I’m interested in using the Corona SDK but I’m concerned about lack of Game Center support. Is it possible to make the native calls? Or some way to expose native iOs functionality more directly into the Corona SDK? [import]uid: 105274 topic_id: 17919 reply_id: 317919[/import]
Nope, I don’t think so. We have to wait for native functionality or use OpenFeint for the time [import]uid: 13097 topic_id: 17919 reply_id: 68431[/import]
It is not possible to do native calls or include additional iOS features. There is a limited amount of extensibility beyond that using the APIs included in Corona. For instance, you can use existing APIs to develop your own particle engine, twitter API, ad delivery mechanism, etc.
While Corona does not support Game Center yet, it is coming soon. For now, you can include OpenFeint and a plist that instructs it to pass achievements and leader boards to Game Center. Take a look at the GameNetwork API.
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While Corona does not support Game Center yet, it is coming soon
Says who? [import]uid: 5712 topic_id: 17919 reply_id: 68457[/import]
PeachPellen, Carlos, etc. (this topic comes up just about every day)
With that said, I’ve now been waiting for Game Center functionality for over 6 months and I share some of your skepticism… lol [import]uid: 36054 topic_id: 17919 reply_id: 68460[/import]
I know, some things happen very slowly - I don’t blame you for the skepticism 
Until then, yes, GC remains only integrable via OpenFeint.
Peach 
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I think a lot of the frustration is that, because we’re developers, we know how easy Game Center is to implement, yet it’s continually skipped over. I’m pretty sure at least leader boards and achievements could get done in a single day if the effort was put there.
It was only recently (when Papaya support + partnership was announced) that I became vocal on getting Game Center done on a daily basis. Papaya was pushed ahead of Game Center as a business deal/partnership for ansca, not because developers requested it. Try a forum search, no one cared about it before (or after) release, yet someone asks about Game Center every day and it still isn’t getting done. That’s just not acceptable in my mind.
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I am not skeptic. Was I ever? Noooooo!
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> is it possible to add features?
no, Corona is closed source.
You would need an open source project to be able to add your own things, i.e. Moai. [import]uid: 79135 topic_id: 17919 reply_id: 68607[/import]