Monogame, Xbox One, and the Creator's Program

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I think I found the solution for the user creation crash:

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/1c89e4c2-d0d9-4b51-90f9-e45e98a9b325/new-xboxliveuser-weird-exception?forum=xboxlivedev

follow step 4 :

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Hi Adman1974. Congratulations on your accomplishment
I have added a config file to my game and it no longer crashes. Thank you both

Can you please provide a sample of code that you used to see if the user is signed in, and if not, display the panel so they can choose a user to sign in with

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Thanks Adman1974

The status I am getting is UserInteractionRequired

I have noticed I cannot sign into my xboxone sandbox despite adding it as a test account and updating the settings by clicking the Test button

I have emailed Microsoft for ideas, then I will try again

I will keep you posted

Thanks again

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Why is Adman1974ā€™s post flagged?

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OK so I have tried a few different bits of code based on what has been kindly provided on this forum but I still cannot get the sign in to work. I have kept the following code very very simple to demonstrate the point it is breaking down

private async void GetUser()
{
SignInResult signInSilentlyTask;
SignInResult signInLoudlyTask;
user = new XboxLiveUser();
debug = ā€œā€;

        var dispatcher = Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher;
        signInSilentlyTask = await user.SignInSilentlyAsync(null);

        if (signInSilentlyTask.Status == SignInStatus.Success)
        {
            debug += "Worked ";
        }
        else
        {
            debug += signInSilentlyTask.Status.ToString();
        }

        if (signInSilentlyTask.Status == SignInStatus.UserInteractionRequired)
        {
            signInLoudlyTask = await user.SignInAsync(null); // **Error here**
            debug += signInLoudlyTask.Status.ToString();
        }

        debug += " exit";

}

When I try user.SignInAsync(null); or user.SignInAsync(dispatcher); I get an error
System.InvalidOperationException ā€˜Operation is not valid due to the current state of the objectā€™

System.InvalidOperationException occurred
HResult=0x80131509
Message=Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
Source=
StackTrace:
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult()
at CatStack.Game1.d__163.MoveNext() in C:\Users\xx\source\repos\CatStack\CatStack\Game1.cs:line 561

I have tried different combinations, null, dispatcher, two dispatcher objects, .CoreApplication.GetCurrentView() instead of .CoreApplication.MainView, try / catch statements. Nothing seems to work. I get the same error message

I am signed into my sandbox with a valid user. I can see my profile when I launch the game and press the XBox home button

But I cannot seem to be able to get the signed in user or force a sign in

Your help will be much appreciated

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I think it could be a problem with the code running in a non-UI thread. Could you try this?

signInLoudlyTask = await user.SignInAsync(dispatcher);

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Hi KakCAT. Thanks for your reply

I had initially tried what you had posted before with no luck but I thought I would try again just to make sure

I discovered there was a subtle difference in the error message I was getting (Iā€™m not sure why it didnā€™t appear yesterday):
The application requesting authentication tokens is either disabled or incorrectly configured

The solution was to right click the game --> Store --> Associate App with Store

I think the reason why I got this error is because I generated my config file from Unity so it has about 8 lines in it (instead of the 3 you sent to me) - including links to the ids I created. The reason I generated it from unity is because I wanted to look at the backend files while trying to work out how to get the sign in working

I am going to try working with a leaderboard now and then trying to get a game published (it is a simple game). If successful I will document a start to end process (along with mistakes I made along the way) and post it in a blog for use with this forum

Thanks to everyone for your help

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Thanks for the followup! This is super confusing stuff, and the Internet Gods smile on those who fix their own problems and post their solutions for others to see!

I donā€™t want to be all ā€œI told you so!ā€, but just for future codersā€¦ there are some hoops you need to jump through before your stuff starts working. And youā€™ll get weird esoteric errors if your app is not recognized by Microsoft.

Good luck with leaderboards! Please do document and share your problems and solutions!

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1 year later Iā€™ve found a proper way to discover the reasons why Xbox live DLL hard crashes without apparent reason.

