Easy Save Type Mismatch issue

[zay_altick]

I'm running into an issue with saving my SO with this script specifically.

This is the script

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[System.Serializable]
public class CutsceneData
{
    //[SerializeField] public TimelineAsset timelineAsset;
    public bool hasBeenPlayed;


    public void SetHasBeenPlayedToTrue()
    {
        hasBeenPlayed = true;
    }
}

[CreateAssetMenu(fileName = "CutsceneSO", menuName = "ScriptableObjects/Cinematics", order = 1)]
public class CutsceneSO : ScriptableObject
{
    [SerializeField] private CutsceneData cutsceneData;

    public CutsceneData CutsceneData => cutsceneData;
    private void Awake()
    {
        hideFlags = HideFlags.DontUnloadUnusedAsset;
    }
}

I want to save the values of this in another SO I made that stores level info

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This is the code I use to save the data

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    private void Save()
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < scenesData.Count; i++)
        {
            foreach (Level level in scenesData[i].levels)
            {
                ES3.Save<Level>(level.sceneName, level);
                ES3.Save<TimeRankingSO>(level.rankingSO.name + " " + TIME_TRIAL_KEY, level.rankingSO);
                ES3.Save<ScoreRankingSO>(level.scoreRankingSO.name + " " + SCORE_RANKING_KEY, level.scoreRankingSO);
                for (int j = 0; j < level.cinematicInfo.Count; j++)
                {
                    string cutsceneKey = level.cinematicInfo[j].name;
                    ES3.Save<CutsceneSO>(cutsceneKey, level.cinematicInfo[j]);
                }
            }
        }

        Debug.Log("Saved");
    }

And this is how I load

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    private void Load()
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < scenesData.Count; i++)
        {
            foreach (Level level in scenesData[i].levels)
            {
                Level loadedObject = ES3.Load<Level>(level.sceneName);
                TimeRankingSO timeRankingSO = loadedObject.rankingSO;
                ScoreRankingSO scoreRank = loadedObject.scoreRankingSO;

                timeRankingSO = ES3.Load<TimeRankingSO>(loadedObject.rankingSO.name + " " + TIME_TRIAL_KEY);
                scoreRank = ES3.Load<ScoreRankingSO>(loadedObject.scoreRankingSO.name + " " + SCORE_RANKING_KEY);


                for (int j = 0; j < level.cinematicInfo.Count; j++)
                {
                    string cutsceneKey = level.cinematicInfo[j].name;
                    CutsceneSO loadedCutscene = ES3.Load<CutsceneSO>(cutsceneKey);
                    level.cinematicInfo[j] = loadedCutscene;
                }
            }
        }
    }

For some reason, when I run load, it keeps giving me a type mismatch and it's ONLY with this script. I'm unsure if this is a easy save issue or SO issue, but I figured I'd ask here just in case.

[Joel]

Hi there,

Please can you post the full error you are getting with line numbers.

All the best,
Joel

[zay_altick]

Hey!

Update:

Something I noticed was the ES3 reference ID of the SO I'm trying to save (CutsceneSO) is printing out -1 when I do a Debug.Log within the ES3ScriptableObjectType script.


The only workaround I found is storing the Cutscene SO data before I load the Level SO which is an SO where I store a list of Cutscene SO.

I don't have an error anymore as this seemed to work, but I just found it weird that when the cutscene SO loads, it has an ES3Ref id of -1

[Joel]

Hi there,

This will be because the ScriptableObject is either generated at runtime (so won't have a persistent ID), or the ScriptableObject isn't a dependency of your scene (so won't be in the reference manager for that scene). In this case it's necessary to save and load it by value before saving or loading anything which references it, to ensure it's reference ID is in the manager.

All the best,
Joel

[zay_altick]

Hey!

I was doing some digging and I've heard what you're talking about a lot in regards to it either being generated at runtime or it not being a dependency.

I'm still having a bit of trouble seeing how this happened to me because there isn't anywhere in my project where I instantiate this SO during runtime. I ran a debug on the SO to test this and I never see that debug run.

On this part "ScriptableObject isn't a dependency of your scene"

The only thing I do is pass this SO as a reference in my GO that needs it. I do this so when the player collides with it, it will check to see if the data within that SO has changed.

That's why I'm confused as to what about this specific SO is so different from the others I've made.

[Joel]

Hi there,

If you replicate this in a new project with a simple scene and private message to me with instructions I'm happy to take a look to see exactly why this is happening in your situation.

I'd also double check that you're using the latest version of Easy Save in case you're encountering an issue from a previous version.

All the best,
Joel

[zay_altick]

Just sent a message with the specific project issue

[Joel]

Thanks for sending that over, much appreciated.

You're using an older version of Easy Save. Updating Easy Save and then saving your scene will resolve your issue.

Just to clarify, this is happening in the version of Easy Save you are using because there was previously a limit to the depth that the reference manager would gather references, and the ScriptableObject you're having issues with is beneath this depth, so is never added to the reference manager. Saving the SO and loading it before loading anything which references it works because it adds the SO's reference to the manager, but this isn't necessary in the latest version of Easy Save.

All the best,
Joel

[zay_altick]

Ah I see. Thanks for your help Joel!
Definitely should've looked at updating it beforehand. It's been quite a bit haha