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As the levels are locked in my game, I plan to add a cheat code (to unlock all levels) for the reviewers (apple and iphone websites).
Have you already done such a thing on the itouch devices ? Usually cheat codes are a sequence of keys but we don't have keys here!
How to prevent the cheat code spreading among all players ?
Hi!
One idea would be to have an screen with a textbox and have the tester write a combination of nunmbers and letters there.
One way to prevent every user from using that code would be to store different cheat combinations in a database and once a tester enters one of them mark it as used, so one else can use it.
This would require a little work from use since using one combination renders it unusable so you would constatly have to provide new ones.
Maybe, i don't know if this can be done: the first time a cheat code is used you could store in the database, the device-id that used it. The next time you could just check if the device-id corresponds to the one stored and if the code entered is the same.
Or just set an expiry date on each code. Have a few codes for differen't expiry dates - then hand them out as needed.
This would be the best because it would not require you to contact any server. Just hash a salt + expiry_date to generate your code.
ob1
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Cheat codes are pretty standard on games, even on iPhone.
On iPhone I have mainly seen specific touches (up left corner, down right, down left....) or swipes (left, left, up, right...) on the credit screen or main menu.
Two questions :
- Why do you want to give the code to Apple reviewers ? Give them more material to find an idiotic reason for rejection ?
- Why do you mind the code spreading among users ? It's pretty common since the beginning of video games.
Thx ob1, ineresting way to make a cheat code.
Actually I was thinking more about websites/blog reviewers. I don't plan to give the cheat codes to Apple reviewers :)
Yes your second remark is true, but I will had a few other cheat codes that I don't want to spread among players (like downloading unmoderated user generated levels in order to evaluate them). But I have to think about it, maybe it isn't worth to make a server request for this.
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