Questions that incorporate the internet or web technology as a whole
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1answer
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How can I put my Java game in my Weebly Website?
I'm making a Java application (not applet), a game, which I want people to play through my weebly website because problems came for most of my friends PC's like the assets aren't appearing and the ...
1
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0answers
93 views
Lighting doesn't work properly in WebGL build only at one place
So I have a 2d game where a player walks around the level (top view) with a flashlight in front of him. Everything works fine in the editor, however whenever I build it for WebGL and test it in my ...
0
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0answers
27 views
How to keep user logged in in web-based game
Imagine web-application (eventually game) built according to the following architecture:
The Back-end consists of a service, that is loading the world and managing the world attributes and entities.
...
1
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0answers
25 views
Twine game animated blur effect
I'm making a horror text adventure using Twine (snowman version, which uses HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, and Markdown). I wanted to know what the best (easiest) way is, you think, for creating a ...
0
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1answer
61 views
Game Website Wrapper
I am looking to make a simple program (in any language) then when you run the .exe the only thing it does is display a website (the whole website is my game) without any navigation buttons as they are ...
0
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1answer
110 views
WebGL Redirecting URL
If player's browser don't support WebGL, I want to redirect Web Player version. I think it's possible in UnityLoader.js file but how?
function CompatibilityCheck(){hasWebGL?mobile?confirm("Please ...
1
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0answers
299 views
UnityWebRequest and/or HttpWebRequest give 403 on Android with PUT
I am trying to post an image captured through my game to Facebook through their SDK, and as it requires a URI, I wrote a simple AWS Lambda function to take a byte array and upload it to an AWS bucket. ...
1
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0answers
36 views
Using GLFX.js on a full HTML page
I have a friend who is developing a game for HTML, and wants me to implement GLFX into the site page.
The problem is GLFX was designed specifically for use with the HTML5 Canvas, which he isn't using, ...
3
votes
1answer
134 views
Unity - Open offline web pages in a browser window by clicking a button?
I currently have a Unity game where the user can click on buttons to open up web pages, I use the following script on the button for this...
public void OpenURL(string url)
{
...
1
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1answer
194 views
Communication between Photon Cloud game and web server [Unity3D; Photon]
I am creating a multiplayer game using Photon Cloud (Photon Unity Network). For storage of player data (profile, inventory, achievments) I use web server (asp.net mvc & sql server). How to ...
1
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0answers
70 views
Facebook Canvas (web) Game for Desktop & Mobile Browsers
as the title suggests - I am about to develop a game for FB canvas.
Will the game support mobile and desktop or do I have to create two different project/game setups for this?
thanks
2
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2answers
536 views
How to embed unity webplayer built inside phonegap app?
After exporting my game made with unity, I got two files web.html and web.unity3d
I want to embed this game in a phonegap app. I used this code:
<object id="UnityObject"
classid="clsid:...
2
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0answers
81 views
How to develop ruzzle game for web [closed]
I am creating a game like ruzzle but i am creating for web . Initially my basic task is to display the alphabets in the html5 canvas the letters should fetched from the database randomly in the html5 ...
2
votes
1answer
81 views
Website within Skyrim
I'm new to the Skyrim Creation kit but I've been through a few tutorials and looked through the documentation but I couldn't see a way to do this. Is it possible to display an HTML page within the ...
0
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0answers
46 views
Evaluating ratings to balance weapons
I am developing a text-based battle arena RPG on the web. I'm at the part of development where I need to come up with weapons, and I want them to be balanced, yet I have no idea how to make a formula ...
1
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2answers
519 views
Saving data in the local computer with cocos2d-js
Making a game with cocos2d-js, is there a reliable way to create saved data in my local computer? I see that there is cc.sys.localStorage but it is removed if the user clears the browser's cache or ...
3
votes
1answer
359 views
HTML/JS publish LibGDX
I want to publish an app created with libGDX (HTML/JS publishing). Here are the steps I am doing.
Right Click on the Project -> Google -> Gwt Compile -> Compile.
After the compilation there is no ....
