in need of a simple highscore.

Posted By: Realspawn

in need of a simple highscore. - 11/15/12 14:08

Hello for my latest little project i am trying to create a
working highscore (No need for name imput)

I use this for now.

Code:

function highscore()
{
	if (score_count >= hscore_count )
	set(highscore_pan,SHOW);
}

basicly i have two var. one is the score_count the other is hscore count wich is set on a certain number. No when highscore is broken i need the hscore_count to go the same as the score from here but also saves this new highscore at game end.

Any ideas or examples you could point me to

Posted By: Kartoffel

Re: in need of a simple highscore. - 11/15/12 14:16

As far as I understand you you want to save and load the highscore, is this right?

Posted By: Kartoffel

Re: in need of a simple highscore. - 11/15/12 14:28

Well if I understood you right here's a small - not testet - example:

Code:

#define HIGH_SCORE_SAVE_FILE "hs.score"

TEXT* input_file = { strings = 1; } // used to load saved information, only one string needed

void load_highscore()
{
	txt_load(input_file, HIGH_SCORE_SAVE_FILE);
		wait(1); // wait one frame to load the text file - important!
	
	hscore_count = str_to_float( (input_file.pstring)[0] ); // (<text>.pstring) [ line, beginning with 0! ] -> convert to float
}

void save_highscore()
{
	var file_handle = file_open_write(HIGH_SCORE_SAVE_FILE);
	wait(1); // wait to open the file?? - not sure if this is needed
	
	file_str_write(file_handle, str_for_float(NULL, (double)hscore_count)); // convert the highscore to a string -> write into file
	file_close(file_handle);
}

Posted By: Realspawn

Re: in need of a simple highscore. - 11/15/12 14:38

that's indeed what i ment. I will give this a shot

so do i need to create a txt file first and put it in my work directory ?

Posted By: Kartoffel

Re: in need of a simple highscore. - 11/15/12 14:49

Well actually no

The file gets written automatically if you call save_highscore();
and if it already exists it gets overwritten, so theres no need to delete the file before writing a new highscore over it.

I defined the file name in my example with:
#define HIGH_SCORE_SAVE_FILE "hs.score"

EDIT: thats not very secure... but with an easy encryption it should be secure enough

EDIT#2: if you need some help with en- and decrypting the highscore let me know