Win hundred dollars? How to?

ChipmunkGamesChipmunkGames Member Posts: 106
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
In my game i want the first person to get a million points to win a hundred dollars. How can i do this? How can i know who got a million first?

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  • goliathgoliath Member Posts: 1,440
    say whoever emails you proof first gets the prize...
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  • ChipmunkGamesChipmunkGames Member Posts: 106
    how can they email me proof? Should i put a link at the end of the game to an email they can email claiming the prize? Wait nm i cant do that.
  • ShpintShpint Member Posts: 404
    Make them post it on your website with the screen shot or sth like that. Leader board is currently not available with GS.
  • cbtcbt Member Posts: 644
    I would NOT do that. There is no way you (or me) can do your game cheat-proof (hack-proof). At least I think so..

    A lot of cheaters will be all over your game..
  • ChipmunkGamesChipmunkGames Member Posts: 106
    well can i do the thousandth person to download my app gets a hundred dollars? I haven't published an app yet, so i dont know, can u see who downloaded your app?
  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    ChipmunkGames said:
    can u see who downloaded your app?

    Nope
  • ChipmunkGamesChipmunkGames Member Posts: 106
    but i've seen lots of apps that do something like that. And it attracts lots of buyers. Oh well.
  • BeyondtheTechBeyondtheTech Member Posts: 809
    If you're really considering this "feature" in your game, I would suggest the following:

    1. Do not place a static image or text to be displayed for the winner. Anyone with a hex editor or image viewer can extract data straight out of your game's binary.

    2. Incorporate a running timer in the game that's saved and loaded throughout the app's lifetime or from the start of the game. If they reach a million points in 3 minutes, for example, you can tell they cheated by modifying the save game data. Jailbreakers or even those who tinker with iPhone backups may be able to do that.

    3. Display a special code or pattern on the screen, possibly based on a complex algorithm, which obviously you'll recognize if it was submitted to you. Even go so far as imprint a message or overlay that you can barely see (low opacity), such that...

    4. The winner needs to take a screen capture of the game in progress and email it to you. This is not a built-in feature to GameSalad, so they'd have to do this manually.

    5. Include a disclaimer in the description of your game that there is only one winner, and it's only for the first person that submits a valid screenshot.

    6. Once the winner has been established, upload a new binary of your game to the App Store that will not display a code, and remove any reference to the contest in your description.

    Great idea, though. Hope it works out for you.
  • ChipmunkGamesChipmunkGames Member Posts: 106
    thanks!
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