Hi, I'm developing a, HTML5 game that uses playerprefs to store data. It works perfectly.
BUT
I want to keep updating the game based on feedback and stuff like that, and when I generate a new build of the game and upload it to the game page, the playerprefs get lost and the player loses all progress.
Does anyone know if there is a way to upload a new build without losing the playerprefs saved data?
I already tried saving it with the same name, but it always resets everything.
halp pls
Yeah, it looks like there's no way to fix this... I'm looking for an alternative way to save data.
For those who find this post after searching this problem on google, I'll be editing this answer to include any interesting stuff I find.
I'm currently trying to follow this -> https://unity3d.com/de/learn/tutorials/topics/scripting/persistence-saving-and-l... It's kinda old but I think it still works in newer unity versions. This doesn't work because it involves creating a file and, for security reasons, WebGL is not able to write files. (It's still a good way to save files on other platforms though).
I'm still searching for PlayerPrefs alternatives.
This is a known issue but we don't have any solution right now. The way we do our CDN and caching means that new uploads get entirely new URLs. If you make any progress on getting saves to work across URL changes please tell us, I'd like to write up a guide for other that have the same problem. Thanks
I found this article but I didn't have the chance to test it out yet. I will probably have time for that later next week. If anyone have success following the article before I can try it, let me know and I will change the original post and the title so people can learn about it.
I think the Application.persistentDataPath changes when we upload a new build too, maybe using a different path would work.
Also, we could implement a SNES-like password saving system, it's not a stylish solution, but it's maybe a good temporary one.
I know this is an old thread but paying this here to help others.
I'm buildinga service to solve this problem and could use some input. It would allow the game to see state/status information in an external service to be returned later. The general idea is things like crashes, using multiple devices, and across updates.
