Hi-Score object (scores dropping by 1?)

[JohnC]

I was looking again at Dynasoft's comment earlier in the thread. Can anyone elaborate on this a bit? I'm using a Global Value to track the multiplier (in 10ths). That seems to be working fine when I convert it to a string on the scoring summary screen. Is there a reason why it wouldn't work when I submit scores to the High Scores object? If so, how do I fix it? (Int and Ceil are not working.)

[JohnC]

Just a quick followup...

Since the score seems to be correct when converted to a String I added a String object to my High Scores frame. At the start of the frame I do this:

String = chr$(playerscore * multiplier)

Then high scores are added like this:

Insert val(String)

That seems to be working so far... (Still not sure why this is necessary, though.)

[Dynasoft]

Try using round() instead of ceil() or int(). round() goes to the nearest number. ceil() always goes up, even if the number is 10.0000001 (you'd get 11). int() always goes down, even if the number is 9.9999999 (you'd get 9). Round is probably what the conversion to a string is doing, but the high-scores is doing int().

You're best picking which behaviour you actually want and using it explicitly. I recommend round().