Thread: adding new skill index to player file

This is the reason serialized player saves are trash. There's no good way to modify/remove information without causing issues (as far as I'm aware). Just add a condition in the "start()" method (or whatever you call when a player logs in) to migrate your Skills.java:

Code:

Player:java

public void start(...) {
    ...
    skills.migrate();
    ...
}

Code:

Skills.java

public void migrate() {
    if (level.length == 26 && xp.length == 26) return;
    newLevel = new short[26];
    newXp = new double[26];
    System.arraycopy(xp, 0, newXp, 0, 25);
    System.arraycopy(level, 0, newLevel , 0, 25);
    xp = newXp;
    level = newLevel;
}

Originally Posted by clem585

This is the reason serialized player saves are trash. There's no good way to modify/remove information without causing issues (as far as I'm aware). Just add a condition in the "start()" method (or whatever you call when a player logs in) to migrate your Skills.java:

Code:

Player:java

public void start(...) {
    ...
    skills.migrate();
    ...
}

Code:

Skills.java

public void migrate() {
    if (level.length == 26 && xp.length == 26) return;
    newLevel = new short[26];
    newXp = new double[26];
    System.arraycopy(xp, 0, newXp, 0, 25);
    System.arraycopy(level, 0, newLevel , 0, 25);
    xp = newXp;
    level = newLevel;
}

you are a freaking god ^.^