Questions tagged [architecture]
How code is structured. For questions on the internal design of a game engine.
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Modeling complex requirements for populating loot/drop tables
I have a set of items and a data structure that describes where and how those items may be dropped. I'm looking to implement a roguelike/randomizer element to the game and want to include the special ...
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Serverless Multiplayer
I wanted to make a game with a "serverless" mobile multiplayer game.
The idea was to have devices connect to each other automatically when they are within range.
There would be no global game state ...
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TurnBased Server Design
I want to create turn based card game. Im currently writing server part in Java and I designed one little mechanism how it could work. On one server I want to be able to have lots of desks. So the ...
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Opengl Instancing and SceneGraph architecture
I am developing this game engine and using opengl instancing for rendeing some meshes. The problem is that i need a buffer of transforms (this means in continuous memory) but each transform is ...
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How to achieve communication among objects/systems in an effective way? [closed]
I have been playing with unity for some time and as a software developer I like systems to be as decoupled as possible.
I would like to know what kind of architecture you use to accomplish this.
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Multiplayer oriented game engine object (C++)
for a personal project i started making a 2d game engine in C++ that uses sfml. The idea is having base "game object" classes from which a game will inherit.
Right now i have:
Game_engine class ...
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Why separate data from logic?
I don't understand the purpose of separate SystemClass for functions.
My composition looks like this:
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How to load assets into the game engine editor fast?
I am making a game engine with C++ and OpenGL. Currently I'm stuck making the asset explorer. I would like to be able to import assets into an engine project and then when I open the project just use ...
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How can I implement versioning into a save system?
I currently have a crude save system in my game.
When my game is first launched after download, it checks for three directories in a certain location on the client computer, ...
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Do I need a rendering system in my engine?
I am planning to create a cRPG game engine that would allow to easily create games like Baldur's Gate. I already tried to do that once, but my knowledge was vastly insufficient at the time. I settled ...
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How do I keep historical variable value tied to certain period of time?
I'm currently trying to figure out how I can keep ever-changing variable values
and make it available for other classes to access the said variables.
In my example, I have the following:
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How does a game like Minecraft handle block and entity updates?
I am not asking how Minecraft loads chunks or generates chunks, I am asking about individual blocks and entities and their behaviours.
Suppose you have a dirt block: dirt block can be converted to a ...
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How to set up an architecture and a strategy allowing the persistence of the data of a MUD in a relational database?
How to set up an architecture and a strategy allowing the persistence of the data of a MUD in a relational database?
Type of game:
My question relates to the design of a Multi User Dungeon (MUD).
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stats or profit give away result of game
Think of a coinflip game, whose logic looks as follows:
Server sends websocket message (RESULT_MESSAGE) to frontend with result of a game (won/lost)
Server sends websocket message to frontend with ...
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Dynamic Game Server Architecture
I'm trying to find a way to design a game server architecture for a real time mobile game. The design should be cost effective but still to some extend scaleable (later on).
Mobile client flow:
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Is it possible to avoid global data in a Multi User Dungeon (MUD)?
I am currently designing a Multi User Dungeon (MUD). For those who do not know what it is, they are the ancestors of MMORPGs. There is no graphics, everything is played in a console by typing commands....
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Architecture of networked game engine
So after working on my game engine for 2 years, I've decided to step into the networking environment. I just don't know if it's a good idea to rewrite the engine, or how much work it will take (but ...
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Synchronize points from UI and server
I am sorry in advance if it's not perfectly clear.
I would like to make a game with let's say the following map (in real it will be a 3D globe).
Now this map contain point, and each point is a place ...
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Possible patterns for Registering event listeners of game entities with an event queue
I'm trying to integrate the idea of an event queue with a game loop that creates entities and responds to input. Is it better practice to submit entity reaction functions to the queue during input ...
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Unity Client and Multiplayer Networking/Architecture
My background is in Enterprise and SaaS web infrastructure. Zero information about games and how their networking works. I only know about the world of browsers and RESTful APIs.
I'm planning on ...
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Handling input in a custom ECS engine
I've been implementing an Entity Component System into my custom toy engine so I can learn more about it. Currently I have the following problem:
I can't think of a way of implementing input as a ...
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What engine is used in an introductory game-development course? [closed]
I am preparing a course in game-development. It is a choice-coures for 3rd-year students of computer science, who have working knowledge of several programming languages (C, C++, Java), algorithms, ...
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Should the lobby and game room be database tables or arrays?
I'm designing a lobby which holds all game rooms
If a room is empty, it gets deleted by the lobby
If a room is full, a new room is created
For now the lobby is an array of objects on a websockets ...
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How to make rhythm game long notes in Unity?
I'm making a rhythm game for a university course and I can't figure out a way to make the long/sustained notes. For reference, this is what I mean taken from Guitar Hero:
I already have a system ...
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How do the systems find the entities they should operate on in Entity-Component-System pattern?
I have read many articles about ECS patterns. Many of them are clear on what the entity and components are but don't really talk about the system because it "varies" or just use plain English to ...
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How to code a lot of cards in a trading card game java [duplicate]
I want to make a trading card game like Yu-Gi-Oh or Magic. I have a lot of cards in my game and even the user can make new cards. Cards are objects and they have attributes like HP and Mana ,etc but ...