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1answer
40 views
What are the key ingredients for a good game-specific community website? [closed]
Feel free to use an example. I am thinking things like guides, tools that help a player make certain in-game choices, discussion boards, services that enhance player interaction, mods, blog/news, etc. ...
0
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0answers
48 views
Phaserjs, filters, save to image cache
I've tried to apply a Pixi filter to a image and save it to cache but the image doesn't get saved with the filter.
colorMatrix = new PIXI.ColorMatrixFilter();
colorMatrix.matrix = [0,0.0,0.5,-0.2, 0,...
2
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0answers
315 views
Battle Engine for Text based browser game [closed]
I am starting to code a browser game, I have a rudimentary chat set up, and would like to start creating the battle engine, I have a general idea of how I want it to play out, but I don't know where I ...
0
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1answer
68 views
How can I make a flapper game that scales to multiple aspect ratios?
So I've never made a game before besides a basic 4:3 aspect ratio flapper, so bare with me. Recently I had this wild idea that I wanted to make this complected (for a 2d) game in cca. Unfortunately I'...
0
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2answers
432 views
How unity works on Web
How Unity can work on Web if the code is written in C#? I understand that you can compile the C# code to a shared library and use it in Java (for Android) in ObjectiveC (for iOS) to enable Unity on ...
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1answer
1k views
How do I create a custom “Google Maps” visualisation from game map images?
I am attempting to create the equivalent of a Google Maps map for a private Ultima Online server, with a custom map replacing the default map.
I'd like to allow players to pin important locations on ...
0
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1answer
941 views
Unity mouse input not working in webplayer build
I have a button script with the following code
void OnMouseDown()
{
animation.Play("button-squish");
enlarged = true;
audio.PlayOneShot(buttonSound);
}
void OnMouseUpAsButton()
{
if (...
1
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0answers
264 views
Unity3d web player fails to load textures
I'm having a problem with Unity3d Web Player. I have developed a project and succesfully deployed it in a web app. It works with absolutely no problem on my PC.
This app is to be installed on two ...
1
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2answers
301 views
Can I have keyboard controls in an MMO and still do movement calcuation in the server?
I'm trying to decide between keyboard and mouse movement controls for a web-based multiplayer. It would be quite resource-intensive to use the WASD-keys and AJAX the server with controls every second.
...
1
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1answer
921 views
How to store XMLs in Unity for web player deployment?
I've created with Unity a short demo that works as a standalone .exe on Windows, and I was interested in deploying it as a web player game too.
When I run the game on the web player, though, I get ...
1
vote
2answers
353 views
Is it possible to develop web-based games using Corona SDK?
Some clients asked me to develop 2D web-based games and later on they might want to release those games on mobile platforms.
I know Corona and I don't want to rewrite my code twice. Is it possible to ...
0
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2answers
319 views
How can I create a web player for a game engine?
This web player is for UDK and works very well without a browser plugin. I'm wondering how it's built.
How can I build my own?
My game engine is written in C++ language.
4
votes
2answers
286 views
What's the current preferred method for serving/storing game data on html5 games
Given all the recent improvements on web platform (webgl, websockets, etc.), it should be now possible to see great games on web. However my biggest concern so far has been around serving and storing ...
5
votes
3answers
396 views
How can a web game store points online without giving the user the possibility to do the same call but with more points? [duplicate]
Imagine I have an HTML5 web game where the user can get points by doing certain activities. The game can be played offline, so there's not necessarily a live internet connection (note: this makes this ...
2
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1answer
609 views
How do I get URL parameters from a Flash game (developed with Unity3D)?
I made a simple Flash game in C# using Unity3D. It interacts well with a web page: There is a textbox for the player to type their name and that name is used in-game.
Now I want to pass the player's ...
2
votes
3answers
92 views
HTML5 tags on my website? [closed]
I'm not here to ask about the merits of HTML 5, CSS 3, Javascript, etc. as game development tools. Lord knows how many people have asked about that already. No, what I'm curious about is what kind ...
0
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1answer
64 views
Need a Push in the right Direction [closed]
I know this been asked a millions of time.
