The parent computer responsible for handling interactions with multiple client connections, as generally encountered with online games.
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MMORPG game map in-memory storage techniques
For 2-3 years I've been interested into MMO development.
I'm browsing some emulators source codes and open source projects.
Usually I'm checking how the game server stores data about the 2D map.
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2answers
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Stronger Hack-proof MMO Game Comparison: Game Client Based Vs. Via Web Browser [duplicate]
I was wondering. I observed most of any MMO that are hack-prone area. Hacks used one-hit kills, stealing accounts, instant level up, aimbots (mostly MMOFPS), and questionable wallers (also in MMOFPS). ...
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1answer
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Client send rate for network games
As I understand for a client server model, it's common practise to send input to the server and then the server applies the input to update the state of the game. The server then sends updates to ...
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1answer
136 views
Real cash gambling app
I am making a cash game like deal or no deal for use as an android app, using adobe software.
The idea is player wagers 50 pence through Paypal plays the game wins, say, £10 pounds and then cash out.
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Using Multiplayer and Rendering on a single thread [closed]
I have a rendering thread which does all my rendering of the game, is it possible to connect to a server at the same time on the same thread as the render? Would it overload, would it slow it down? Or ...
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3answers
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Best way to network the movement of 2D tanks?
I'm working on a multiplayer Flash game with a Python server and I have a quick question regarding how I should send positional updates for tanks for other players.
Should I choose
Option A:
When ...
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votes
1answer
140 views
Asynchronous Game server [closed]
I am building an asynchronous multiplayer game (which can be compared whith a chess game) with Unity (up to 4 players in game). But I am stuck at choosing the server side solution.
For me this kind of ...
4
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3answers
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How do I allow a player to build a dedicated server, but prevent them from cheating?
Instead of maintaining a central server, many games allow players to build their own server, like Minecraft.
But if you give them the server-side program, how could you prevent them from cheating? I ...
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1answer
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How well (or badly) does Minecraft SMP scale?
Has anyone tested and collected some data about how well does Minecraft SMP scale, with an increasing number of players (up to large amounts of players)?
I.e. the bottlenecks are:
mostly in the ...
0
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1answer
85 views
How to setup Authentication Database and Game Database?
I'm playing around with creating a game in C# using the XNA Framework. I've decided to use technologies that I'm pretty much familiar with and create things from scratch. There are probably frameworks ...
3
votes
1answer
79 views
How to setup a client to work with a remote server or a local included server?
I'm working on a Networked multiplayer game, but while developing and for testing I want to set up a local server that acts like the multiplayer server.
My thought is to approach the server as a ...
4
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1answer
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Automatch / queueing players
I'm using Node.js and Redis. I'm trying to come up with a reliable way to automatch players. There is a matching server and then multiple game servers set up.
The following is what I need to have ...
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1answer
167 views
how to run game server [closed]
I'm creating a game on UDK and i have some questons about the server. my game is a 3d mmorpg simliar to dayz/warz. I have some questions
Each map will consist of 30-60 players similar to dayz/ ...
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2answers
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How do I resolve asynchronous client actions against an authoritative server state?
I have a multiplayer card game which I am in the process of developing.
The game is relatively simple; players have a certain number of cards which they can activate, sell, or use in various other ...
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votes
2answers
287 views
How to split login and game logic when writing servers?
I'm building a poker like game server, I was going to have all logins and game logic to be handled on one server, but from my research on the web, I learn that this would not scale, and it would make ...
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2answers
287 views
Online MMO collision detection for players & walls
Let's assume the following:
I have a server which stores the player's position (float x, float y, float z)
Client sends the server it's updated position ever 250ms or so.
Server has bounding boxes ...
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0answers
149 views
Multiplayer turn-based game architecture question [closed]
I'm working on creating a 2D game for fun to learn some of the ins and outs of multiplayer gaming. The game itself will pit two players' armies against each other in a strategic turn based battle.
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3answers
483 views
Writing a server for a multiplayer game
I've been looking on the internet, but I can't really find any good answers to all my questions..
I started to think about writing a little multiplayer game on my own and after thinking and thinking ...
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3answers
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How many database connection should use in a MMO game server?
Game server links to database, how many database connection should use? The data update works like this:
update role object to database every X minutes, commit all updates every Y minutes.
There are ...
0
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1answer
175 views
php multiplayer game - server&client model
I'm working on a simple round&web-based multiplayer game. The idea of the game is very simple: The players get an array of audio files which they listen to and write the transcripts for in 5 ...
0
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2answers
75 views
Where should I place input/output console for server?
I'm developing a simple 2d online game and now I'm designing my server. The server will be run on linux vps and I need a way to communicate with it (for example to close it, and as it will be run on ...
5
votes
1answer
212 views
How can I debug live multiplayer servers effectively?
I have a multiplayer server made by a small team of developers and we have bugs that crop up on our live server occasionally that we simply can't reproduce while playing with our small team on a live ...
0
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1answer
133 views
Handling increasing numbers of users (server)
For this post, we'll assume my game is multiplayer chess as it essentially requires the same functions. User logs in to the server and requests a game - the server provides a simple matching service ...
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2answers
537 views
Server side game loop
Many java games use thread.sleep() to controll fps. Since the server does not display graphics, should the server game loop keep running just calculating delta time? Like this example:
long ...
