Two or more computers connected together via cable bound or wireless communication links for the purpose of information exchange.
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Assign each player a unique ID?
For my game's multiplayer matchmaking and back-end, every player is assigned a unique GlobalID and LocalID. The GlobalID is used for keeping track of all players and the LocalID is for keeping track ...
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Can a local UDK server have two clients connected locally?
To do some basic testing on players interacting with other players I would need to have at least two players in my world. My solution is to run the server from my computer, then run two clients. When ...
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I have been working on my Java game for a while, now I would like to get into networking, what resources are effective for java networking? [on hold]
After working on my game for a few months, I want to now begin to do some networking with it. All my previous games have not included any networking so I feel it is a good time to get started.
I am ...
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0answers
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Sending sprite data as snapshot data in networked real-time game
When you have a client-server architecture in your multiplayer game you're expected to send the states of each entity as calculated by the server to your clients. This assumes that the client's game ...
3
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2answers
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How do I efficiently send RTS unit selections over the network?
I have a multiplayer RTS game with every unit assigned an ID.
How can I efficiently send across a network the units selected by a player? For example, Starcraft 2 has upwards of 200 units per player ...
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1answer
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What's the scope of RPCs in unity?
I can define several RPCs in unity and I can call them via the networkView component. But it seems that it gets the RPC called regardless where it is defined.
So I was wondering to know how do the ...
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0answers
46 views
Hiding actual IP of a Game Server [closed]
I've developed a game server which has 3 layers
Login Server(That connects AI Server)
AI Server(That connects game logic server)
Game Server
I want to prevent DDOS attacks as much as possible and ...
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1answer
190 views
Decentralized Matchmaking in Unity?
I'm making a card-playing game, similar to Magic Workstation. I've been looking into several options for networking. I have a working LAN version with the build in Unity networking, as well as Photon ...
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1answer
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UDK ping check without joining a game?
I have made great strides in creating a custom built server browser for UDK. It registers servers with a master, and the client can download the list and populate the server browser.
However I'd like ...
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0answers
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How to deal with cheat avoidance and trusted client issue [duplicate]
I hope not to be off-topic here.
At the moment I'm dealing with networking programming for the game I'm working on and I found different possible scenarios.
I started to build code using a Platform ...
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1answer
120 views
Client side latency when using prediction
I've implemented Client-Side prediction into my game, where when input is received by the client, it first sends it to the server and then acts upon it just as the server will, to reduce the ...
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2answers
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UDP vs TCP in multiplayer mobile game
I'm working on a networked multiplayer game, initially for iOS.
Even with TCP_NODELAY there are large fluctuations in latency. I can't be sure of the reason, but I would not be surprised if it was ...
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1answer
562 views
Sending RPC calls from server to client inside Unity
In my game inside Unity, I have two scenes setup. One for the main server ( acts like authoritative server ) and the other scene for my client. The game starts once my client connects to the server.
...
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2answers
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How to keep server-client clocks in-sync for precision networked games like Quake 3?
I'm working on a 2D top-down-shooter and doing my best to copy concepts used in networked games like Quake 3.
I have an authorative server.
The server sends snapshots to clients.
Snapshots contain a ...
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1answer
42 views
PlayFab Custom Server Integration
I want to use PlayFab to host and manage my server instances but I'm unclear on how to implement the requirements they listed here. My server SDK is in .Net and I'm hoping I can fulfill all the ...
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1answer
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How to estimate number or packets required to sent per second in a multiplayer lockstep RTS game?
Considered a typical lockstep implementation, what's a solid rate to send packets at for UDP protocol that games can start with in the beginning?
If anyone has experience in this field, I'd like to ...
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1answer
61 views
Lockstep dealing with lag
I understand how properly connected clients in a lockstep model deal with lag but what about the lagger? How does the lagger know that he or she is lagging? Should I continuously ping the central ...
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1answer
90 views
Client-Server Game Communication (w/ Protobuf, Relevancy and Delta Compression)
So, I have reached another problem while trying to implement my client-server communication. From everything I've read there are three main ways to minimize packet size:
Only send what has changed ...
2
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1answer
108 views
NAT punchthrough failed
I finished my game while I was unaware of this error since it only shows up when I disable "WIFI" on my phone and testing it with 3G and 4G. Otherwise, when both devices are on my personal network ...
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2answers
58 views
Encoding/decoding data with byte arrays
For my multiplayer game, I'm trying to figure out a system to send multiple pieces of data from one client to another and separating pieces of data.
When sending a message, all parameter data has to ...
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1answer
197 views
Algorithm for smoothing a network object's movement
We are building multiplayer game where there's no central server managing the game.
Each player is responsible for sending out its state to all connected players.
In addition, all clients run ...
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0answers
82 views
Unity Photon/PUN - Updating booleans with RPCs
I'm using the latest version of unity with Photon's PUN library.
I used a tutorial to make a really simple multiplayer game (cubes moving around) which works fine. Now I'm trying to make a turn based ...
2
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1answer
96 views
RTS Lockstep: How to deal with high latency and packet drops?
In the lockstep RTS model, I understand how games can be made deterministic by sending across commands to run at designated frames in the future. Then, to keep everyone in sync, confirmations are sent ...
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0answers
102 views
Unity Networking RPC confusion
I'm new to Unity Networking as well as networking in general. I am looking to call an RPC on multiple machines, but for the RPC to do something different if the machine executing the function is not ...
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1answer
58 views
Should I switch to UDP for a mobile p2p game when considering 3G network?
I have been making a mobile game that is similar to "Street Fighter" where two players play with each other via Internet.
The game sends out a small packet (controller status) to the other party ...
