So, through the upcoming parts of this tutorial we’ll see how the Dropbox can be integrated into an iOS app, and how files can be uploaded and downloaded simply by making use of a framework provided by the Dropbox to developers. Dropbox can be used directly in the web by using a browser, by installing a desktop application to the computer, or as a mobile app. If you are not a Dropbox user, then it’s a good chance to give it a try now, as it consists of a good option for having files online, share them with other people and do even more tasks.
I really doubt if there’s even one computer or mobile device user that hasn’t heard of the Dropbox, a well-known platform allowing to keep files on the cloud. This time, I am going to present you another API that it can be used for dealing with files in the cloud, and this is not other than the Dropbox API. Not so long time ago I had written a tutorial about the CloudKit, the cloud solution provided by Apple. So, implementing cloud-related features in applications is now a common task, and users expect to see such features more and more to existing and new applications. Nowadays things have dramatically changed, as technology has improved significantly and all the previous problems have been overcome. There were not many services offering APIs to do that, and moreover just a small percentage out of the total users had a constant Internet connection (3G/4G connections, or constant access to Wifi networks). Hopefully at some point you'll beat it without restarting, but you can use this to learn and get better at the game.Finding integrated cloud services into an iOS application some time ago was something quite rare. I hope this works for many of you and helps you beat the game. You can restore deleted files, or restore specific versions of deleted files. When you lose the game, the map file is actually deleted! Good news, Dropbox has a version of it. ProTip: This is also great if you want to play on multiple computers!
You can create a manual save by exiting and saving and re-loading into the map (say. Every time the game saves, a new version of the save file is created and automatically synced into Dropbox. Now make sure dropbox is running while you're playing your game. Mklink /D "C:\Users\XGhozt\Documents\My Games\They Are Billions\Saves" "C:\Dropbox\They Are Billions\Saves" Now we can create the symlink, you can use the command (Windows 10): If the Saves folder is empty, then delete it. Move the "Saves" folder, into a folder in your dropbox. I find dropbox works better when the files are IN dropbox and not the symlink. You can do this in the reverse, and in some cases you may have to because the game doesn't support sym links.
You might create a folder in dropbox called "My Games\They Are Billions\Saves". I typically move the actual files into dropbox, and then create a symlink in place of the folder we moved, in this case.
Replace "XGhozt" here with your Windows username. You can read more about this here:Ĭ:\Users\XGhozt\Documents\My Games\They Are Billions\Saves We will be taking advantage of this feature: Here's a link to get dropbox, it's free!
What we're doing it not supported by all of them and may not work. I am a big fan of dropbox, this may work with other file sync services, but I'm not sure. Proceed at your own risk.īefore you begin. While this method will work, it is technically cheating and may change how the game feels while playing it. I have done this same thing with dozens of games over the years and I am surprised more people don't do it.ĭISCLAIMER: The developers intended this aspect of the game to be part of the experience.
This is a tutorial on how to do exactly that. It seems many of you would like to be able to save your game and re-load if you make a mistake, or worse, your base is wiped.