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AppGameKit Classic Chat / Game Center Commands

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Willie Mundermuffin
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Does AppGameKit handle iOS Game Center commands at all (leaderboard, achievements, etc)?
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baxslash
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No, although next time we need them ourselves there's a good chance they'll be included. I can't promise when that will be though, sorry.


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bjadams
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Baxslash, make a gamecenter game so you will start needing GC support!

There's a gamecenter tutorial for T2 but it's not complete so i was not able to make it work
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I did implement Game Center in one of my AppGameKit games (Tier 2) but it's been so long I can't recall exactly what was needed to get it working. I do think it's an important addition for AppGameKit to consider, given how many iOS games use it and the extra promotion such games get in the store (by including the Game Center badge).
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The Zoq2
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Does anyone realy use gamecenter though, I know when I used by ipod touch, I never actually used game center.
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MikeMax
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Quote: "Does anyone realy use gamecenter though, I know when I used by ipod touch, I never actually used game center."


+1 lol
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bjadams
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Basically all iOS games use gamecenter!!!
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Quote: " Does anyone realy use gamecenter though, I know when I used by ipod touch, I never actually used game center. "

One of the greatest benefits of Game Center is that it removes the need for developers to code and host their own online score service while also offering players the convenience of not having to enter a name or create an account elsewhere.

The other big benefit of Game Center is easy integration of Achievements, which is probably its primary use in many of the most popular games on iOS.
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The Zoq2
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Quote: "Basically all iOS games use gamecenter!!!"


The apps do, but how many users actually use them
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Willie Mundermuffin
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EVERYBODY I know uses Game Center.
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Willie Mundermuffin
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I just looked up the Game Center usage stats. Currently, over 150 million users use Game Center on a regular basis. I think that sums up it's importance. Lol
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bjadams
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integrating gamecenter with agk should take less than 1 day of work as other users have already done this.

the command set has to be tested on ios only so there is no waste of time to test on all platforms.
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As I said, next time it goes in one of our games it will be integrated into AGK. It will save us as much work as you


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Willie Mundermuffin
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Hey baxslash, I just polled the internet and everybody said something they'd like to see is an AppGameKit game that uses Game Center! What a coincidence *rubs hands together and laughs diabolically*
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Willie Mundermuffin
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A part of the Game Center I'd REALLY like to be able to use is the match making commands! I want to make a multiplayer game, but really don't want to write server software and host/maintain a master server just for two people to be able to play each other! Having access to these commands would be a HUGE advantage
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Me too

Please don't double post, you can add to your previous post by clicking the "edit" link under your avatar.


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