3
votes
2answers
190 views
Syncing game states in a multiplayer RTS game
I'm working in a group with 2 friends on our Gr. 12 final project for programming. We're making a multiplayer RTS game. I've been assigned to the networking section of the game, and none of us have ...
1
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1answer
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Do I need to create my own or use a commercial server for the features and matchmaking options I want my game to support? [closed]
So I'm developing an indie turn-based game for iOS and, in coding up a Game Center matchmaking class, I'm starting to question whether Game Center is even the best choice for what I want this game to ...
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1answer
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Server costs and back loading for mobile devices
A company approached me to design an MMO for the mobile platform and I have the perfect idea for them. My question is how much would a server for a FTP game that has both a PVE element and PVP cost? ...
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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 ...
2
votes
1answer
598 views
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 ...
3
votes
1answer
117 views
Client AI calculations vs. Server AI calculations
I have been thinking about a game which would have an AI, and the AI would ideally do extensive calculations thinking many turns in advance.
I am curious if there is some way to put most of the ...
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vote
5answers
651 views
multi-thread in mmorpg server
For MMORPG, there is a tick function to update every object's state in a map. The function was triggered by a timer in fixed interval. So each map's update can be dispatch to different thread. At ...
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1answer
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How can I speed up this design?
I am currently developing a game that includes a server and some clients. Currently, the server does its work based on user input then draws the image the clients should see and sends it. ...
2
votes
1answer
305 views
Better ways of handling the server for a Multiplayer Browser Based Game [closed]
I am looking to create a multiplayer browser based game, similar to tribal wars and such, and i'm trying to think of better ways of handling the server, for example when troops and buildings are ...
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vote
1answer
92 views
Client Side Prediction for a Look Vector
So I am making a first person networked shooter. I am working on client-side prediction where I am predicting player position and look vectors client-side based on input messages received from the ...
3
votes
1answer
133 views
Game based on Ajax polling for 12 players
I am planning on writing a small browser game.
The webserver is a shared server, with no root / install possible.
I want to use AJAX for client/server communication. There will be 12 players.
So ...
5
votes
1answer
171 views
Has anyone tried using one of those BAAS providers to create mobile games?
I'm hearing a lot about different companies offering back-end as a service (BAAS) for mobile apps but it seems like none of them are very successful with mobile games. Is there any reason why not ...
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votes
2answers
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How to build a turn-based multiplayer “real time” server
I want to build a TCG for mobile devices that is multiplayer over the web (not local wifi or bluetooth). As a player plays cards I want the second player to see what is being played in "real time" ...
2
votes
3answers
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General directions on developing a server side control system for JS/Canvas Action RPG
Well, yesterday I asked on anti-cheat JS, and confirmed what I kind of already knew that it's just not possible.
Now I wanna measure roughly how hard it is to implement a server side checking that is ...
4
votes
2answers
475 views
Game Server on Windows Azure
What do you guys think of using Windows Azure for deploying a custom built game server. It's being built in C#, and I want to get a few things down before stretching too far into the project.
I like ...
3
votes
2answers
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C++ Database vs Reading Files
Ive been programing a C++ game/server for the past year. I have been using MYSQL for character logins, items, monsters, etc, etc. (im on windows). My question is, what are some of the databases that ...
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vote
0answers
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I'm making flash MMO game, what to do next? [closed]
I've made several flash games before, and my next project is a flash MMO game. Right now, I'm learning node.js for the server side software, so far I can make a hello world server, read & write ...
0
votes
1answer
361 views
Language and learning of an MMO Game server [closed]
I am creating a MMO using XNA framework for the client and want to create the server using .Net sockets in C#. I am not a total rookie to network programming, but I am having trouble finding ...
0
votes
1answer
263 views
Resource and game state management for multiplayer game server
I'm building a virtual world kind of engine. It's mostly for fun and learning. But I would like to get it right from the very beginning, so it is stable and can be scaled relatively easily.
I've been ...
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votes
1answer
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UDK dedicated server project. How to create user information files
Now I know how to launch my dedicated server in udk.
But now I need to know, that how can I put the server to make a information file for every registered user in my server(whitch stores information ...
0
votes
1answer
351 views
how does server communication work in a flash game with a php backend
I am trying to create a browser game using actionscript/flash. Currently, I'm trying to understand how I would go about creating a back-end which interfaced with my MySQL database.
As far as I ...
0
votes
0answers
312 views
Android - Multiplayer Game - Client / Server - Java etc
I must write a multiplayer pong game for the school. Where are thousand of rooms and where two players can go in to a room and play together and collect points. I programmed the Pong game using Java ...
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vote
1answer
368 views
How do I go from a simple html5 tic tac toe game to an online 2 player game?
I've been working on an online 2 player Tic Tac Toe solution for blackberries. both old and new. And so far I have html5 code that has a 3 x 3 layout that switches between x and o for the game ...
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4answers
250 views
Server for online browser game
I am going to be making an online single player browser game. The online element is needed so that a player can login and store the state of their game. This will include things like what buildings ...
3
votes
1answer
210 views
How to synchronise the acceleration, velocity and position of the monsters on the server with the players?
I'm building an MMO using Node.js, and there are monsters roaming around. I can make them move around on the server using vector variables acceleration, velocity and position.
acceleration = ...
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votes
2answers
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Continuous integration: Do I need it?
Does it make a sense to use a build server in small (2-3 developer) game development team? I like the idea of continuous integration, and the team members are not in the same place, so it might not be ...
