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Network Game Design

Started by Punika Dec 15, 2001 at 4:04 AM 6 replies 1.4k views

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Dec 15, 2001 at 4:04 AM

Hi! I got my network code working now and I am implementing it into my Game Engine. I am thinking about the Design and how to handle Server and Client on one PC. For example how should I handle my Level. Load it twice? (one for client, one for server) Should the Server handle Bots or Singleplayer Creatures? Should the Client get all visible Objects (creature...), send this Information to the Server that it can process them. If I am having many variables that the Client and the Server use, how do I handle it when one PC is Server and Client? Many questions, I know. Hope you can answer some. Thanks Punika

DPlay noob

Dec 16, 2001 at 3:39 AM

It really depends what kinda game you are making. If you are making mmorpg then client shouldn''t load any objects except map. If client doesn''t load map transfer rate will increase alot.

By the way, could you tell me how to take strings from incoming dplay message?

Punika

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Punika

Dec 16, 2001 at 8:03 AM

Hi!
Thanks for your reply. I never worked with DPlay. Sorry. I am working on a 3D Shooter. I would like to know if Quake or Unreal load there Level twice. One for the Server one for the Client.

Thanks

Punika

Prefect

Dec 17, 2001 at 8:37 AM

Half-Life for example actually send network packets internally (this is how fakelag etc... works).
So client and server parts have at least got seperate entity arrays. This can be an advantage because it makes the programming model more simple and consistent. On the other hand, it may be a waste of space, obviously. So if you''ve got a data structure which can easily be shared between client and server parts (such as the map''s BSP tree), you should do so.

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Prefect

Punika

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Punika

Dec 18, 2001 at 10:11 AM

Hi!
Thanks for your replys. I will try some solutions. Hope it will works.

Thanks

Punika

Deebo

Dec 23, 2001 at 6:06 AM

You should have the client load all data like levels models and sprites. The server should tell the client what to load and where to put it. On a client/server game on one machine, load the level once and use it for the client and server parts. This will require some extra coding but its more efficient. On a network, the server and client should have the level loaded.

Punika

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Punika

Dec 23, 2001 at 5:08 PM

Hi!

I am programming it, but it''s really hard work. It much more complicated than get some Stuff on the Screen. Hope my design will let me at all the other stuff later...

Bye

Punika

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