Prevent cartridge to be played in emulator

[+Kruemelbrot]

Hi,

 

how do I prevent cartridges to be played in the emulator and not in the real world? I know: I can ask ingame for some questions which can just be answered, if you are at the location.

 

But if I don't have such questions: Is there any option I can use to prevent the cartridge to be played and finished in the emulator?

 

Thanks and regards

Krümelbrot

[+Tequila]

(1) Create a string variable called DeviceID

(2) On Cartridge start up, set DeviceID to ‘Env.DeviceID’ This is a special sytem variable that contains the type of player

(3) Test DeviceID to see if it contains “DeskTop” . If it does, the player is using the Emulator. Display an appropriate message and turn all zones invisible/inactive.

[Ranger Fox]

For how to implement something like this, do a search on the forum for "Env.DeviceID". It should give you some good hits as this has been discussed before.

 

There was also a thread about a script called "Emul8Not". Try that, too.

 

In the end, it does mean modifying the cartridge code by hand. You're not going to find an option for this in the Builder.

[+sTeamTraen]

The next release of Earwigo will have one-click support for this. I'm not a big fan of it, but my customers (ha) seem to want it.

[+deercreekth]

How do you know that someone isn't using an emulator on a laptop tethered to a GPS in the "real world"? If you do this, please be sure to state this in your listing. I don't have a PocketPC or a Garmin, so if I want to give Wherigo a try, the scenario above is the only way.

[+me2d09]

Or you can use Urwigo builder instead of Wherigo Builder for building your cartridge. Import from original builder is possible. Additionaly, you can easily prevent your cartridge from playing in Simulation mode on Garmin Oregon and Colorado. See attached picture.