CreateMatchRequest.matchAttributes

matchAttributes seems to only take <string, long> which seems amazingly limited?
Either im using it wrong or it seems impossible to send a string as the value?
If this is correct then the matchAttributes is utterly useless for me : (

How do i send custom strings when creating a match?

 

Would it be possible to get some official on this issue?
Something thats planned to add or is it possible to workaround somehow?

 

They're also always null in the MatchDesc, regardless of setting them in the CreateMatchRequest.

i.e. http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/matchdesc-matchattributes-are-always-null.341194/

 

I agree, I'd rather have 1 string (that I could set as some json), then 10 long values.

Is it possible to change these as the match is running. It would be handy to report back the current score, or if a team is winning, or the match has a certain amount of time left, etc.

 

I don't think that's possible right now since the host creates a match with a CreateMatchRequest and specifies the attributes there. It'd be great to see it available in the future.

 

I agree that is would be nice to boost the attributes feature so that we can put more match meta data in. so longs, floats, strings and bools perhaps.

More important ... to be able to set, retrieve and alter it (by match host) while game is running.

This will improve the world of lobby creation and flexibility a lot and is ... basically essential

for example ( and requested in some other thread as well ) ..

To be able close a match, when all spots have been taken or when the host 'closes' it as he sees fit, this has to be reflected in the list of matches.

We do not want to have that match appear in the list, or do some hard net 'work' by joining a 'closed' game and be disconnected after syncing 'match closed' state from the host/server.

It will make the world for us net programmers a lot more easier ..

so unity .. pretty please ..

• public Dictionary<string,long> matchAttributes;
  
  would become ...
  
  public Dictionary<string , object> matchAttributes;
  
  
  
• implement ChangeMatchRequest, class
• implement ChangeMatchResponse
  
  
• and maybe a
  
  MatchDesc. . public void Update()
  
  that will update the data ( like currentSize and matchAttributes ) of
  a specific MatchDesc object.

this year ?

Cheers!

 

Can someone from Unity address this question/idea?

 

Would love to get some official answer on this one.

 

I think they are aware of this issue. I at least know it was mentioned a couple of times in the recent multiplayer improvements thread.

 

I am currently trying to work out if I can update the matchAttributes. I'm assuming after reading this thread that it isn't a thing yet..

I think it's time I stop trying to use UNet.

 

No match attributes yet as far as I know : / And this is sadly a big problem

 

still no reaction from unity?

 

I need this too!!

 

How do you use match attributes ?

It will solve my current locked game problem...

Please, say me how to put an attribute on the match when my game start (like : "locked" : 1 or "locked" : -1 to know if my match is locked or not) and how to read it for my automatchmaking.

This will save me 4 hours or research xD


Edit : oh... it' just for the match creation ? ......... Ok i just can't lock my match .. super !

 

It seems it's still doesn't work, anyone found another way?

 

Wow