I am working on creating a High Score server app where I can post my high scores on a server and allow players to see other global high scores. I know there is probably a better way, but if I can figure it out, then it opens up a bunch of other options in later game development.
I started with the code that was in the multiplayer guide. I was adding the ability for my app to read from a file and write to a file. This way, if the app stops unexpectedly, I can just run it again and it will read the last saved file and continue.
Here's what I have:
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rem AGK Application
rem
type sHighScore
init as string = ""
score as Integer = 0
level as Integer = 0
endtype
global totHighScores as integer = 10
global dim HiScores [ totHighScores ] as sHighScore
global msg as integer
//iNetID = HostNetwork("crazytiles.no-ip.org", "Server", 4100)
iNetID = HostNetwork("myNetwork", "Server", 4100)
// First, check to see if previous high scores files exists. If so, load it as the starting scores.
if GetFileExists("highscores.txt") > 0
fileID = OpenToRead("HighScores.txt")
if fileID > 0
x = 0
do
x = x + 1
HiScores[x].init = ReadString(fileID)
HiScores[x].score = ReadInteger(fileID)
HiScores[x].level = ReadInteger(fileID)
if FileEOF(fileID) > 0 then exit
loop
CloseFile(fileID)
endif
endif
// finish initalizing scores.
If x < totHighScores
for y = x + 1 to totHighScores
HiScores[x].init = ""
HiScores[x].score = 0
HiScores[x].level = 0
next y
endif
// Main program loop.
do
Print("INetID:" + Str(INetID))
Print("GetNetworkNumClients:" + Str(GetNetworkNumClients(iNetID)))
for x = 1 to totHighScores
Print("["+Str(x)+"]:" + HiScores[x].init + " S: " + Str(HiScores[x].score) + " L:" + Str(HiScores[x].level))
next x
// Clean up old connections
for x = 1 to 50
if x = 1
id = GetNetworkFirstClient(iNetID)
else
id = GetNetworkNextClient(iNetID)
endif
if id = 0 then exit
if GetNetworkClientDisconnected(iNetID, id) = 1
DeleteNetworkClient(iNetID, id)
endif
next x
id = GetNetworkFirstClient(iNetID)
Print("Client:" + Str(id))
do
id = GetNetworkNextClient(iNetID)
if id = 0
exit
else
Print("Client:" + Str(id))
endif
loop
// Check for Messages.
msg = GetNetworkMessage(iNetID)
if msg > 0
ClientID = GetNetworkMessageFromClient(msg)
//Print ("ClientID:" + Str(ClientID))
if ClientID > 1
f# = GetNetworkMessageFloat(msg)
if f# = 1.0 // Send High Score List
newMsg = CreateNetworkMessage()
AddNetworkMessageFloat(newMsg, 1.0)
for x = 1 to 10
AddNetworkMessageString(newMsg, HiScores[x].init)
AddNetworkMessageInteger(newMsg, HiScores[x].score)
AddNetworkMessageInteger(newMsg, HiScores[x].level)
next x
SendNetworkMessage(iNetID, ClientID, newMsg)
DeleteNetworkMessage(newMsg)
endif
if f# = 1.1
// Receive Score from Client
init$ = GetNetworkMessageString(msg)
score = GetNetworkMessageInteger(msg)
level = GetNetworkMessageInteger(msg)
// See if the submitted score is high enough for the top 10
// If it is, place it where it belongs and shuffle the rest
// of the scores down one position.
for x = 1 to totHighScores
if score > HiScores[x].score then exit
next x
if x <= totHighScores
for y = totHighScores to x+1 step -1
HiScores[y].init = HiScores[y-1].init
HiScores[y].score = HiScores[y-1].score
HiScores[y].level = HiScores[y-1].level
next y
HiScores[x].init = init$
HiScores[x].score = score
HiScores[x].level = level
endif
endif
endif
DeleteNetworkMessage(msg)
endif
//if GetFileExists("highscores.txt") > 0 then DeleteFile("HighScores.txt")
fileID = OpenToWrite("HighScores.txt", 0)
if fileID > 0
for x = 1 to totHighScores
//WriteString(fileID, HiScores[x].init)
//WriteInteger(fileID, HiScores[x].score)
//WriteInteger(fileID, HiScores[x].level)
WriteString(fileID, "badkneecap")
WriteInteger(fileID, Random(1000, 2000))
WriteInteger(fileID, x)
next x
CloseFile(fileID)
endif
Sync()
loop
You should be able to drop in a new project locally and run to follow.
First, the code above does not run. I have to uncomment line 131. It deletes the file if it exists. This is problem #1. Shouldn't "OpenToWrite("HighScores.txt", 0) do that for me?
Second, I would like to use lines 136 - 138, but it does not like the "WriteString" command that I have. As you can see, it works if I use a statis string instead. Again, is this a bug, or am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance for any input on what the problem is.