Can I save a score as highscore, if it's a float?

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So I have this infinite runner type of game, subway surfers style. I chose a method where the player doesn't move, and instead the obstacles move towards him. My score is a float and it increases as time passes. However, I'm unable to figure out how can you save this as a highscore. I tried a few methods but most of them were for int so it didn't work out. Here is what I have for the score counting. It's currently missing the save score part completely.

 public class GameManagerC : MonoBehaviour { float score = 0; public float scoreMulti = 5; void Update() { if (isPlayerAlive == true) { score += Time.deltaTime * scoreMulti; scoreText.text = score.ToString("Score: 0"); } }

EDIT: Many of you asked how I tried to implement the code I've found so here it is:

public float score; public float highScore; void Start() { score = PlayerPrefs.GetFloat("score"); highScore = PlayerPrefs.GetFloat("highScore"); if (score > highScore) highScore = score; StartGame(); } // Update is called once per frame void Update() { if (isPlayerAlive == true) { score += Time.deltaTime * scoreMulti; scoreText.text = score.ToString("Score: 0"); } }

Hi, 'Can I save a score ... if it's a float', I don't see why not? I wonder if you really need a float, but if you want an int (for example), you can just round it up (be generous to the player :P) to a whole number, after you calculate it with deltatime and such right? And while the game is running, you can calculate your score as float and show a rounded value to the player (don't store it as int or you may round-on/off a small amount each time). — D.Kallan
– D.Kallan, Commented Feb 4, 2021 at 19:44
Can we see the high score script that didn’t work? We can help fix it if we can see it. — OKprogrammer
– OKprogrammer, Commented Feb 4, 2021 at 19:51
Thanks for the fast reach out. I tried to modify this: forum.unity.com/threads/… Pretty much copied it and changed the runtime and best time into score and highscore — Cserni Sándor
– Cserni Sándor, Commented Feb 4, 2021 at 20:08

DMGregory · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-05 17:02:47Z

First, you will want to add public float highscore; with your other variables at the top. Then, you will want to change the old code to this in your script. This is a very basic save system, and can easily be modified to fit the needs of the game. The comments in the code explain the script in further detail.

void Update() { // Increases score if player is still alive if (isPlayerAlive == true) { score += Time.deltaTime * scoreMulti; scoreText.text = score.ToString("Score: 0"); // Changes highscore to current score if current score is higher if (score > highscore) { highscore = score; } } } // Saves the score when activated, from button, script, etc. void SaveScore() { PlayerPrefs.SetFloat("score", score); PlayerPrefs.SetFloat("highscore", highscore); PlayerPrefs.Save(); } // loads the score and highscore from the save file, if there are any void LoadScore() { score = PlayerPrefs.GetFloat("score", 0); highscore = PlayerPrefs.GetFloat("highscore", 0); }

Cserni Sándor · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-06 18:52:24Z

So I could succesfully implement a different method from this guy: https://answers.unity.com/questions/1378780/save-timer-highscore-1.html Thanks everyone for your patience and help! Currently this is able to save my highscore if I hit the restart button to reload my scene. If you stop playing and hit the play again however it resets to zero, so there's a chance this isn't what others are looking for.

Modified code:

public TextMeshProUGUI scoreText; public TextMeshProUGUI highScore; float score; // Start is called before the first frame update void Start() { StartGame(); highScore.text = PlayerPrefs.GetFloat("HighScore", 0).ToString(); } // Update is called once per frame void Update() { if (isPlayerAlive == true) { score += Time.deltaTime * scoreMulti; scoreText.text = score.ToString("Score: 0"); if (score > PlayerPrefs.GetFloat("HighScore", 0)) { PlayerPrefs.SetFloat("HighScore", score); highScore.text = score.ToString(); } } }

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