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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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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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" ...
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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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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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How often should multiplayer games communicate with the server?

I once heard that Runescape "ticks" every 0.3s, and that seemed like a very long period of time, although Runescape is kind of a slow game. I'm building a more dynamic top-down shooter game, and I'm ...
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Collision detection in multiplayer games

This a followup to my previous question: How to implement physics and AoE spells in an MMO game?. There, we concluded that all physics have to be done on the server, and that I should use cylinders ...
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Real-time multiplayer game server development [closed]

I'm an Android developer, and I want to start developing a real-time multiplayer game, like Pocket Legends. Would this type of server be good for a real-time multiplayer action game - ...
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Game logic on the server! Good or bad?

I'm currently planning a simple online multiplayer game. And here is the question. Does it make sense to make the whole game logic on the server and just send the input from the client to the server? ...
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Build a handshake server for a multiplayer game

I'm making a multiplayer mode for a game I developed, and it works over UDP. What I need now is a server to let a player know another player, and send each one the other's IP. I own a VPS that I'm ...
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What Java library provides a high-level communication interface suitable for use in an action-game server?

I need to write a server for an action game, which needs fast communication with the client. There will only be one server, and I'll split the world in zones. The client will be written in Java using ...
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What platform should I use for a master server?

We are making a small FPS, and want people to be able to play it online and fetch a list of all servers from a master server. We only have experience in C#, and we have already written a master server ...
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Red5 or zendZMF or BlazeDS or Cirrus?

I've been trying to develop a multiplayer turn based game which is mostly free to play - I just want to see if the game idea is appreciated - hence I want to do it with minimal cost and I'm confused ...
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Game engine design: Multiplayer and listen servers

My game engine right now consists of a working singleplayer part. I'm now starting to think about how to do the multiplayer part. I have found out that many games actually don't have a real ...
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What freeware frameworks and tools to choose if I want to build a game like Farmville or Club Penguin? [closed]

Say I like to experiment with multiplayer games and I do not want to reinvent the wheel and build yet another game server. I don’t mind configuring and writing wrappers and adapters (both in c++ and ...
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Which server platform to choose

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 ...
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Server related questions and it is available options?

i went thru a lot pages here searching for information about the "server side" of a multiplayer game, while i did found some information they were not exactly what i was looking for. What is the ...
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How to structure a simple game server for a multiplayer game?

I would like to create a simple multiplayer game server for a simple game: The game is supposed to be similar to Command & Conquer, you have a few tanks and a few soldiers. You can select one ...