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How to store relations between NPCs?
For an RPG I want to generate a world with lots of NPCs, and the NPCs all have relations to eachother. They can be eachothers parents, children, siblings, friends, bosses, lovers, lieges, vassals, etc....
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Modern OpenGL, 2D only, should I be using uniforms or VBOs for sprite transformation?
I'm new to OpenGL, I'm currently building a 2D game engine. Right now I'm only using one shader as I only draw textured quads (basically sprites).
The thing is... I don't know if should I be using ...
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Dividing Data and Logic in Unity
I am currently working on a small side project (as usual), and trying to build up from previous experiences.
I have the following elements in the game:
1) Region: ...
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Does game client size always grow in size after updates? [closed]
Games that are updated in course of their lifetime (through online updates), grow in size and I can understand that new textures, sounds and other stuff takes up space.
What I'm interested in is - ...
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Uninitialized Variables with Deactivation of Objects in Game Maker Studio 2
I am currently working on some map generation for my GMS2 game, and I have run into an issue that I absolutely cannot figure out. (I am very new to GMS2, so bear with me).
I am working on map ...
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How can I handle scripting-like tasks in my ECS?
So I have been getting more and more into ECS architecture, and I am having a bit of trouble wrapping my head around how to handle custom actions/callbacks.
For instance, let’s say I want to have a ...
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What are some gameplay cases where knowing the Z as a result of the raycasting is useful in a 2D setting?
The context is an 3D engine with a 2.5D level format. Like a roller coaster tycoon level, with some other level features added, and layers removed. For example the tile functions have the following ...
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Project organization for a multiplayer client-server game
I'm programming a game 100% in Java but I'm having some issues concerning the final games architecture.
I plan on having two separate projects: one that will hold the client side of communication ...
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Why would a game engine developer use both DirectX and OpenGL?
It's very common for cross-platform game engines to support both DirectX and OpenGL, and even Vulkan. Why would a studio want to write abstraction code 2, 3, or even 4 times? OpenGL/Vulkan are ...
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How can I evaluate varying conditions in a Scriptable Object?
I'm new to using Scriptable Objects, so this might just be a bit of confusion.
Let's say we have a Scriptable Object that defines the abilities a character might have in the game, and a character ...
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How to manage complex mesh importing in to a game engine
A bit of context: I'm developing a 3D rendering engine and can't really make much more progress until I get some more interesting and complex meshes loaded in to the scene. So far I have been using ...
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How can I approach writing a GUI framework for my game? [closed]
The problem
I want to write a simple GUI framework designed for a game, in order to learn the inner workings and nitty-gritty of how GUI 'engines' such as Unity3D's GUI work. I can't find any ...
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Where to create the vertex buffers?
Please note that this is purely an architectural/design question. And sorry for the long post, there are a lot of "thinking out loud" here.
I'm working on a simple graphics engine (as a universtiy ...
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Game Metrics for Achievements
So I posted not too long ago looking for an alternative system to what I'm using for game metrics, meaning information I post each update when something specific happens (enemy damaged, killed, a wave ...
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Too many objects to update in db too often
We are creating a RTS mobile game and we face some problem dealing with updating a lot of object in db too often.
Our game is a RTS in which players can attack enemies cities an take them.
The world ...
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Handling localization strings in a performant game engine c++
I'm wondering what's the approach for handling localization in a modern game engine. Typically I'd reference a string that would serve as a tag (say: AURA_POISON_CLOUD) in the code and then later in ...
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Operating Expenses of Mathmetic Operations
I understand that math operations require more resources/take longer than others when being computed. (e.g. square roots take longer than divisions which takes longer than multiplications which takes ...
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Array-Backed Entity Component System with Component Polymorphism
I'm tinkering with an array-backed ECS in C++ along the lines of EnTT. Components are stored in a struct-of-array fashion where each component type lives in its own homogeneous contiguous memory block....
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What's the generally accepted way to coordinate game events between objects?
I'm a newbie when it comes to game development and I'm struggling to decide on a good and consistent architecture for having child game objects trigger actions at a higher parent level.
For instance, ...
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endless Thorn (deal damage when taking damage) effect
I'm developing a card-based combat system for my game. (imagine a game like Magic The Gathering, or Hearthstone, or any CCG)
I was writing the logic of the effect that I call "thorn".
If a player has ...
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Understanding UE4 OpenGL contexts
Recently, I was browsing the UE4 source code. I was especially interested in the OpenGL implementation on Windows. The OpenGL "Dynamic RHI" (as they call it) implementation can be found in the ...
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Composing Game Metrics
So I'm running into a bit of a roadblock with the way I'm currently keeping track of game metrics. By "metrics", I mean little bits of information that I can compose together to get useful information ...
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How to implement a “Parent Constraint” in a custom 2D rigid body physics engine
So I am trying to write my own physics engine, with a specific game in mind, these are some design considerations:
the game is about spaceships, the players build their own ships and find others in ...
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How to access internal data from separated rendering-layer?
I am currently rewriting a project I have been working on last year and I’m utterly stuck trying to "correctly" separate the game-logic from its representation. I know why this is beneficial and I ...
