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7answers
516 views

Do I need a Point and a Vector object? Or just using a Vector object to represent a Point is ok?

Structuring the components of an engine that I am developing along with a friend (learning purposes), I came to this doubt. Initially we had a Point constructor, like the following: var Point = ...
1
vote
3answers
191 views

OOP implementation of BUFFS and Stats. Suggestion

I am developing an MMORPG server using NodeJS. I am not sure how to implement Buffs, i mean, equipped objects or used skills have effects on the Player() which has many Stats(), some of them have a ...
1
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0answers
120 views

How do I keep user input and rendering independent of the implementation environment?

I'm writing a Tetris clone in JavaScript. I have a fair amount of experience in programming in general, but am rather new to game development. I want to separate the core game code from the code that ...
7
votes
1answer
573 views

2d, Top-down map with different levels

So, I'm creating a 2d, top down, sprite based (tiled) game, and right now I'm working on maps (well, a map editor at the moment, but it will be creating my maps, so basically the same thing). The ...
7
votes
3answers
514 views

How often to update a Game Client about the World?

Using socket.io, I have a communication similar to that of other MMORPGs, a steady connection with messages. In my design so far, the client sends the player's position and animation frame with every ...
0
votes
0answers
175 views

Online Game Considerations [closed]

I want to make a kind of online game, completely in JavaScript, using the <canvas> and socket.io. The general How is covered, there are just some minor problems with the design and architecture ...
6
votes
1answer
468 views

What structure is best used to model maps for games like Bard's Tale / Dungeon Hack?

I would like to create or use an existing JavaScript engine to build a game in the spirit of Dungeon Hack, Eye of the Beholder and older Might & Magic games. Going off my memory playing these ...
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2answers
369 views

Is it possible to integrate Action Script 3.0 with Java Script and PHP for an online browser game?

My client wants a browser based online game, languages which are known to me are Java Script PHP and Action Script and also My Sql. Game is quite like Farmvile as far as functionality is concerned.I ...