Leaderboards - Guide

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Variations On A Theme

Choose the Leaderboard setup that works best for your needs;

• Leaderboard (Standard) - Shows non-animated score values. See Leaderboards - Guide for more info
• Leaderboard (With Interpolation) - Shows animated score values. See Leaderboards - Code for more info

The purpose of this guide is to allow the player to see the Leaderboard.

Steps

Step 1. Create Leaderboard Content

The Leaderboard content is required to properly populate the Leaderboard UI.

Step	Detail
Open the Content Manager Window	• Unity → Window → Beamable → Open Content Manager
Create the "Leaderboard " content	• Select the content type in the list • Press the "Create" button • Populate the content name
Open the Unity Project Window	• Unity → Window → General→ Project
Select the leaderboard asset	• Search by the name given in step #3 • View the asset in the Unity Inspector Window
(Optional) Configure data fields	Note: TheWrite_self variable allows for control of Leaderboard permissions. See the Beamable Security & Permissions callout for more info.
Save the Unity Project	• Unity → File → Save Project Best Practice: If you are working on a team, commit to version control in this step.
Publish the content	• Press the "Publish" button in the Content Manager Window

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Beamable Security & Permissions

Each Leaderboard content object asset includes a write_self field.

• True: Allows for client-authoritative score updates. Benefits include ease-of-use for game makers and is ideal for a game which can tolerate the occasional cheater. It is hackable.
• False: Allows for server-authoritative score updates and requires additional setup via Microservices. Benefits include higher system security and is ideal for a game which requires that. It is less hackable.

Step 2. Add Leaderboard Flow Prefab

Step 3. Reward Score via Leaderboard

To appear on the Leaderboard, a player must have a competitive score.

During Development

The Portal allows the game maker to add/view/edit a player's score. This is especially helpful during development.

See Leaderboards - Guide » Managing Leaderboard Via Portal for more info.

During Production

To properly reward the players with score in production code, use custom C#. See the following example for inspiration.

Code

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Beamable SDK Examples

• The following example code is available for download at GitHub.com/Beamable_SDK_Examples

using Beamable.Common.Leaderboards;
using UnityEngine;

namespace Beamable.Examples.Services.LeaderboardService
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Demonstrates <see cref="LeaderboardService"/>.
    /// </summary>
    public class LeaderboardServiceExample : MonoBehaviour
    {
        //  Fields  ---------------------------------------
        [SerializeField] private LeaderboardRef _leaderboardRef = null;
        [SerializeField] private double _score = 100;

        //  Unity Methods  --------------------------------
        protected void Start()
        {
            Debug.Log($"Start()");
            
            LeaderboardServiceSetScore(_leaderboardRef.Id, _score);
        }

        //  Methods  --------------------------------------
        private async void LeaderboardServiceSetScore(string id, double score)
        {
            var beamContext = BeamContext.Default;
            await beamContext.OnReady;
            
            Debug.Log($"beamContext.PlayerId = {beamContext.PlayerId}");
            
            await beamContext.Api.LeaderboardService.SetScore(id, score);
                
            Debug.Log($"LeaderboardService.SetScore({id},{score})");
        }
    }
}

Advanced

Managing Leaderboards Via Portal

The Portal allows the game maker to manage Leaderboards.

Step	Detail
Open the Portal Window Select your Realm and navigate to the "Leaderboards" section	• See Portal for more info
Manage all of a Realm's Leaderboards Click the verticle ellipses to administer a single Leaderboard
View the Leaderboard to manage its listings	Available Operations • Delete a single score • Delete the Leaderboard • Clear the Leaderboard Note: Some of these operations cannot be undone.