Comments on: I Have Issues With Network Programming… http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/06/22/i-have-issues-with-network-programming/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave Newgates http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/06/22/i-have-issues-with-network-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-142310 Dave Newgates Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:52:05 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=4726#comment-142310 Laughs, I thought that issue was a bad thing though I agree. I like network programming too. Laughs, I thought that issue was a bad thing though I agree. I like network programming too.

]]> By: Juuso http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/06/22/i-have-issues-with-network-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-140947 Juuso Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:08:58 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=4726#comment-140947 Fili: In my case it's superb important, since this traitor thing really shows its guts in the multiplayer. I would expect soloing to be mainly "training for the multiplayer" (if even possible, since this game focuses so much on player deduction based on the things that happen on screen... I'm not sure if anyone has invented an AI that can mimic humans on decision making in this level... :)) Anyway. I've done first bits of networking code as early as 2001, and got hang on them around 2005... 2007 (there was a few years gap also)... and now I feel that the hard work is already done. The planning I mean. I'm quite simply just "cloning" some of the network structure I did earlier and just putting things here. [add in the end] Yeh, some see it like this, but I feel that it might be tricky (depends on your game I suppose) to add things later if there's no any planning done earlier. In my game (which is so multiplayer oriented due traitor focus), I just gotta have the multiplayer up & running fast so that I can test it as soon as possible = which increases value of my project. Fili: In my case it’s superb important, since this traitor thing really shows its guts in the multiplayer. I would expect soloing to be mainly “training for the multiplayer” (if even possible, since this game focuses so much on player deduction based on the things that happen on screen… I’m not sure if anyone has invented an AI that can mimic humans on decision making in this level… :))

Anyway. I’ve done first bits of networking code as early as 2001, and got hang on them around 2005… 2007 (there was a few years gap also)… and now I feel that the hard work is already done. The planning I mean.

I’m quite simply just “cloning” some of the network structure I did earlier and just putting things here.

[add in the end]
Yeh, some see it like this, but I feel that it might be tricky (depends on your game I suppose) to add things later if there’s no any planning done earlier.

In my game (which is so multiplayer oriented due traitor focus), I just gotta have the multiplayer up & running fast so that I can test it as soon as possible = which increases value of my project.

]]> By: Fili http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/06/22/i-have-issues-with-network-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-140946 Fili Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:05:09 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=4726#comment-140946 Network programming is seen by many as "something you add at the end of the project when everything else is working to increase the value of the product". The reality is that network code is a very important part of the game and should receive a fair share of work-hours, just like graphics or AI. Sometimes I start writing a little of network code before doing anything else on the engine so that I get an idea how things should flow. Essentially, when running in singleplayer, my games behave just like a local multiplayer game with one human and lots of bots. So don't worry, take your time in writing good network code. If you do it right now, you'll be able to recycle a lot of it in the next game ;) Network programming is seen by many as “something you add at the end of the project when everything else is working to increase the value of the product”.
The reality is that network code is a very important part of the game and should receive a fair share of work-hours, just like graphics or AI. Sometimes I start writing a little of network code before doing anything else on the engine so that I get an idea how things should flow. Essentially, when running in singleplayer, my games behave just like a local multiplayer game with one human and lots of bots.
So don’t worry, take your time in writing good network code. If you do it right now, you’ll be able to recycle a lot of it in the next game ;)

]]> By: Pathogen David http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/06/22/i-have-issues-with-network-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-140945 Pathogen David Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:25:23 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=4726#comment-140945 Bah, worked on this one. My bad. Bah, worked on this one. My bad.

]]> By: Pathogen David http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/06/22/i-have-issues-with-network-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-140944 Pathogen David Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:24:38 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=4726#comment-140944 Your website has issues with commenting. Your website has issues with commenting.

]]> By: Sam http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/06/22/i-have-issues-with-network-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-140937 Sam Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:50:24 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=4726#comment-140937 I do like me some network coding I do like me some network coding

]]> By: Pathogen David http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/06/22/i-have-issues-with-network-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-140934 Pathogen David Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:24:36 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=4726#comment-140934 I told you it was awesome! I told you it was awesome!

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