Game Center Invite System

PaulSolt

Is there any support for an invite system with Photon Network Engine?

I'd like to have a system where I can invite a friend via email or phone number. Does the functionality exist, or do I need to use Urban Airship with push-notifications?

-Paul Solt

Kaiserludi

It is on the todo list, but not with the highest priority, so it can take a while, until we support something like this.

PaulSolt

Is there a recommended direction?

Kaiserludi

If you do not need support for any other platforms than iOS and Android, then you could take a look at OpenFeint.

Tobias

Photon usually blends in with existing services quite nicely, as the only thing it really needs is to agree on some name for the game.
Most networks have a unique username, so you could come up with a room name easily: nameA+":"+nameB. Maybe add some id/number at the end, too.

Unless you add persistency on the server (with the Photon Server SDK and a DB of your choice), it's also important that players start their apps at about the same time. Otherwise the first to get into the game (due to challenge) might leave before the second arrives.