KSaver

A simple way to save and load game data in the Godot Engine.

How to use it

First, create a KSaver node somewhere in your project. Note that you only need one of these.

Generating the JSON Dictionary

In one of its parent nodes, you need to generate a JSON Dictionary. Go to the right sidebar and click into the SaveVariables tab. There you'll see a box that says AccessName ActualName. This will be how the data will be stored in the JSON File.

Let's say we want to store a variable score. The simplest way to do this is just type score into the box and press enter.

However, if you want the AccessName to be different from the ActualName, you can type something like, PlayerScore score. What this means is that the JSON file will look something like this: {"PlayerScore" : 15}

Now, click the copy button and paste that function somewhere in the parent node of the KSaver.

Grouping the parent node

With the parent node selected, go into Node > Groups. Add it to a group KSave. This will list it as a node that will be saved.

Using the functions

In the parent node, you can now use $KSaver.save() or $KSaver.load() to save and load your game data.

And that's it! I tried to make this plugin as simple to use as possible, for beginners like myself.