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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1answer
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Android TCG structural design [closed]
I started developing tcg for android, using ADT bundle.
What is the right approach/way for making/storing cards/game info, local sqlite, some kind of data file? some service? or something else?
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1answer
96 views
In general terms, how does a peer-to-peer game model work? [closed]
after some time of playing with Cirrus (a P2P model communication between users) I could made a simple game.
However, the game is turn based, so, it works like this:
Player A sends a message
Player ...
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votes
2answers
74 views
3G ISPs blocking TCP protocol on port 80? [closed]
I want to run a custom TCP protocol over a 3G connection for a game. (Amazon server with mobile clients) I decided to use port 80 because hey, it's open. I'm aware that some paranoid ISPs will have ...
3
votes
1answer
68 views
Player ranking using ELO with more than two players
I would like to use ELO to track player rankings between matches of a certain game, however the game can be played with up to four players in a match. I have seen games like Carcassonne use ELO with ...
1
vote
1answer
42 views
How to handle scaled aspect ratio multiplayer player coordinates
I'm building a cross platform multiplayer game. I'm using pixel graphics and starting at a small 256x144 16:9 aspect ratio That gets scaled up to larger 16:9 resolutions. The graphics look ok however ...
0
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0answers
68 views
Building Turn-based Multiplayer Architecture [closed]
I started to make multiplayer game but as I have no expirience I tried it different ways but something doesn't feel right to me.
So, I really need an advice about which ...
5
votes
2answers
158 views
What perspective is suitable for sharing a screen across a table?
I'm thinking about a 2 player 2D arena game for a mobile phone, but I have the obvious problem of gripping. To avoid this, I think it shouldn't be a problem to play one in front of the other with ...
0
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0answers
73 views
Most effective way to build a lobby application for a game?
I'm trying to steer clear from "which technology should I use" and more of "what aspects of tool s should I look for to make this easy". What is the rest of the industry doing? Web stacks? I'm trying ...
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0answers
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Need help implementing multiplayer over multiple computers in my game [closed]
Currently in Visual Basic 2010 my Turn-Based Table-Top card game I'm converting to computer I have it set for up to 5 players.
At the moment every player shares the same form. When a turn changes, ...
0
votes
0answers
57 views
Implementing time slowdown in a multiplayer game [duplicate]
My game has first-person melee combat that is based on directional attacks that are controlled with mouse gestures. For example, a downward slash is most effectively blocked by a shield held up high. ...
0
votes
1answer
86 views
Are there any guidelines/articles/tutorials for creating a network protocol for games? [closed]
I am currently developing a little 2D sandbox game with multiplayer functionality in XNA 4.0 and the latest lidgren-lib for networking.
I found myself quickly at a point where sending a players ...
1
vote
0answers
123 views
DRY 0-bandwidth-overhead-serialization in C#: virtual, delegates or reflection?
I'm (de)serializing some datastructures for a network-multiplayer game, and for each datastructure that's to be (de)serialized, I want to define the order of (de)serialization only once for ...
4
votes
3answers
236 views
Is it worth having AI opponents step in for disconnected players in an online multiplayer card game
I have an online multiplayer card game resembling spades/bridge and I want to implement a system that autoplays when a client disconnects. Right now, there is a client and server. In the new system, ...
4
votes
1answer
185 views
How to develop multi-player game without involving server side code?
There have been lot of cloud based frameworks released in past few years. They provide real-time communication among users but does not allow developers to write server side code.
So, how can we use ...
0
votes
1answer
152 views
GameLoop architecture for local multiplayer
I'm writing a game for Android to which I want to add a mulitplayer mode (local multiplayer via WiFi/Bluetooth, not online multiplayer via server). I stored the exchange-code between the client ...
6
votes
2answers
159 views
What to do with old data?
I have a game - virtual soccer manager. It is browser based game. It is split into 'seasons' each of them takes around a half of a real year. The central game element is a soccer match, each team ...
1
vote
1answer
187 views
Adding local wireles multiplayer mode to my Android game
I've created a little game on Android. Now, I want to add a multiplayer mode which works with bluetooth or WiFi, so you can play together with other "smartphones" in your neighborhood . Which is the ...
0
votes
1answer
73 views
Real Time vs Turn Based (XNA) [closed]
What is a more difficult type of game to develop on XNA: A Real Time multiplayer game or a Turn Based multiplayer game? (not client server or peer to peer, just in general)
Any links to articles ...
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votes
1answer
153 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 ...
0
votes
1answer
96 views
Approaching syncing between client and server, in a Tower Defense game
I am currently working on a Multiplayer TD, players can join games, and place towers on a map, so far so good.
This is how the game works as of today, when a new game is created, the server ...
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votes
1answer
116 views
multiplayer game in openGL [closed]
what is the easiest way how to make network communication in openGL/glut? Does anybody know any good tutorial for beginners? thanks
(or is there any simpler way then openGL?)
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2answers
286 views
Creating offline multiplayer Android games with Unity
Is it possible to create offline multiplayer Android games with Unity (played over bluetooth/ wi-fi)?
If so, then I would like to create a 2 player game prototype, containing a single room (empty ...
0
votes
0answers
64 views
What is an efficient/safe way to broker head to head communication for a mobile game
I have a mobile game written in XNA/MonoGame with a wcf server and I am currently designing the head to head competition mode. Previously I have created a game that used UDP to set up communication ...
