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flash as2/as3 lib usage question.. need thoughts

[raw] LD14LD #14 - Advancing Wall of Doom - 2009 19. Apr 2009 · 08:14 UTC · 2 days after compo start by HybridMind · 0

Hey all.. I realized I had forgotten to post a lib I wanted to ask about using that is related to online high score ability in a flash game.  Would just want to know peoples thoughts about using it for this compo.. or other compos if deemed too late.

Link to mochi leaderboards api docs

Link to mochi api v3.0 (as2/as3)

Basically it’s just a 2 line call someone can drop into their flash project that enables online leaderboards via mochi.  You don’t have to use their ad network or anything but it would easily support the ability for people to see others scores in my game.

Anyway.. thoughts?  Too late for this time perhaps..? but what about future compos?  It isn’t really game code per se.. but it does give a game an advantage in that online leaderboards often lead to more competition with the score motivated players.

Tags: as2, as3, flash, leaderboards, lib, mochi, rules

Comments

erik
19. Apr 2009 · 10:17 UTC
I’m not an authority on these things, but I would say you are good to use this. Game maker programs are allowed, and they often provide a lot more pre-built functionality than this.
19. Apr 2009 · 10:49 UTC
@erik: I appreciate the response… I at least want to do my due diligence ahead of any compo judging cries of ‘breaking the rules!’ :) At least I can point out that I was trying to ask / do the right thing. I think you make a good point about calling it out etc.. and about game maker.
21. Apr 2009 · 18:39 UTC
That’s funny.. I realize now I had misread the rules in the wiki! Seems what you were trying to say erik was right in that since I didn’t make this high score library I didn’t have to announce it before the competition. That announcing thing I was remembering was about posting and announcing your own libs for people to inspect / use before the compo starts. Glad that is cleared up. 😉