What is it?

I have created a database system that allows you to store your highscore's without the need for your own database. You can have multiple highscore boards and you can store more than just the score. Read on...

Using the service:

If you want to use the service, you need to register.

Once registered, login and create a new score board

When you create a new score board, you will be asked to give a name for the board and a url (not required). Once created, an API key will automatically be generated. You then need to use the API in your game so the system knows how to identify your scores in the database!

Library

Currently is only available for Java but If you want to write your own interface for another language, contact me.

To use the library, download Highscore.jar and add it to your project build path. You can download the example source code here.

Current Features

• One user can have multiple score boards
• List top 100
• List bottom 100
• List rank range (i.e. all ranks between 15 and 35)
• List rank pages (i.e. list 20 ranks per page and show page 3)
• Simple score uploading
• 5 Extra fields to store what ever you want (level reached, level time, player name, country etc)
• Timestamp (GMT +0) of when the score was uploaded, can be easily converted to your timezone and formatted as you need

Current Limitations

• Max rank list size returned is 100
  • Getting rank range from 100 to 500 would only return 100 to 200
  • Getting rank page with 250 ranks on page 2 would return ranks 250 to 350 (not 499)
  • This is to save on server processing power, this could be increased in the future