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Week 10: Save Systems and Polish Pass 1

Learning objectives: Persist progress and run first structured polish pass.

Estimated time: 7-9 hours

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Introduction

This week is split into short video parts so you focus on one concept at a time, complete the matching build task, and verify results before moving to the next part.

Lesson breakdown

  • Lesson 1: Save Data Model and Persistence - Save/load via JSON in user:// path
  • Lesson 2: Checkpoint Autosave and Continue - Auto-save at checkpoints and Continue flow
  • Lesson 3: Structured Polish Triage - Fix blocking and noticeable issues from full playthrough
  • Lesson 4: Integration and testing pass for this week scope.
  • Lesson 5: Final polish and handoff notes for next week.

Try this now

  • Complete one focused implementation pass before watching the next segment.
  • Capture a before and after snapshot for the system you changed.
  • Write one short note on what to tune in your next iteration.

How this week works

This week is split into short video parts so you focus on one concept at a time, complete the matching build task, and verify results before moving to the next part.

Video segment plan

Use one lesson segment per step for Week 10: Save Systems and Polish Pass 1. Pause between segments and complete the hands-on task before continuing.

Image and diagram references

Capture setup screenshots, inspector states, and scene graphs as you work so each step has a visual checklist to validate progress.

Interactive lesson parts (6-10 min each)

Part 1: Save Data Model and Persistence

Watch Build Check
7 min Part video
Video part 1: Save Data Model and Persistence

Embed a short clip for this step and keep it under 10 minutes before moving to the build task.

Save/load via JSON in user:// path

Part 2: Checkpoint Autosave and Continue

Watch Build Check
8 min Part video
Video part 2: Checkpoint Autosave and Continue

Embed a short clip for this step and keep it under 10 minutes before moving to the build task.

Auto-save at checkpoints and Continue flow

Part 3: Structured Polish Triage

Watch Build Check
9 min Part video
Video part 3: Structured Polish Triage

Embed a short clip for this step and keep it under 10 minutes before moving to the build task.

Fix blocking and noticeable issues from full playthrough

Code checkpoint

Add or adapt this snippet during your build pass, then run and verify behavior before moving to the next week.

Practice snippet GDScript
# Step checkpoint for Week 10: Save Systems and Polish Pass 1
func _ready() -> void:
    print("Checkpoint complete for this week")