Delete automatically Persist file generated by campaign

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#1

Hi.

Need to make function can delete file generated by mission on my campaign. Is to force the game to use only the startingplayerfleet.lua (because actually, even if i force script to use this startingplayerfleet.lua, the game detect presence of persist.lua and use it, even if :slight_smile: , my .campaign sayā€™s ā€˜Donā€™t use default persistā€™).

Or function actually exists in the game to say at the end of one mission, ā€˜Donā€™t create this fu***ng persist file !ā€™ ā€¦

Any idea ?

Yeah, iā€™m little crazy about that ā€¦ But itā€™s really important ^^.

#2

No Idea ?

So hereā€™s my real problem :

In .campaign, I tried all of these situations :

Mission[4] = 
{ 
directory = "Mission_Demo_03", 
level = "Mission_Demo_03.level", 
displayName = "$60210", 
description = "$60211", 
postlevel       = function () postLevelComplete() end,
usepersist = "data:leveldata//campaign//Demo_SSC//Mission_Demo_03//startingplayerfleet.lua",
usedefaultpersist = 0,
}

With usedefaultpersist = 1, or without this specificationā€¦ The game uses (for strange reasons) the previous persist4.lua file generated in the previous missionā€¦And yes, it doesnā€™t work even if I tell the game ā€œDonā€™t use this, use only the following startingplayerfleet.luaā€.

@BitVenom ?

#3

Hm. Possible workaroundā€¦ have a mission between the two, that just removes all the ships from the playerā€™s fleet and ends in victory? Thatā€™s the best I can come up with right now

#4

Nope ā€¦ i actually try this.

The next mission load the previous persist, and if i make level without ship, at the end, game save persist without nothing, the next mission load this persist, (because this files exists), and return error at begin, the mission is ended at first frame. (Because, no ship in this persist).

Only way is to delete this file, or to use other way in the previous mission.

But itā€™s not my objective ^^.

GBX add this value ā€˜usepersit = ā€¦,ā€™ and usedefaultpersist = 1 or 0, but the game ignore this if the persist.lua exist in the player profile folder.

#5

The persist data is read by the function SobGroup_LoadPersistantData() in your mission lua.
You can simply remove that function and use function like addSquadron() in your mission level file to add ships you want to the player.

#6

I know, but, in this case, if i add by addSquadron, the ship doesnā€™t appeared ā€¦ [Can be selected but itā€™s ā€˜cloakedā€™ without cloak], because of my ship, use madstate when it built, via addSquadron, this MadState doesnā€™t launch, and if i launch this madstate, the ship doesnā€™t appeared ā€¦

And i need to use SobGroup_PersistantData function because, my ship work in this caseā€¦

But i found way to have the ship in the next mission, in the previous mission, a switch owner all ship i donā€™t use for next mission, the persist save only the ship of the first player, so itā€™s work.