First off my Dabbled in a few languages,like Java,C#,Android,Python and unity even though that's not really a language.My Programming is Level as at far ...
1
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2answers
266 views
Implementing the “earn resource every N seconds” mechanism common to F2P games
In many free-to-play games, play will be rate limited in some manner by a resource that you naturally earn on a timed interval, but can opt to increase artificially through buy-ins.
A current example ...
2
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1answer
123 views
How can I use remote playtesters?
I'm working on a website for asynchronous two-player games (mostly board games); as part of the site's development I'm hoping to use it to playtest new games I design. The good news is that this ...
0
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1answer
409 views
Develop a 2d isometric mobile game on Flash [closed]
I'm building a game on Flash that will run on web/Android/iOS.
The game is 2d isometric.I heard that developing mobile apps on Flash sucks and the graphics looks just awful.It'd be quite uncomfortable ...
0
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2answers
176 views
multi user web game with scheduled processing?
I have an idea for a game which I am in the process of designing, but I am struggling to establish if the way I plan to implement it is possible.
The game is a text based sports management ...
8
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5answers
3k views
Good technological solutions to build an ascii map and moving characters in a browser (like dwarf fortress)? [closed]
I'd like to build a webapp for my game website that involves using text characters to represent animals and people, and have them move around on map squares with independent (server driven) AI.
So ...
3
votes
4answers
2k views
Sending high scores to a web server in an open source game
I've never dealt with sending/receiving data from web servers in my games, so I absolutely have no idea how to do this. I tried googling for a good solution but couldn't find anything satisfying.
I ...
5
votes
2answers
3k views
How to design the AI for a board game like Risk?
I am about to develop a web game that is similar to board games like Risk, and iOS games like Lux and Strategery. I am curious to know what the concept behind the AI for such games should be like.
I ...
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votes
1answer
143 views
Your mobile device as controller for webapps [closed]
I'm creating a multiplayer game just for fun and exploring different techniques like isometric games, node.js and socket.io.
The point is that I've tried to make an alternative approach on ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Is it possible to load local html pages into Gamemaker games?
I was just wondering if it would be possible somehow to load locally saved web pages into a game. My primary use for them would be as menus, helping to navigate between rooms.
I know about the built ...
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votes
1answer
8k views
What programming languages are sufficient for web browser game development? [closed]
I am wondering with what kind of languages such a multi-player online game was written?
I am trying to find a list of web programming languages which could be sufficient for both of these websites. ...
0
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1answer
298 views
Box2dWeb positioning relative to HTML5 Canvas
I'm new with HTML5 canvas and Box2DWeb and I'm trying to make an Asteroids game. So far I think I'm doing okay, but one thing I'm struggling to comprehend is how positioning works in relation to the ...
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3answers
1k views
Is it possible to make/translate a 3d engine to ruby on rails? [closed]
I am looking to make a 3D FPS that runs inside web browsers. I looked into using WebGL, but it didn't seem far enough along into development. I decided on using RoR because Ruby was a language I knew.
...
2
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3answers
137 views
Is it possible to create native application for Google Chrome Store?
I'm developing small game using c++ and OpenGL. I would like to post it also in Chrome Web Store.
I've seen that a lot of apps are just redirection to specific url. I can use Java Applet and JNI to ...
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votes
2answers
191 views
What are hosting demands for webgame? [closed]
What are demands on hosting for multiplayer strategy game like Empire, Travian?
(memory for application, memory for database)
in flash
in .net
in php ?
EDIT:
Comments says there is no response ...
5
votes
4answers
2k views
More profitable: Android apps or Flash games?
Which market (that of Android games or that of Flash games) is more profitable and will give me a better chance of success?
Where can I find the relative market shares of these markets, globally?
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votes
1answer
623 views
What is this JavaScript gibberish?
I am studying how to make a 2D game with JavaScript by reading open source JavaScript games and I came across this gibberish...
aSpriteData = [
"}\"¹-º\"À+º\"À+º\"À+º\"¿¤À ~C_ +º\"À+º\"À+º\"À*P7²...
