.gv_play_life GlobalFunctions.save_game() # if Input.is_action_just_pressed("Load") : GlobalVariables.gv_mess = "Load" GlobalFunctions.load_game() transform = GlobalVariables.gv_play_posi_save

'Save' does, indeed, save the complete Transform to disk, in the correct spot. When I 'load', however, I get the following complaint from Godot...

E 0:00:16:460 Player.process: Error setting property 'transform' with value of type Vector3.
<GDScript Source>Player.gd:61 @ Player.process()
<Stack Trace> Player.gd:61 @ _process()

... on the last line ...

transform = GlobalVariables.gv_play_posi_save

Why would this be, please..?

EDIT : I think that the penny has dropped. I had neglected to look at all of your script, ignoring the very important 'var' definition as a 'Transform3D'..! Once I included this in my global variable declaration, all fell into place. Here, then, is your richly-deserved cigar...

... with my thanks. :-)

kuligs2

Dad3353 it says in the error:
Player.process: Error setting property 'transform' with value of type Vector3

The loaded transform is not a transform3d class varriable but a vector3 class varriable..

Somewhere you didnt set the variable correctly.. or it got set by something else before loading.. maybe in some other part of the code.

kuligs2

Dad3353 your DEI censoring mind censored the class definition.. 🙂

Dad3353

kuligs2 ...
I had to look up 'DEI'; I'm in France, so these Murican notions often escape me. It's true that there's none so blind as those who won't see, though. Another lesson learned. Thanks again; onward and upward. :-)