Karting Microgame - How do you adjust time limit and first record that i stored?

Hi, i was wondering where you can adjust the time limit and the record that is stored as the first data, when you start the karting microgame.

 

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Beyond that, Step 3, 4, 5 and 6 become easy because you already understand!

 

Well at least thanks for your long replay. Well the tutorial only tells me how to change the game from record time to record how many laps you do So is there some who knows how to adjust those two numbers?

 

I found 50% of the answer. You just go to MainScene and check the Hierarchy under Objective TimeLimit. There you can add total time in second.
( If other run into same problem in the future, you can read it here )

So BASIC KURT WAS CORRECT, YOU NEED DO IT AGAIN LOL

 

Don't you feel smart now!!? It's awesome. Well done Helle. Makes me smile to see you did that.

Now for the other half, do you mean you want something to store the best time? Or best score? Basically a high score chart?

There are lots of tutorials for that, but if you just want to cut to the simplest fastest way to do it, here is a way:

Tracking simple high score / low time single-entry leaderboard:

For the highest score: https://pastebin.com/VmngEK05

Usage:

Code (csharp):

1. TheBest.RecordScoreIfHigher( lastGamePlayScore);

For the lowest time: https://pastebin.com/A7GC76uQ

Usage:

Code (csharp):

1. TheBest.RecordTimeIfLower( lastGamePlayTime);

To retrieve the best score or time, use one of these:

Code (csharp):

1. int bestScore = TheBest.BestScore;

Code (csharp):

1. float bestTime = TheBest.BestTime;

Full usage example:

https://pastebin.com/ygFAvNsM

 

Thanks again, can use that when I start from fresh. But this learning tutorial Karting Microgame have a system build into it.


Just now i try find where the data is stored when you first start the game. It tell on the screen current time is 23:20 and best lap is 23:20. I can’t find the place yet that those two number are stored.


It kind of look bad when my track take nearly take1 min to finish, and best lap is already 23 sec.


I have only used unity for 30 hours, so I am green as you get it lol


You can see the picture. Well think you need download the karting microgame to help me there.


Only thing I can promise, if I ever finish this game i should give you some credit for helping me if you find the answer. LOL


Thanks anyway, at least there was 1 person that tried to help me.

 

One idea: search for all uses of the word PlayerPrefs in the game.

Another idea: figure out how that best score is updated. One easy way is to DELETE the best time object, run the game and see what code complains and throws errors, then restore it.

Once you see the code that sets it onscreen, you can figure out where the value comes from and reason about how you could reset it.

 

Well i have mange to work around it, it is a messages screen.
So this no longer a problem. It is solved .
It now just shows the time and not the best track time.

Well thanks for all the input , it was great. This is how far i have come yet, it is not finish :

Tiny Town Grand Prix

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