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iOS Build a Game with Sprite Kit Particle Systems and Keeping Score Scoring and Life Tracking

Amin Ahmadi
Amin Ahmadi
4,601 Points
Posted by Amin Ahmadi
Amin Ahmadi
4,601 Points

Saving HighScores

How do you go about saving your highest score using NSUserDefaults? My attempt is to save it in the addPoints section in the HudNode.m but it doesnt save. It also updates incorrectly during the progression of the game; the value for the high score is the previous value of the score. My Code: 

 - (void) addPoints:(NSInteger)points {
    self.score += points;

    SKLabelNode *scoreLabel = (SKLabelNode*) [self childNodeWithName:@"Score"];
    scoreLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", self.score];

    NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
    self.highScore = [defaults integerForKey:@"HighScoreSaved"];
    if (self.score > self.highScore) {
        [defaults setInteger:self.score forKey:@"HighScoreSaved"];

    }
    SKLabelNode *highScoreLabel = (SKLabelNode *) [self childNodeWithName:@"High Score"];
    highScoreLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"High Score: %d", self.highScore];


}