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In this tutorial, you'll learn how to change the scoring logic of your level.

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In LevelSettings (which can be found at the top of the level's Hierarchy window), you can find scoring-related settings.

At the top, you'll see a warning: if you change the score's Type or Sorting, a new leaderboard will be created for the level. While the Workshop levels don't have any global leaderboards, changing scoring Type or Sorting for an already released level will still reset the score that players have reached in the level locally on their own computers.

The location of scoring-related settings.

The Type drop-down menu contains the following options:

• Built In: Scoring will happen automatically with the game’s default settings. The more damage you cause to character ragdolls, the more score you get. While this is the main underlying scoring logic, the level designer can still give the player additional score bonuses with score nodes.
• Integer: The game’s built-in scoring is not used at all; instead, the level itself is responsible for all scoring logic. For examle, the level designer could reward the player with 1000 points for completing a stunt, but no character damage points are rewarded automatically. The Integer score is displayed as whole numbers.
  • Note: the level editor has a Pawn Damaged Event node that can be used to detect damage caused to character ragdolls and the player's vehicle. If the built-in damage-based scoring system isn’t doing exactly what you want it to, you can create your own fine-tuned logic!
• Decimal: The level itself is responsible for all scoring logic, same as with the Integer type. The Decimal score is displayed as, you guessed it, decimal numbers.
• Time: Time-based scoring. The score counter is replaced with a timer.
  • Note: as described below, you can decide whether a greater or smaller amount of elapsed time is desired. For example, a survival-type level may reward a greater duration, while a racing level would naturally reward the player for completing the track in the shortest amount of time possible.

The Sorting drop-down menu lets you determine whether a greater or smaller score amount is seen as the desired result.