Indie Horror Devlog #33: The Save/Load System & Gamepad UI Fixes (UE 5.6)
Welcome back to part 33 of my Survival Horror devlog series in Unreal Engine 5.6! Today, we are tackling one of the most crucial core mechanics of any game: the Save and Load System.
In this episode, I’ll show you how to properly serialize data so the game world actually remembers your actions.
What's new in this episode:
💾 The Foundation: Setting up the Game Instance and BP_SaveGame class for persistent data storage.
🎒 Player Serialization: Saving the player's exact Location, Rotation, and complete Inventory arrays (both common and quest items).
📦 Level Persistence: Generating unique IDs for interactable items. The game now remembers if you’ve already looted a medkit or key, preventing it from respawning on load.
🖥️ UI Integration: Wiring up the "New Game" and "Continue" logic in the Main Menu, plus implementing a Quick Save feature.
🎮 Gamepad UI Hack: Sharing a clever workaround using a "dummy widget" to successfully force-hide the mouse cursor when switching to a controller.
Please let me know what you think in the comments! Do you have any advice or alternative approaches to saving data? Your feedback and support keep this project going! 👇
Support the Project & Follow the Journey:
Telegram Channel: https://t.me/grsgamestudio
Boosty: https://boosty.to/grsstudio
Patreon: / grsstudio
Superhive (Blendermarket): https://superhivemarket.com/creators/...