Fully Customizable Dual Currency
* New API call for developers to arbitrarily give users points in-game, without having to go through achievements. Ex: experience, or small amounts of points. (We also limit this every day so a player can’t abuse it.)
* Developers can set goods to be buyable with just coins, just points, or both coins and points. Previously all goods were buyable with both coins and points.
* Developers can name in-game points. Ex: silver, ore.
* Developers can upload a custom icon for in-game points
With our previous API, the only way users could get points was by completing achievements. Now, developers can integrate giving users points any way they wish, whether it be for playing a certain amount of time or for playing a certain number of levels continuously. Eg. The typical XP system that people set up in their games can be used with this API call. You can get started here.
With the new API call, developers will be able to:
- Set whether certain virtual goods can be bought with solely coins, solely points, or a combination of the two. Previously, all goods could be bought with either coins and points. Now our developers can specify whether a certain item needs to be paid for solely with coins, solely with points, or a combination of the two. This allows the developer more freedom in integrating built-in incentives for their users, allowing the developer to maximize purchases and virality.
- Name in-game points to match the style of their game. Are gold coins really relevant if you developed a Platypus game? Not so much. Now you can name your points with more relevant terms.
- Upload a custom icon to represent in-game points. Now that game developers have the opportunity to change the in-game points to literally anything, like Platypus Points, it’d be silly not to let them use their own icon!
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