4
votes
1answer
94 views
Handling Different Aspect Ratios for a Multiplayer Game
I'm currently designing a competitive 2D, side-scrolling multiplayer game and I want support full screen play at any aspect ratio (e.g., 4:3, 5:4, 16:10, 16:9). Doing that is not so much a problem, my ...
4
votes
3answers
322 views
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 ...
6
votes
2answers
232 views
Networking Questions: Serialization and Frequent Small Packets or Fewer Large Packets
I'm working with a socket server and I'm trying to decide how to update all of the clients.
I'm currently sending few packets with entire objects serialized in JSON. In most cases this adds a lot of ...
0
votes
1answer
135 views
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
votes
1answer
82 views
Receiving server data inside game loop
I'm planning on how my multiplayer game client game loop should work. While I'm convinced that server should be moved from game loop into it's own thread, I'm not sure what should I do about receiving ...
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votes
1answer
195 views
Client Server Multiplayer Project
I have reviewed the relevant WinForms/XNA samples here and here.
However, my requirements are slightly different.
Given the following:
I am developing a multiplayer (Client - Server) game
There ...
0
votes
2answers
179 views
What would be best practice of client comunication in a multiplayer game
Assume that we have a multiplayer game and the users are moving their characters (might be a circle) on the game area. At every game loop some changes can be happened. Should clients send their ...
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1answer
178 views
Do “write once run anywhere” engines require platform specific code for multiplayer?
I've been investigating the myriad selection of mobile game dev engines that allow compilation of your code onto multiple target platforms, but, something I can't seem to figure out is if ...
3
votes
1answer
86 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 ...
2
votes
2answers
164 views
Collision detection in pong style multiplayer network game
I've recently implemented an authoritative server (node.js with socket.io) for a multiplayer pong game.
I've looked at client side prediction and fixing timesteps and starting to grasp the notion of ...
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votes
1answer
109 views
Two characters controlled by one set of controls? [closed]
I am using Unity 3D to make a multiplayer game using the Photon Network package in the asset store.
I have initiated two characters controlled by a Mecanim script, and they both have animations. ...
3
votes
2answers
243 views
Get timing correct with client side prediction
I believe I've got my head round CSP after reading Gabriel Gambetta's blog, Valve article and buildnewgames.com but having an issue understanding the time execution of everything.
So if a player ...
1
vote
2answers
295 views
I would like to build a 2D multiplayer game. Do I need a game engine or not?
I plan to build a very basic 2D game in html5: it's purely a map divided in 2D equal square tiles. A player can click on a tile to see the message "behind" a tile. Once open, other players can't open ...
2
votes
1answer
294 views
How to structure (the code in) a multiplayer game
I'm working on a rather small project where we will be developing a small engine, a client, a server and an editor of some kind. It's a component-based 3D engine with basic systems like Rendering, ...
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vote
0answers
161 views
Browser UDP Relay with TCP Websocket
I'm wondering if this is possible and what obstacles I might face.
I have a game that's browser based, and since I can't send UDP packets from a browser, Can I use a plugin that the browser connects ...
0
votes
0answers
159 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.
...
0
votes
1answer
197 views
Anyone know good network Java Tutorials for Game Dev? [closed]
I'm trying to create a very basic pong game with Java that can have two users on two different computers and one will be the host, or a computer can just be a host and the other two clients connect, ...
2
votes
1answer
93 views
How do I manage multiplayer login?
How is the typical login, loading the level and spawning handled?
For example:
Client sends "iwanttologinwithcharacterx"
Server does some validity checks and instantiates characterx
Server sends ...
2
votes
2answers
193 views
PHP Browser Game Private Messages?
First off, I'm asking this question here because gaming and messaging are intimately connected. Why win if you can't gloat? Nevertheless, I won't be offended if this needs to be moved to overflow.
...
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votes
3answers
543 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 ...
0
votes
2answers
126 views
Practical Way to Store and Communicate Data for a Multiplayer Game Like This
I am working on my first multiplayer game, as I have become bored with my single player indie games. However, I have a question. Players will be placing items on a map which is arranged in a grid, ...
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vote
1answer
141 views
iOS game integrated with Facebook - Random game
How could I implement a random game for iOS via Facebook. I registered my game with Facebook and done everything so far... Can Facebook do such a thing?
EDIT
I connected my app to Facebook, I can ...
0
votes
1answer
186 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 ...
2
votes
2answers
254 views
Sync clocks on a real time multiplayer game - Is this ok?
I'm developing a multiplayer game through Gamecenter in unity with prime31 plugin. This is how I sync the clocks of the two players (right now there will only be 2 player in one match), and I wanted ...
1
vote
1answer
137 views
When and where should I calculate collision response with multiplayer physics?
I've troubles wrapping my head around multiplayer physics and collisions on the client side, so far I interpolate the state of my network entities ( position and velocity ) of the other clients based ...
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votes
2answers
236 views
UDK - Where might one look to begin developing a standalone multiplayer system?
To be brief, I'd like to create and integrate my own network handling system that would support 500+ players into a UDK project. Best I have understood various guides and online references, the most ...
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votes
1answer
239 views
Team sports (soccer, basketball, hockey) game engine design [closed]
Currently I'm working on architecture design of online soccer manager game (web app). I have couple ideas and even already building POC. But I'm wondering if there is any guide or useful docs on how ...
