So is it ok to make a button switch for Gamecenter?

POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
Like the title says ,
i noticed all the popups that comes with lots of errors ,
Does apple approve button switch for Gamecenter behaviors ? so the player can turn it on and off .
if its off , will there still be any popups ?

Some more questions, if you know please answer :

Did any of you guys made some workaround you would like to share?

Do we need to use the graphics from the gamecenter template ? (they are not retina!)

Can we use the Gamecenter icon in our games ?

About the app rating mechanism mentioned in the update thread , i understand that the popups is not an IOS popup ,
but an actor with image that we built .
Where is this template ? i want to add this to my game but i need the "Rate this app" apple popup style graphics , how can i get them?

Roy.

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  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    tshirtbooth said:
    Its the best way

    Heh... there's a better way, but it's currently not available to us :)
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    Photics said:
    Heh... there's a better way, but it's currently not available to us :)

    Please don't start another argument in this thread .

    Do you have answers to my other questions?

    Roy.
  • mynameisacemynameisace Hull, UKMember Posts: 2,484
    Photics said:
    Heh... there's a better way, but it's currently not available to us :)

    So there isn't then...

    Photics... Winge, whine, repeat...

    Ace
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    tshirtbooth said:
    The rate this app template was not in 9.3 i guess its coming in the next update :(

    Ok thanks
    but can we build it ourself?
    I mean if i follow the instructions in the video will it work?

    Roy.
  • mynameisacemynameisace Hull, UKMember Posts: 2,484
    I reckon it will, yeah, it's only an attribute counting the usage and then triggering an actor then adding a URL. Should be pretty easy.

    Ace
  • MagoNicolasMagoNicolas Member, PRO Posts: 2,090
    But We need the Url, anyone has it?

    Cheers.
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    Haha i know it will work , my question was will it forward you to the rate page?
    Do you guys have the URL? can you post it here? the one with the #######

    Roy.
  • venon_itvenon_it Member, PRO Posts: 594
    Hi staff i have a question.... Question is Game Center function... i follow all forum post, but my problem is one, i have 3 leaderboard : Bonus , score , speed , but in game center the point is only in bonus! This ia my setting in gamesalad:

    When the game start ( splash screen )  after 0.1 login game center, after 0.2 loading the bonus, score and speed , after 2 sec change scene ( home scene ) after 0.1 Charge the first leaderboard gamecenter bonus, after 0.2  Charge the second leaderboard gamecenter speed, after 0.3 Charge the 3 leaderboard gamecenter score.

    Now push gamecenter button and i go in bonus leaderbiard and see the point!! Yeee

    But if i see ( example ) score leaderboard ...
    it is not updated!

    i use id: com.domine.bonus , com.domine.score, com.domine.speed

    Why? Thanks for help me

    Luca
  • mynameisacemynameisace Hull, UKMember Posts: 2,484
    Try this:

    http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?id=!!!!!!!!!&onlyLatestVersion=false

    Replace the !'s with the app ID, I think that it only works on the device though.

    Ace
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    mynameisace said:
    Try this:

    http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?id=!!!!!!!!!&onlyLatestVersion=false

    Replace the !'s with the app ID, I think that it only works on the device though.

    Ace

    Its not working mate

    Roy.
  • venon_itvenon_it Member, PRO Posts: 594
    tshirtbooth said:
    venon_it, please do not hijack someones thread.

    cheers

    Hi tbooth, i "hijack" because no one responds to my request. think, I'm a pro member, this is the support for pro members....
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    venon_it said:
    Hi tbooth, i "hijack" because no one responds to my request. think, I'm a pro member, this is the support for pro members....

    this is just P-O-M's thread, it's not pro support.

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  • venon_itvenon_it Member, PRO Posts: 594
    jonmulcahy said:
    this is just P-O-M's thread, it's not pro support.

    O yes but , no one responds to my request via mail ( i hope in forum support )
  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    p-o-m said:
    Did any of you guys made some workaround you would like to share?

    Do we need to use the graphics from the gamecenter template ? (they are not retina!)

    Can we use the Gamecenter icon in our games ?

    I'm preparing a template for speeding my GC integration process, so maybe I will share it.

    You can use your own graphics, in some cases its better to maintain consistency with the overall look of your app.

    I saw many apps using the GC icon in them so you should be ok even if Apple is very strict when it comes to their assets.

    On another note, Tshirtbooth with the on/off switch button we may pass the review process but what about connectivity problems? When I can't use wifi or 3G, like on a plane, a lot of connection error appears. Obviously the user can fix it by setting GC off like you said, but don't you think that this may lead to bad reviews?

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  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    Finally, a strait forward answer.
    Thanks Mark. I hope you share your template cause a lot of us is struggling

    Roy.
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    The on/off switch is great TSB !

    By the way did you manage to get your hand on the URL for the app ranking?!

    Roy.
  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    Yes the on/off button fix also this issue but it is really annoying from the user perspective also because this messages pop up in every possible orientation.

    I really hope that in the near future we will get an automated way of doing it. It should be really easy to put an "If connection/device requirement is true -> do action" rule.

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  • 3d103d10 Member Posts: 471
    yes yes that is needed absolutely.
  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    p-o-m said:
    The on/off switch is great TSB !

    By the way did you manage to get your hand on the URL for the app ranking?!

    Here's what I found, taken from http://bjango.com/articles/ituneslinks/ :

    https://userpub.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZUserPublishing.woa/wa/addUserReview?id=#########&type=Purple+Software

    or

    itms-apps://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?type=Purple+Software&id=#########

    Replace the #s with the id of your app. I haven't tested them.

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  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    Thanks mark!
    I'll give it a try when I get home, it should work on the viewer right?!

    Roy.
  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    So, I tested it and they both work however the first one do too many passages while the second is direct:

    itms-apps://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?type=Purple+Software&id=#########

    Replace the #s with the id of your app.

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  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    TSB , when we make our button switch for gamecenter ,what do you suggest the default for it when the app is opened for the first time?
    Gamecenter ON or OFF in the initial boot ?

    Roy.
  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    Neither.

    In the template I made for the GC pop up the popup fire the very first time the user open the app, leaving to him the decision. I think that's the better option.

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  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    Got it Mark.
    One more question :
    i tested an ad hoc build and it works fine with gamecenter , do i need to delete the leader board and create a new one? or can i continue with the one i created (even though it has 2 score there already)

    Roy.
  • hrsmediahrsmedia Member Posts: 522
    @p-o-m - I think the leaderboard you use in adhoc build should only be visible in sandbox mode. So the scores you submitted shouldn't appear on the published version.
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    hrsmedia said:
    @p-o-m - I think the leaderboard you use in adhoc build should only be visible in sandbox mode. So the scores you submitted shouldn't appear on the published version.

    Ok what you said is a bit of Japanis to me , but i think you meant that its ok to leave it as it is ;)

    Roy.
  • hrsmediahrsmedia Member Posts: 522
    Ha, yea pretty much.
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    Ok guys another question :

    I read in the forum that if you have a jailbroken iphone you cant test the gamecenter and you will get errors.
    Will those errors popup to a costumer with jailbreak that legally purchased the game?

    Roy.
  • hrsmediahrsmedia Member Posts: 522
    From what I have read, I think the jailbreak error only applies to testing in sandbox mode. So your published app should be fine on jailbroken device, I think.

    You should probably get a confirmation from someone who has tested an App Store build on a jailbreak device.
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