I'd like to build a Space Giraffe score tracking website

[sirenbrian]

Hi everyone,
I had an idea for a project and I'd like your feedback and advice. I'm doing pretty well at S.G, and am in the process of trying to get the best possible score (for my ability, anyway) on each level. While the scoring system in the game is very useful, it doesn't quite tell me everything I need to make sure I'm doing the best I can on each level.

I enjoy comparing my score to those achieved by other players, and would like to do the same on each level, but the online scoreboard doesn't show that. Also, as I return to earlier levels and "push through" a few million extra points up to level 100, I lose track of what my best score on each level has been.

I'd like to have a website where I could enter my cumulative score on each level and have it tell me how many points I scored on each level...simple so far Then I'd like that compared with other players so I can know if my efforts are good, or if I'm not getting all the points I could out of a level. Lastly I'd like to track this over time, so I as I push through higher scores from a lower level, I don't lose track of what my best score ever was on each level.

I'm a programmer by trade and while I've tinkered with php, I've not built anything from scratch. I thought I'd do a php/mysql site - whaddaya think?

I've registered fluffysheepie.com already

[PaulCunningham]

It's so very nearly this...

Now you gotta webify it and allow everyone to post there scores on it so you can do comparisons with your friends.

moobaa's already created an online version:

To add your own scores, set up an EditGrid account and go to http://www.editgrid.com/user/moobaa/Space_Giraffe . Claim a column for your own, edit the chart to add your series, and fire away!

Edit: Just tried this myself and can't figure out how to use it.

Edit2: You need a password to unlock it and add your own data series. PM me for it.

[PVB]

As Paul says, that was created by our very own moobaa, after he'd created an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of his scoring.

IIRC I uploaded a version of his Excel sheet somewhere. I'll post the link here when I find it.

It's here:

http://www.medwaypvb.com/downloads/llam ... ffe/sg.xls

Any new web site or such should have a credit to Pete Muller/moobaa as he originally thought of the idea.

[shock combo]

ok my scores are all muddled up because i've used super ox for various levels
and i've never got past the 30's on super ox,
can i still post or shall i start again using a different gamertag?

[fuwafuwa]

Many of my scores there are from the super-ox mode. I think moobaa's scores are super-ox ones, too.