public static bool UpdateScore(SubmitWordLogEntry dbEntry)
{
// firebase logging
SubmitWordLogEntry.SubmitWordPayload payload = new SubmitWordLogEntry.SubmitWordPayload();
payload.word = currentWord;
payload.letters = GetLetterPayloadsFromCurrentWord();
dbEntry.payload = payload;
if (IsValidWord(currentWord))
{
// Update the score based on the word
long submittedScore = GetScore(currentWord, payload);
score += submittedScore;
if (scoreText != null)
{
scoreText.text = "Points: " + score;
}
payload.success = true;
payload.scoreTotal = submittedScore;
// update the highest scoring word if necessary
if (submittedScore > GameManagerScript.myHighestScoringWordScore)
{
GameManagerScript.myHighestScoringWord = currentWord;
GameManagerScript.myHighestScoringWordScore = (int)submittedScore;
}
if (score > GameManagerScript.myHighScore)
{
GameManagerScript.myHighScore = score;
GameManagerScript.myHighScoreUpdated = true;
}
// Do something celebratory! highlight in green briefly before removing from screen
// and also display a congratulatory message depending on how rare the word was
instance.StartCoroutine(instance.AnimateSelectedTiles(GetWordFreq(currentWord), submittedScore));
// Update the high score, if applicable
// TODO: debug this
//DBManager.instance.LogScore(score);
return(true);
}
else
{
// firebase logging
payload.success = false;
payload.rarity = -1;
payload.scoreBase = -1;
payload.scoreTotal = -1;
ClearAllSelectedTiles();
return(false);
}
}
public static long GetScore(string word, SubmitWordLogEntry.SubmitWordPayload payload)
{
// base score is based on length of word (if word is 3 letters long, base is 1 + 2 + 3 points, etc)
long baseScore = CalculateBaseScore(word.Length);
// TODO: do more balance testing of scoring function to make sure it is balanced?
float wordRank = GetWordRank(word);
if (wordRank < 0)
{
// word does not exist in dictionary
return(0);
}
// update the rarest word if necessary
if (wordRank > GameManagerScript.myRarestWordRarity)
{
GameManagerScript.myRarestWord = currentWord;
GameManagerScript.myRarestWordRarity = wordRank;
}
// record scores and freq into log if necessary
if (payload != null)
{
payload.rarity = wordRank;
payload.scoreBase = baseScore;
}
// scoring function based on freq of word + freq of letters
// based on the rarity of the word, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare, Ultra Rare?
// give the user a fixed bonus points amount and display an animation
int bonus = GetBonus(wordRank) / 2;
return((long)(baseScore * (1 + wordRank * 4)) + bonus);
}
