Posted August 18, 2022 by ProjectLevel
#leaderboards #competitive #singleplayer #php
This post is divided into two sections. First up is -WHAT We Added- followed straight after by -HOW We Did It-!
To be honest, adding online connectivity is pretty simple if you have access to the right technology. For us, that involves using the http_get() request from within GameMaker itself. Any time the player completes a valid run, we trigger the http_get() function and build a Query String to submit to our own private server hosted at BubblegumZombie.com. This query string contains all parameters such as your username (you input it in-game), your best time, and your "rank" (S through to D).
We capture that information using a programming language called PHP. In PHP, it is simply a case of capturing the query string information and throwing it into a MySQL database with code similar to;
//Remember to sanitize user input
$best_time = $_GET['time'];
$player = $_GET['player'];
//PDO
$db -> query("INSERT into leaderboards.....");
And that is really all there is to it. Just like that, we have OFFICIAL Speed Run leaderboards where players can compare their times with their friends and the rest of the community! Be sure to follow us for when this update releases on ITCH and STEAM next Friday (26th August!).