GS2-SerialKey
This feature can be used if you want to distribute in-game items through out-of-game merchandising.
However, some platformers do not allow this feature, so please check the platformer’s policy before using it.
There are two types of serial codes: codes that can be used only once and never again, and codes that can be shared by multiple people. The former is called a “serial key” and the latter is called a “campaign code”.
Serial Key
A code that cannot be reused once it has been used.
Serial keys are issued in a format such as “RPCLP-FP7N-NCDMJ-FLVA-IRI4” and the data length cannot be changed. Information about the campaign type is also included in the serial key. When using a serial key, simply specify the namespace.
Issue Serial Keys
Serial keys are issued by running the Serial Key Issue process, specifying the target campaign and the number of serial keys to be issued. The list of issued serial keys can be downloaded in CSV format.
Serial key status
A serial key has the following states
- ACTIVE
- USED
- INACTIVE
ACTIVE is when the serial key is actually available to the player, and USED is when it is being used. INACTIVE is when the serial key has been deactivated by management.
Campaign
Both serial codes and campaign codes are part of a campaign.
Campaigns can be associated with events in GS2 Schedule and can be valid for a specified period of time. The “Campaign Code” can be any alphanumeric string specified as the “Campaign Name” and can be set to allow redemption with the Campaign Code.
Limit on the number of redemption by code
Campaign codes can be redeemed as many times as you want, as long as you do nothing.
Typically, there should be a requirement that the code cannot be redeemed again once it has been redeemed, or that the code cannot be redeemed for a certain period of time, and so on. There are various requirements for campaign codes or serial keys, such as “a limit on the total number of redemptions in the same campaign” or “a limit on the total number of redemptions in the same campaign”.
GS2-SerialKey does not have such a limit function, but only provides a function to determine if the entered serial key is valid. Therefore, GS2-SerialKey itself has no reward for performing the exchange.
An example implementation of using a serial key is shown below.
actor Player
participant "GS2-Exchange#Rate"
participant "GS2-SeralKey#SerialKey"
participant "GS2-Limit#Counter"
participant "GS2-Inventory#Item"
Player -> "GS2-Exchange#Rate" : Exchange
"GS2-Exchange#Rate" -[#f00]-> "GS2-SeralKey#SerialKey" : Use
"GS2-Exchange#Rate" -> "GS2-Limit#Counter" : Increase
"GS2-Exchange#Rate" -> "GS2-Inventory#Item" : Acquire
"GS2-Exchange#Rate" -> Player
GS2-Exchange defines the reward for using the serial key, and GS2-Limit sets a limit on the number of times the item can be used, so that the item cannot be obtained more than once.
Example implementation
Using serial keys
It is not recommended to process using serial keys with this API.
It is recommended to use a service such as GS2-Exchange to perform some processing instead of using serial keys.
var result = await gs2.SerialKey.Namespace(
namespaceName: "namespace-0001"
).Me(
gameSession: GameSession
).SerialKey(
code: "code-0001"
).UseSerialCodeAsync(
);
var item = await result.ModelAsync(); const auto Future = Gs2->SerialKey->Namespace(
"namespace-0001" // namespaceName
)->Me(
AccessToken
)->SerialKey(
"code-0001" // code
)->UseSerialCode(
);
Future->StartSynchronousTask();
if (Future->GetTask().IsError()) return false;