game[] variable resetting after map_restart

[serthy]

I have the following code:



Init()
{
doexit = false;

if( !isDefined( game[ "init" ] ) )
{
game[ "ranks" ] = [];
game[ "rank" ] = [];

LoadRanks();

doexit = true;
}

/#
printf( "game[ ranks ].size = %\n" , game[ "ranks" ].size );
printf( "game[ rank ].size = %\n" , game[ "rank" ].size );

assert( game[ "rank" ].size > 0 );
assert( game[ "ranks" ].size > 0 );
#/

if( doexit ) // simulates s&d round-end
{
wait( 5.0 );

printf( "game[ ranks ].size = %\n" , game[ "ranks" ].size );
printf( "game[ rank ].size = %\n" , game[ "rank" ].size );

wait( 0.05 );

map_restart( true );
}
}

LoadRanks()
{
ranks = SqlQuery_GetRankForType( "account_group" );

for( j = 0 ; j < ranks.rows.size ; j++ )
{
rank = spawnStruct();
rank.ranklevel = int( ranks.rows[ j ][ "Rank" ] );
rank.name = toLower( ranks.rows[ j ][ "Name" ] );
rank.id = game[ "ranks" ].size;

game[ "ranks" ][ rank.id ] = rank;
game[ "rank" ][ rank.name ] = rank.id;
}
}

This loads the ranks from a mysql table to the game-variables.
I wanted to avoid loading the ranks every round on S&D, so i stored the information in the game[] variable rather than in the level.variable.
However: after a map_restart the game[ ranks ] array is empty (size = 0) and the game[ rank ] array stays filled. (in the code example, the 2nd assert fires)

I do not delete the array in my code (after 5 seconds, before the map_restart, the array is still filled
I renamed "ranks" to "test_ranks", as maybe the name is special and overritten by the engine, but the result is the same

Am I missing something?
Do I misuse the game-variable?

Maybe only primitive types can be stored across a map_restart (and not spawnstructs)?

[Ni3ls]

In fast_restart (new round of sd) a .pers variable is persistent. Everything else will have a reset if im correct

[IzNoGoD]

game should also be persistent.

Not sure about the spawnstructs though, try storing it in arrays instead.