How to implement a highscore list?

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Hotshot

(Posted 2011) [#1]

Yeah, basically what the title says. I have no idea how to implement a highscore list. Any hints?

Xaron

(Posted 2011) [#2]

I work on the basics for that (check out MNet in the projects section).

The easiest way would be to do it with php on server side and simple http requests on client side.

Will post an example if I find some time...

xzess

(Posted 2011) [#3]

i guess at the moment on targeting ios the easiest thing to do is to download imonk

it provides some nice functions for that purpose:

GetUID$()
SaveAppPreferences(key$,value$)
LoadAppPreferences$(key$)
HTMLPost(URL$="http://music.xzess.org", Parameters$="foo=bar&key=value")

Then you could do it like this:

Import imonk

Local deviceid:String = GetUID()
Local highscore:Int = 1500 'in example
Local name:String = GetITunesName()

Function SaveScore()
SaveAppPreferences("DeviceID",deviceid)
SaveAppPreferences("Highscore",highscore)

HTMLPost("http://www.myserver.com/index.php","action=save&uid=" + deviceid + "&score=" + highscore + "&name=" + name)
End

To get the highscore you can use
HTMLQuery( URL$ )

Function GetHighscore:String()
	Local query:String
	query =	HTMLQuery("http://www.myserver.com/index.php?action=getscore")
	Return query
End

Function ShowScore()
'Better to do this onCreate() atm because there is no DidFinishLoading() currently
'Otherwise the String will be empty
Local query:String = GetHighscore()
	UIAlert("The Highscore: ", query,"Back to Menu")
End

Function SendScoreWithMail()
Local device = GetDeviceType()
	UIEMail("","My Highscore in MyGame","Hey, can make a better score as " + highscore + " ? ~n" + "~n" + "Sent via MyGame from my " + device)
End

Just as example.

Greetz