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What do achievements do on a leaderboard?
Achievements are a great way to track what a player has done in your game and to give the player more incentive to keep playing your game. An achievement represents a quantitative goal that the player can accomplish in your game. As the local player plays your game, they make progress towards completing the achievement.
What happens when you add an achievement to a game?
When you add an achievement to your game, you configure how the achievement is granted and how it is described to the player. You also design the game mechanics that allow the player to make progress towards completing the achievement. Before you add achievements, add code to authenticate the local player.
How does the game center work for achievements?
The Game Center app allows players to compare their achievements with those of friends; this comparison screen includes the total points earned. When you add an achievement to your game, you configure how the achievement is granted and how it is described to the player.
Why are achievements visible at the start of play?
The visibility of an achievement determines whether a player can see the achievement at the start of play or whether the achievement must be discovered during play. By default, achievements are visible to the player. This is helpful, because a player can scan the list of available achievements and see what actions earn rewards.
How do you report progress on Game Center?
Add code to report the local player’s progress to Game Center. By storing the progress on Game Center, you also make the player’s progress visible in the Game Center app. See Reporting Achievement Progress to Game Center.
How does the game center work in Minecraft?
Game Center provides the following ways for you to interact with your players: Achievements — Provides players with feedback during gameplay along with optional goals for the player to persue. Leaderboards — Allows players to see how well they are doing compared to their friends and the rest of the world.