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“Sync” feature for mobile/pc players

1,234 IMULAerospaceIndustries  2.8 years ago

I hope this doesn’t flop

This should seem somewhat obvious, but I still feel the need to explain in case I absolutely butcher something. I primarily play on my mobile, I have been for almost 8 years now, and I somewhat intend to keep playing mobile for the time being, unless a major feature gets added to the game. This new feature would allow mobile users to sync their account (or something like that) to their pc/laptop/whatever so they could have all their data (aircraft, subassemblies, completed races, etc) on a new platform.

I would imagine it going something like this:

On a mobile device:

  1. Open the SimplePlanes mobile app and tap settings.
  2. Tap a new “sync data” button.
  3. Sign into your account using the same interface as the “share aircraft” section that pops up if you aren’t logged in.
  4. Tap a new button that says “transfer data to other platform.”
  5. SimplePlanes will then send you an email with a “sync code.”
  6. You are now finished with your mobile device.

An example of this code could be “SP69-YEET-WOOO-SYNC” or “FA18-F15E-C130-SR71” or something along those lines. Based on the amount of data connected to your account, these codes could be longer or shorter.

On the other platform:

  1. Open the SimplePlanes game and open settings
  2. Click the “sync data” button.
  3. Sign into your account using the same method detailed in step 3 of the last section.
  4. Tap a new button that says “input sync code.”
  5. Paste the code into the input box.
  6. Boom! After a potential wait, your data has been safely transferred to a new platform!

Please let me know if I can clarify anything here. If you think your own method for this would be faster or more efficient, detail it in the comments.

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    @IMULAerospaceIndustries well, didnt know that

    +1 2.8 years ago
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    The problem is people with iOS devices. GameCenter (the service that iOS uses) doesn’t work on Windows.
    @Mage2IsTriggered

    +1 2.8 years ago
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    A better way this could work would be with a link betwen a steam or google play account (or apple equivalent) in game

    +1 2.8 years ago