Leaderboards

Leaderboards are a way to compare your progression with other players. In EOS, leaderboards are attached to a specific statistic and can be used to track the progress of a player in your game.

Creating new leaderboard

1. Go to the EOS Developer Portal (opens in a new tab) and log in with your Epic Games account.

2. Click on the Leaderboards tab on the left side of the screen, under the Game Services section and then click on the + New Leaderboard button.

3. Now, it will ask you to provide a few details like Leaderboard Name, Stat Name, Timespan.

Now, the timespan field be made to Never Expire if you want the leaderboard to be active forever.

4. After providing the required details, you can now create the leaderboard.

Updating player leaderboard

The updates to the leaderboard are done automatically when you update the statistic value. The leaderboard will automatically update the player's position based on the statistic value.

Retrieving player leaderboard

To retrieve the player's leaderboard, you can use the Get EIK Leaderboard node. This node allows you to get the leaderboard data for a given rank and range.

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