Posted July 23, 2020 by Giavapps
#platformer #multiplayer #arcade #GameMakerStudio2
This week I worked on new graphic details and features that I would like to show you in the next post, but mainly on preparing the ground for a possible integration of the Itch API.
In this way, you will be able to Login (securely... ) Authenticate your Account as simply as clicking on an Authorize button and Copy/Paste your User Token.
The cool thing is: you won't need any License Key!
The Download Key which you get after purchasing a product on Itch Marketplace is linked directly to your account!
But there is more: I will be able to show your Display Name and your Cover Image in the game and other cool stuff like that!
However, it has taken a bit longer then expected but User Authetication and DRM (Digital Rights Management) systems should be almost there!
I will probably need to add more features like: Sessions? Achievements? Scores?
Still thinking about a possible implementation of those...
But, maybe you're wondering why my choice of switching the distribution to Itch and not distributing on Game Jolt:
For more info you can also check the long discussion I had about my suggestion:
Purchase Verification API for Paid Games
In summary:
It is in consideration to allow games to auth to the Game Jolt Game API, but is currently not being worked on.
So this doesn't 100% excludes the possibility of a future release on Game Jolt Marketplace but at the moment this what we got!
And that's it for now!
Get in touch on Discord to find out more!
Stay tuned!