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   pgb
   Member

   Hi,
   I have a requirement where I need the users to be able to rename their username on the highscores.

   I worked around it by adding a custom field usr_name, and shoing that one, so the user will match when using postScore.

   However, the problem I have now is that if I rename the user (change my usr_name field), and submit again, the server won't update the name, since the score is not better than the previous one. It seems as if cocoslive ignores all the dictionary if the score is not better than the previous one.

   Is there a workaround for this? Any suggestion?

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   riq
   Key Master

   @pgb: the field that cocoslive checks is "cc_playername". and the indices are based on this name, so you can't alter username.

   The workaround, would be:
   - create a custom field "usr_display name" (or usr_name)
   - when you submit an score submit both the realname and the display name
   - when you display the scores, don't display the cc_username, only the display_name

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   pgb
   Member

   I'm doing that workaround exactly, my custom field is called usr_name.

   The problem is that when I post a score with the same cc_score value, but a different usr_name value (just to rename the user), the data is not updated.

   Is that the expected behaviour?

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   riq
   Key Master

   @pgb: the score should be updated if you also send the original name in "cc_playername".

   [edit]: ah... let me check the code.

   update: I've just seen the code, and the usr_name field should be updated too. Can you verify it by using the web score viewer ( http://www.cocoslive.net/ ) ?

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   pgb
   Member

   @riq: I checked it in the web, and it did not update.

   I'm also sending cc_playername, with the same value always, without any luck.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   riq
   Key Master

   @pgb: OK, it seems to be a bug :-(

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   pgb
   Member

   @riq: thank you for checking.

   Is there a release schedule for Cocos Live? (where you update the server)

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   riq
   Key Master

   @pgb: For the moment, I'm only fixing critical bugs on the server.
   smaller fixes and new features will be added after releasing cocos2d v1.0.
   But if someone sends me patches for the server, I'll apply the patches with high priority too.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   pgb
   Member

   @riq: Great to hear! I'll try to create a patch for this issue.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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    pgb
    Member

    @riq: I have created a Google code issue and posted a patch for this issue. Please let me know if I can help in other way to have this issue fixed.

    The issue is http://code.google.com/p/cocoslive/issues/detail?id=11

    Thank you for your great work.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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