If you set up your project properties -> Debug to debugger type Mixed (Managed and Native) you get a very descriptive error in the Debug Output when the crash happens. For some reason that message does not appear without native debugging.

So finally I found a bug (only happenning when debugging) of my game randomly crashing: It was a Xbox Live throttling message.

I know itā€™s an old thread, but it will surely help somebody if heā€™s running into the hard crashes ( C# coders sure are not used to get those :slight_smile: )

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Reviving a VERY old threadā€¦ My game (Hidden in Plain Sight) was published to the Xbox marketplace about 8 years ago.

Just recently, it stopped working. Which is to say, users are now reporting an error when starting the game ā€œError signing in to Xbox Liveā€¦ā€

I havenā€™t changed anything. I sold my Xbox One years ago. Did something change on the back end? Are Xbox Live services no longer available or have they been deprecated or something?

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This is the code that is being a called and showing the ā€œError signing in to Xbox Liveā€¦ā€ message box

   private async void GetUser(int index)
    {
        try
        {

            if (Globals.Xboxusers[index] == null)
            {
                Windows.System.UserPicker p = new Windows.System.UserPicker();
                
                var pickedUser = await p.PickSingleUserAsync();
                XboxLiveUser user = new XboxLiveUser(pickedUser);

                SignInStatus signInStatus;
                SignInResult signInSilentlyTask = await user.SignInSilentlyAsync(null);

                signInStatus = signInSilentlyTask.Status;
                if (signInSilentlyTask.Status == SignInStatus.Success)
                {
                    Globals.Xboxusers[index] = user;
                    Globals.GamerTags[index] = user.Gamertag;
                    UserSignedIn = true;
                    UserSigningIn = false;
                }
                else
                if (signInSilentlyTask.Status == SignInStatus.UserCancel)
                {
                    Globals.GamerTags[index] = "Player " + index.ToString();
                    UserSignedIn = false;
                    UserSigningIn = false;
                    MessageBoxScreen m = new MessageBoxScreen("Cancelled signing in to Xbox Live...");
                    ScreenManager.AddScreen(m, ControllingPlayer);
                }
                else
                if (signInSilentlyTask.Status == SignInStatus.UserInteractionRequired)
                {
                    SignInResult signInNotSilentlyTask = await user.SignInAsync(null);
                    if(signInNotSilentlyTask.Status == SignInStatus.Success)
                    {
                        Globals.Xboxusers[index] = user;
                        Globals.GamerTags[index] = user.Gamertag;
                        UserSignedIn = true;
                        UserSigningIn = false;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Globals.GamerTags[index] = "Player " + index.ToString();
                        UserSignedIn = false;
                        UserSigningIn = false;
                        MessageBoxScreen m = new MessageBoxScreen("Error signing in to Xbox Live...");
                        ScreenManager.AddScreen(m, ControllingPlayer);
                    }

                }
            }

        }
        catch (System.Exception ex)
        {
            Globals.GamerTags[index] = "Player " + index.ToString();
            UserSignedIn = false;
            UserSigningIn = false;
            MessageBoxScreen m = new MessageBoxScreen("Error signing in to Xbox Live...");
            ScreenManager.AddScreen(m, ControllingPlayer);
        }
    }
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Well, it isnā€™t broken at the very least, but certainly is deprecated since UWP-based builds altogether are deprecated. That said, we had a UWP build on Xbox One until yesterday (actually, still do, because we just submitted the updated GDKX build and itā€™s still in cert), and ours is still able to sign-in. Tough to say exactly what problem youā€™re having, or if youā€™d be able to submit an updated UWP build even if you tried to fix it. The only significant difference I see between your XSAPI use and ours is that we donā€™t attempt to use the Windows UserPicker first.

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There has been some discussion about this on a Microsoft Game Development discord ā€“ apparently something recently broke between UWP applications and Xbox Live services. Itā€™s unclear if/when it will get fixed, and it doesnā€™t sound like itā€™s very high priority.

Iā€™m happy (and sad) to hear that itā€™s not only my game, but a whole class of games made for the Creators Program.

But suffice to say, this isnā€™t a Monogame issue.

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