I wanted to know, if creating new variables reset game save files, if it resets I’ll create all items firsthand and name it item1, item2 and use temps. I noticed that editing a file resets it, does editing variables reset startup save file?
Thanks for answering and helping a newbie like me!
Yes, adding new variables would make the game reset as it would be editing the startup. (If it doesn’t reset, such as when someone has a save file made before the change was made, players will hit a game-crashing bug. So it is better for it to reset, even if it’s annoying.)
I see, thank you so much!
Yep, adding or changing variables in startup.txt resets save files because it changes the game’s data structure. If the save file doesn’t match the updated variables, it can crash. Use *temp for short-term stuff to avoid this where possible.
But then remember *temp variables don’t carry over to other scenes (so don’t use *gosub_scene with *temps!)