A game which is played by several players. The players may be working cooperatively or competitively (either against each other or the game).
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Multiplayer online game engine/pipeline
I am implementing online multiplayer game where client must be written in AS3 (Flash) to embed game into browser and server in C++ (abstract part of which is already written and used with other ...
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1answer
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A simple example of movement prediction
I've seen lots of examples of theory about the reason for client-side prediction, but I'm having a hard time converting it into code. I was wondering if someone knows of some specific examples that ...
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2answers
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How to synchronize clocks in multiplayer game?
I have 2 to 3 clients, that can exchange messages through Apple Game Center.
The only synchronization I need is: start the game at the same moment.
I guess this involves clock synchronization. How ...
2
votes
1answer
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Scripting for a C#, multiplayer game
I have a multiplayer game written in C# and we've recently been creating a lot of content but have been looking for a way to give our entities customization logic that the designers can hook into. I ...
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Multiplayer approach for tablets on wi-fi (FPS/TPS)? Server authority, etc
Looking for some guidance or what has worked well for others in implementing a multiplayer FPS/TPS type game on tablets (probably just 2-6 players at a time).
The main issue being that ...
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0answers
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Socket.io v.9 with Actionscript
I'm attempting to develop an online multiplayer game using Node.js for the server and Flash to display the client.
I've been reading up a bit and have found quite a few recommendations for the ...
2
votes
1answer
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How to properly do weapon cool-down reload timer in multi-player laggy environment?
I want to handle weapon cool-down timers in a fair and predictable way on both client on server.
Situation:
Multiple clients connected to server, which is doing hit detection / physics
Clients ...
2
votes
2answers
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Zelda like multiplayer combat
I have in mind coding a multiplayer game with a similar combat to zelda's. Since i will use flash, i'm limited to use TCP. My question is, is this goal possible? It's not as fast-paced as some ...
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3answers
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Networking for RTS games with lockstep using UDP
Apparently from what I can gather Starcraft 2 moved to UDP in a patch. Now obviously with fps games there is no dispute that UDP is the only way to go. But with RTS games what benefits does UDP give ...
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0answers
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How to manage own bots at the server?
There is a game server and people can play in game rooms of 2, 3 or 4. When a client connects to server he can send a request specifying a number of people or range he wants to play with.
One of this ...
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0answers
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How to run the Marauroa game engine [closed]
I want to develop a multiplayer online game. I want to use the Marauroa game engine, But I don't know how to run this engine. Can anyone help me?
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Android real time multiplayer over LAN
I've developed several games for the android platform and now planning to create my first multiplayer game. What I have in mind is basically just a 2-player game witch you can play with 2 phones over ...
0
votes
1answer
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Efficient existing rating system for multiplayer?
I would like to add a rating for online version of a board game. In this game there are many game rooms each normally having 3-4 people.
So I expect that player's rating adjustments (RA) should ...
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3answers
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How to prevent a hacked-server from spoofing a master server?
I wish to setup a room-based multilayer game model where players may host matches and serve as host (IE the server with authoritative power). I wish to host a master server which tracks player's ...
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0answers
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Worker roles in Windows Azure to host a multiplayer server
I've been doing research on where to host a simple multi-player backend for a simple game I'm developing. So as a first choice I downloaded the Windows Azure SDK, which provides a nice and simple ...
