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Is GameDataMap necessary in GameCircle-2.0

Hi I have worked with GC-1.x and it used to sync the file which I used to provide. I am working on a new game and wanted to integrate 2.x But in GC-2.0 , the documentation says we need to create the GameDataMap. Is it necessary or just an option which is like good to have. My game creates an savegamedata.xml flie inside data/data/package_name/files similar to previous games which I synced with gc-1.x and everything works fine. Will 2.0 be able to sync this file like GC-1.x or do I need to create an equivalent GameDataMap of this file?
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GameCircle 2.0 removes the need for having to deal with custom files so it can provide automatic conflict resolution without the player needing to choose which save file to use. To leverage this seamless synchronization, GameDataMap needs to be used. GameCircle 2.0 does not synchronize game data files as GameCircle 1.0 does.
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Update: With the release of GameCircle 2.1, we have introduced DeveloperString which can handle your savegamedata.xml file as a single, non-mergeable String. Unlike GameCircle v1.x, you would need to present your own conflict resolution dialog to ask the player to select between 'Cloud' or 'Local'. GameCircle 2.1 now supports iOS devices, so we can no longer support direct file back-up and restore. Read more about SyncableDeveloperString here: https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/gamecircle/documentation/whispersync.html#Section3 Depending on the type of data your game uses, modeling it with GameDataMap can have several advantages. If your game has multiple levels, each with a high score or a star count, conflicts will automatically merge by taking the best score for each level from each device. If your game has lifetime counters like "total shots fired", using SyncableAccumulatingNumbers will perform the delta merge without the player having to sacrifice progress with a 'Cloud or Local' choice. You can also perform your own conflict resolution while using SyncableDeveloperString.setValue() and markAsResolved() methods.
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