[Harlowe]Saving Error Message

Deadshot

So, I was just testing my game out, and this came up:

The game's variables contain a complex data structure; the game can no longer be saved.►

Is there a way to fix this? I could supply a copy of all the code in all of my passages. And I temporarily have some broken links - could that be it?

Deadshot

Deadshot wrote: »

So, I was just testing my game out, and this came up:

The game's variables contain a complex data structure; the game can no longer be saved.►

Is there a way to fix this? I could supply a copy of all the code in all of my passages. And I temporarily have some broken links - could that be it?

I've tried fixing the broken links, taking out my (prompt:) macros, please, I need help.

TheMadExile

You should probably read the documentation for (savegame:):

(savegame:) currently has a significant limitation: it will fail if the story's variables are ever (set:) to values which aren't strings, numbers, booleans, arrays, datamaps or datasets. If, for instance, you put a changer command in a variable, like (set: $fancytext to (font:"Arnold Bocklin")), (savegame:) would no longer work.

You've set, at least, one of your story variables to something which Harlowe's save subsystem objects to, which is why it's complaining.

Deadshot

TheMadExile wrote: »

You should probably read the documentation for (savegame:):

(savegame:) currently has a significant limitation: it will fail if the story's variables are ever (set:) to values which aren't strings, numbers, booleans, arrays, datamaps or datasets. If, for instance, you put a changer command in a variable, like (set: $fancytext to (font:"Arnold Bocklin")), (savegame:) would no longer work.

You've set, at least, one of your story variables to something which Harlowe's save subsystem objects to, which is why it's complaining.

Thank you so much!

Deadshot

TheMadExile wrote: »

You should probably read the documentation for (savegame:):

(savegame:) currently has a significant limitation: it will fail if the story's variables are ever (set:) to values which aren't strings, numbers, booleans, arrays, datamaps or datasets. If, for instance, you put a changer command in a variable, like (set: $fancytext to (font:"Arnold Bocklin")), (savegame:) would no longer work.

You've set, at least, one of your story variables to something which Harlowe's save subsystem objects to, which is why it's complaining.

It's still no working. I've use a

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thing; could this be the problem? I read the entire section of the documentation there and I don't think I've done anything wrong.

greyelf

Deadshot wrote: »

It's still no working.

Have you assign the return of any of the following macros to a variable?

(align:); (background:); (css:), (font:); (hook:); (text-colour:), (colour:), (text-rotate:); (text-style:); (transition:)

eg. (set: $var to (text-style: "shadow"))

Have you assign a named hook reference to a variable?

eg. (set: $var to ?hookName)

Have assign a complex Javascript object like a Date to a variable?

eg. (set: $var to new Date())

If the answer to any of the above is Yes then you will not be able to use Harlowe's save macro.

note: The above list does not everything that can stop you from being able to use the save macro, just the ones I could quickly think of.

Deadshot

greyelf wrote: »

Deadshot wrote: »

It's still no working.

Have you assign the return of any of the following macros to a variable?

(align:); (background:); (css:), (font:); (hook:); (text-colour:), (colour:), (text-rotate:); (text-style:); (transition:)

eg. (set: $var to (text-style: "shadow"))

Have you assign a named hook reference to a variable?

eg. (set: $var to ?hookName)

Have assign a complex Javascript object like a Date to a variable?

eg. (set: $var to new Date())

If the answer to any of the above is Yes then you will not be able to use Harlowe's save macro.

note: The above list does not everything that can stop you from being able to use the save macro, just the ones I could quickly think of.

Oh, thanks. I used a lotta hook names and stuff.

Deadshot

greyelf wrote: »

Deadshot wrote: »

It's still no working.

Have you assign the return of any of the following macros to a variable?

(align:); (background:); (css:), (font:); (hook:); (text-colour:), (colour:), (text-rotate:); (text-style:); (transition:)

eg. (set: $var to (text-style: "shadow"))

Have you assign a named hook reference to a variable?

eg. (set: $var to ?hookName)

Have assign a complex Javascript object like a Date to a variable?

eg. (set: $var to new Date())

If the answer to any of the above is Yes then you will not be able to use Harlowe's save macro.

note: The above list does not everything that can stop you from being able to use the save macro, just the ones I could quickly think of.

I used all the code you gave me to do a daily randomiser thing from my previous thread, could that be it? If so, is there a way to keep this AND the saving system, or can I not have it?

Deadshot

My save system works, but my daily randomiser isn't in it, so I think that was it.