Feature Request Upload (.txt) save files to the cloud per player

Hi!

I use Easy Save to save players' progress. The save file output is a .txt file, which is saved locally on the user's machine.

This saving system can save pretty much everything & every type, literally, including GameObjects. And it's pretty straightforward to use, save & load, with only one line of code (unlike the complicated Cloud Save's API, which is also pretty limited on what it saves).


- Now, to the question:

1. Can I already upload such save files from the user's machine -locally- to the Cloud per player? If not, when can we expect it to land? Are there any Plans/Roadmap for it?

Thanks!​

 

But, how should I go about saving GameObjects, like skins? Let's say my game has those features:

1. Skins (GameObjects)
2. Collectables; once taken, they're disabled/deactivated and saved at that state (GameObjects)
3. And the like!

int, float or string do NOT accept GameObejct format, unless you hack it somehow or write your Own extension for it. And Plus, it wouldn't look code-wise and would be a mess with lots of codes to send & receive for such Simple tasks; it isn't Straightforward.

- Is there any simpler and more convenient way to save the mentioned? I'm more of an Artist than a Programmer, so sending/uploading .es3 (.txt) Easy Save files are Way more convenient for me, and I'm sure a Lot of us, too!


> I Recommend making samples under Cloud Save in the Package Manager that are:

• Simple & Easy
• With UI & Straightforward Examples
• Understandable Naming Conventions
• Best Practices
• Also, K.I.S.S.

- Is something like this in the works? I don't think it requires you more than a week to implement, and it would save me & the community a LOT of Troubles.

 

Saving actual gameobjects?? Like the textures, model data, etc? That seems incredibly wasteful (as far as data size and transfers). You should be saving indexes and other simple pointers to the local assets.

That said, @Unity_AndyP , for our projects our save data is compressed and obfuscated. We'd like the ability to upload this single file and download it. (eg: base64). We have a custom solution built in Azure but it would be nice to have a simpler "service" solution with a simple dashboard as part of Unity's gaming services.

To underscore the benefit of what we're doing, our save data starts off as JSON and takes up about 30kb. We compress/obfuscate it and end up with a 14kb file. Uploading it to a server has the benefit that it can have backups ("versions") and also be accessed by any device using the same player ID (It's cross-platform! Something Unity advertises as a strength).

 

Hello @LilGames Thanks for this. Actually i am looking for this code. How we can save the json file on the Cloud save. As currently it only saving the key value format, but actually i want to save a complete json file on the cloud in UGS. As this possible? If yes, How?