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Game logic on the server! Good or bad?
I'm currently planning a simple online multiplayer game. And here is the question. Does it make sense to make the whole game logic on the server and just send the input from the client to the server? ...
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Moving players simultaneously?
Consider a 2 x 2 grid of squares. A player can move onto a square if:
no other player wants to move into the square next turn
no other player has waited and is still occupying the square ...
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Technique for objects following each other in complete movement?
I'm wondering how objects follow each other where they move over the previous position of the object in front of them. When the leading object stops, all that are following should stop at their ...
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Domain-specific languages for scripting
As most of you know, embedded interpreters for languages like Lua and Python are widely used for scripting game logic, but I haven't seen much information on people going with domain-specific ...
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What forms of non-interactive RPG battle systems exist?
I am interested in systems that allow players to develop a battle plan or setup strategy for the party or characters prior to entering battle. During the battle the player either cannot input commands ...
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Separating physics and game logic from UI code
I'm working on a simple block-based puzzle game.
The game play consists pretty much of moving blocks around in the game area, so it's a trivial physics simulation. My implementation, however, is in ...
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Data Structures for Logic Games / Deduction Rules / Sufficient Set of Clues?
I've been cogitating about developing a logic game similar to Einstein's Puzzle , which would have different sets of clues for every new game replay.
What data structures would you use to handle the ...
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Separating logic/update from render/drawing code in a single thread using sleep
I've read that the speed of game objects should not be hindered by FPS but instead should be based on time. How can I seperate the update/draw code to maximize performance without limiting the drawing ...
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How to implement turn-based game engine?
Let's imagine game like Heroes of Might and Magic, or Master of Orion, or your turn-based game of choice. What is the game logic behind making next turn? Are there any materials or books to read about ...
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Scrolling a WriteableBitmap
I need to simulate my background scrolling but I want to avoid moving my actual image control. Instead, I'd like to use a WriteableBitmap and use a blitting method. What would be the way to simulate ...
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How to implement the logic of a trading card game's “special effects cards”?
I am trying to write a kind of a trading card game here, in some way, it is similar to Magic The Gathering, or the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game.
For those of you who are not familiar with it, basically, in ...
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How to create games with scrolling?
In games like city story or we farm how do they implement scrolling?
To do scrolling using UIScrollView the EAGLView size has to be bigger. In those games EAGLView size look like more than ...
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Linking nodes algoritm for Visual Design
I'm developing an editor for my game, and now it's time to make a visual scripting system to let designer modify behaviours.
This video shows what i have done and the problem
to resolve the link ...
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Save Security with MD5 Hash
I'm working on a flash game that saves your progress locally. These saves can easily be hacked. My solution is to add an md5 hash of all the variables saved into the save file itself. When loading the ...
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What is the logic behind dialog trees?
How do dialog trees actually work? What is connected to what and how to move between lines of speech when a sub-conversation ends?
If you have any examples of a basic dialog tree in C#, please post ...
