The Game Foundation Database
Overview
The Game Foundation Database contains all the static data. This data is grouped into different catalogs, each of them dealing with a kind of catalog item.
A default database is created automatically when you open one of the Game Foundation windows, but you can also create your own using Assets → Create → Game Foundation → Database.
Catalog Items
Catalog Items are where data about the items are defined. They are stored in their respective Game Foundation catalogs.
The current version of Game Foundation provides the following catalog item types:
- Inventory Item Definition
- Currency
- Reward
- Virtual Transaction
- IAP Transaction
- Store
- Tags
- Game Parameters
Catalog Items can be assigned tags and properties.
Editor Overview
Each catalog share the same editor layout.
(1) All catalog's items are listed on the left.
Use the + button at the bottom to create a new one.
(2) The General section allows you to edit the Display Name of the item definition. The key is read-only. It can be set only at creation time.
(3) The Tags section is a widget which provides an intuitive way to assign tags to the edited item.
Start typing your tag, then select the proper one in the dynamically created list, or create a new one.
(4) Here are the sections specific to the type of edited catalog item.
(5) In the Static Properties section you can define a list of fields for the catalog item to read at runtime.\ A static property must define:
- A value type. Supported types are
integer number(e.g. int & long),real number(e.g. float & double),bool,stringandresources asset(e.g. any asset stored in a Resources folder). - A unique key for you to access the property at runtime.
A value.
Static Properties belong only to the definition they are declared into. This means you can use the same property key in different definitions with a different type if you want to.