Does anyone know how to do player re-engagement.

[jjwallace]

I am trying to send the players score to the challenged player after a round of my game Sea Frenzy on FB.

It seems the code they gave doesn't work.  I have implemented everything they have asked for.  See documentation link below.

 

// This will post a custom update. If the game is played in a messenger
// chat thread, this will post a message into the thread with the specified
// image and text message. And when people launch the game from this
// message, those game sessions will be able to access the specified blob
// of data through FBInstant.getEntryPointData().
FBInstant.updateAsync({
  action: 'CUSTOM',
  cta: 'Play',
  image: base64Picture,
  text: {
    default: 'Edgar just played BASH for 9 points!',
    localizations: {
      en_US: 'Edgar just played BASH for 9 points!',
      pt_BR: 'Edgar jogou BASH por 9 pontos!',
    }
  }
  template: 'WORD_PLAYED',
  data: { myReplayData: '...' },
  strategy: 'IMMEDIATE',
  notification: 'NO_PUSH',
}).then(function() {
  console.log('Message was sent successfully');
});

 

Documentation Here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/games/instant-games/rich-gameplay-features

[rich]

Stick a catch on the end of the Promise and log the error, what does it output?

[pingu]

You gotta first setup the context. updateAsync will assuming there is a context (such as a messenger chat). You can use shareAsync if you want the user to send invites by making him explicitly choose where.

[pingu]

If you have done all that right, a common hitch is not giving the correct base64 URI. It should be the actual image data and not an URL pointing to a resource on a web server. 

[Noel]

@pingu, I was going to ask you about what you put as base64Picture, but it looks like you are setting it properly now.

[jjwallace]

Do you guys have an example of what you do for your games?

[o0Corps0o]

Hey JJ, long time no see

Here is a bit of code we use, and seems to work ok:

var base64Picture = thumbnailImage; //this thumbnailImage is a large base64picture created online
//update the message to player
FBInstant.updateAsync({
	action: 'CUSTOM',
	cta: 'Play',
  	image: base64Picture,
  	text: {
    		default: facebookStuff.name + ' played their move',
    		localizations: {
      		  en_US: facebookStuff.name + ' played their move',
      		  es_LA: '\u00A1' + facebookStuff.name + ' jug\u00F3 su jugada!'
    		}
  	},
  	template: 'play_turn',
  	data: { myReplayData: '...' },
  	strategy: 'IMMEDIATE',
  	notification: 'NO_PUSH'
	}).then(function() {
  		// closes the game after the update is posted.
		consoleWrite("FBINSTANT Quit");
		FBInstant.quit();
	});

Don't know if you already got it sorted or not.. but may help.