AccelByte Cloud 3.18.0

Release Date: March 15th, 2022

• Current UE4 SDK Version: 9.0.0
• Current Unity SDK Version: 9.0.0

Here’s a look at what’s new in AccelByte Cloud 3.18.0:

Highlights

• Grant Subscription Time via Code

  You can now grant Subscription Time to players via a single-use redeemable code. Players can redeem their code via the account page to get their subscription time extended.

  Related Endpoints

  • POST - ​/admin​/namespaces​/{namespace}​/campaigns (opens new window)
  • GET - ​/admin​/namespaces​/{namespace}​/campaigns​/{campaignId} (opens new window)

Quality of Life Changes

• Quality of Service (QoS) Scheduled Latencies Updater

  We have created a scheduler to help game developers implement matchmaking in multiple regions.

• Client-Side Data Caching (In-Memory)

  You can now cache static data/files in the memory to reduce HTTP calls.

• Registration & Upgrade Account Improvement

  Registration and Upgrading account flows have been simplified. Players will now be prompted to enter and verify their email prior to completing their account details.

Breaking Changes

• Migrating from Adyen Checkout SDK to Drop-in (opens new window)

  In response to Adyen’s phase-out of the Checkout Web SDK, all Admin Portal references have been switched to the latest online payment system Drop-in. For more information on this migration, see Adyen’s Migrating to Drop-in (opens new window) guide.

Bug Fixes and Minor Changes

• Improved the In-game Upgrade Account in UE4 and Unity SDK.

  Related Endpoints

  • POST - /iam/v4/public/namespaces/{namespace}/users/me/headless/code/verify (opens new window)
  • POST - ​/iam​/v4​/public​/namespaces​/{namespace}​/users​/me​/headless​/verify (opens new window)

• Date and time zones in the Analytics Dashboard now display in UTC rather than the user’s local time.

• Improved the RSA Key on Snowflake Configuration to simplify accessing, updating, and generating.

• Fixed a bug which marked the DSMC service as down due to a missing configuration. To prevent this, users are no longer able to delete any pod configurations that are also used in the deployment configuration.

• UI improvements made to the Image Patch, Image Version, Matchmaking Ruleset, Server Configuration, Lobby Configuration and Override Deployment sections.