The level shown is sometimes one too low right at the moment of leveling up

Working out the level from a pile of experience points looks like one line of maths, yet it goes wrong exactly at the edges, where a player has precisely enough. Here is how to get the level, and the progress to the next, right every time.

Why this works

Two numbers that describe the same thing will eventually disagree. Keeping only the total earned, and working out level and progress from it every time, means a loaded save, a balance change or a reset can never leave them out of step.

When not to use it

Skip it when levels come from story beats or hand-picked moments rather than a running total. Then there is nothing to derive from; store the level itself, and the points toward the next one if you show a bar.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• 18 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

Say this to your AI

Use the Spielerando entry "The level shown is sometimes one too low right at the moment of leveling up" (read_entry level-from-total-xp-exact) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

Or skip this and connect the MCP: your AI then finds all of this by itself.Connect the MCP