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[bartbes]

Not to inspire someone, but can't you just write your own highscore program to submit whatever you want? (provided you know the codes, not going into that, don't want to ruin the system)

[ljdp]

provided you knew the password for that game's highscore, yes.

[Robin]

provided you knew the password for that game's highscore, yes.

And that's not too hard to find out...

[bartbes]

Then consider me in for the challenge.. I'll update when I hacked it.

[ljdp]

And that's not too hard to find out...

But hopefully hard enough to deterrent people from doing a quick'n'easy hack.
Of course the old problem of storing the password with the client is never foolproof.
I could encrypt it blah blah blah but then I'd also have to store the function to decrypt it on the client to..
it's a catch 22

[bartbes]

Was easy.. I now have just beaten Robin with 1 point (yes, I cheated...)

[Robin]

it's a catch 22

Very true. I think the only way of preventing all that is not uploading any highscores.
Allow me to demonstrate my ideas with the following poem:

there is no reason to cheat,
if you have yourself to beat

[Robin]

Was easy.. I now have just beaten Robin with 1 point (yes, I cheated...)

Nein! My excellent, precious, non-cheated highscore!

[ljdp]

Oh well... At least I have full access to database

[qubodup]

suggestion: add a sound (heart beat, light hum) which will indicate how close you are.

Inspiration from http://bethewumpus.sourceforge.net/