2
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1answer
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how to sync two players to start at the same time for a head-to-head networking game?
I am developing a game similar to "Street Fighter" and two players can fight each other via Internet.
The networking model is "lockstep" by trying to sync user controller status for each frame.
When ...
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1answer
66 views
Implementing Client-Server Delta Compression (with Protobufs)
I am writing a 2D real-time RPG in C# and I am trying to implement client-server communication using protocol buffers. I am trying to figure out how to implement delta compression to reduce message ...
2
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1answer
133 views
In-Depth Lockstep Explanation
I'm making a multiplayer game built upon a lockstep system and I'd just like a better grasp on the concept. My main question is on how to get every command to simulate at the same time on every ...
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6answers
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Which server platform to choose [closed]
I'm going to write a server for an online multiplayer with these requirements:
Pretty simple turn based game (think a card game) that is played entirely on the server (security reasons)
Must be able ...
3
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0answers
75 views
client-server network model for top-down WASD game [closed]
I'm currently working on a multiplayer game with top-down camera view and WASD player control, similar to Bloodline Champions. Projectiles, spawned by players are relatively slow and clearly visible, ...
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1answer
63 views
In lockstep networking game, how to handle sudden lags and disconnection?
I am trying to implement a game similar to "Street Fighter" by using lockstep networking model so that two players can play remotely via Internet.
I have read a lot of articles about lockstep ...
9
votes
2answers
234 views
How would a game-state snapshot system be implemented for networked real-time games?
I want to create a simple client-server real-time multiplayer game as a project for my networking class.
I've read a lot about real-time multiplayer network models and I understand the relationships ...
2
votes
3answers
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Is this a viable architecture for lag compensation?
In some games/engines (such as Source), the server compensates for latency by applying player inputs in the past. Whenever the server receives a player's input for a frame, it rewinds the game to the ...
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2answers
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Which game logic should run when doing prediction for PNP state updates
We are writing a multiplayer game, where each game client (player) is responsible for sending state updates regarding its "owned" objects to other players.
Each message that arrives to other (remote) ...
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votes
2answers
361 views
How do I duplicate a Box2d simulation, mid-simulation?
I want to serialize the state mid-game, send it over the network to an identical computer (same CPU, same OS, same binary), load it there, and have the two games run in tandem doing the exact same ...
2
votes
1answer
118 views
Is there a pattern for handling multiple game states?
I'm experimenting with writing a multiplayer game, almost from scratch (I'm using C++, OpenGL, ENet, and platform-specific APIs) with a client/server networking model where the server is ...
3
votes
1answer
83 views
Sending Client Input to Server (which way?)
I am trying to get networking working for my game, I've read several sources of information about this subject but one thing is still unclear for me.
The way I process client input is by executing a ...
2
votes
1answer
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When two RPC methods have the same name, which is called?
I have a situation where I would want two of the same components( in a hierarchy ), to be on a GameObject. If this component has an RPC method, it obviously cannot change name per instance of the ...
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1answer
90 views
How to securely retrieve game stats from clients in a p2p game network?
I'm working on a P2P game and I know I should never trust the clients. I my architecture, there is a "Master Server" that stores game room (host) informations. Players can create their own rooms ...
2
votes
1answer
220 views
How to output to the Oculus and a 2D screen?
We'd like to present an Oculus game to a large group of people. Not everyone will have an Oculus headset, so we'd like to output to both the Oculus and a second display. The problem is that the ...
2
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2answers
134 views
Using peer to peer for prediction in a client-server network model
By implementing peer to peer connections between clients in a client-server network model I should be able to increase the prediction fidelity as this theoretically would provide the client with other ...
2
votes
1answer
282 views
How can I make Network.RPC call a method with params object[]?
Why do I need to do this? The game I'm working on fully conforms to a component style design. Every component that a game object uses is placed on the object and is disabled/enabled based on it's ...
3
votes
1answer
345 views
How can I separate component functionality from networking logic?
Is it possible to make network independent components that allow networking details to be specified externally?
For example, if I have a "Follow" script that follows a game object, it would need to ...
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votes
3answers
763 views
Is there a library or a framework that handles networking in an RTS? [closed]
I'm aiming for making a(n) RTS game with networking so instead of doing tedious stuff like networking I wonder if there is a library/framework that will save me the effort. I intend to make that game ...
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3answers
2k views
Are completely dumb client multiplayer games feasible? [closed]
Is it possible to make a networked game, where each client displays a pixel array sent to it by the server, and sends inputs back to the server? This would be much simpler to implement than using ...
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votes
1answer
56 views
how to guarantee the order of response in a service-oriented mmo server cluster
i'm working on a mmo server these days. it's a service-oriented architecture, every service is one process which processes a specific type of request, and i have inventory service, battle service, ...
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9answers
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How are deterministic games possible in the face of floating-point non-determinism?
To make a game like an RTS networked, I've seen a number of answers here suggest to make the game completely deterministic; then you only have to transfer the users' actions to each other, and lag ...
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1answer
47 views
What are some rarely-mentioned networking models/strategies? [closed]
I've been thinking about multiplayer and networking a lot lately, and I've found oodles of information, but I feel like there might be some standard models or strategies for networking that I haven't ...
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1answer
53 views
Using RPC's for movement of an object across a network [closed]
I've been building upon http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DarrelCusey/20130221/187128/Unity_Networking_Sample_Using_One_NetworkView.php At the moment when I spawn a sphere on the server it spawns on the ...
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0answers
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Passing random number parameter to RPC call inside Unity
So I have posted a similar question previously but this is more specific to actual code that I am trying to implement for a multiplayer game that I am working on for IPAD. In short, this will be a ...
