Encrypting a save file and then importing or loading (decrypting) it

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Encrypting a save file and then importing or loading (decrypting) it

Drillur

The documentation explains how to encrypt to a file, but not how to load it back up. Halp.

...fyi, I save like this:

save_file.open_encrypted_with_pass(SAVE_LOC, File.WRITE, "password")
save_file.store_var(my_var)
save_file.close()

and the result is something like ‰œæ®e†(ZéÜ‰Ì but bigger.

TwistedTwigleg

I have not used encrypted files in Godot myself, but looking at the API, loading the file should be almost exactly the same as saving, just with File.READ instead of File.WRITE and get_var instead of store_var. For example:

save_file.open_encrypted_with_pass(SAVE_LOC, File.READ, "password")
var loaded_variable = save_file.get_var()
save_file.close()

print ("Variable loaded from file:")
print (loaded_variable)
print ("\n")

Hopefully this helps! (Side note: Welcome to the forums!)

Drillur

Haha, I can only give you one of the four kinds of reactions, but I do like your reply, find it insightful, and think it awesome that it worked! Thanks a bunch.

What I had tried to do was my_var = save_file.open_encrypted_with_pass(SAVE_LOC, File.READ, "password") but that returns an int for whatever reason. I was so close :disappointed: Thanks again :smiley: