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Tanifu
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If there is anyone that can tell me where or how to learn to put multipalyer code in a game, it would help a lot. Thanks
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Tanifu
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About 2 weeks.
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Mussi
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Posted: 20th Jan 2004 21:59
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you might want to learn a bit more about the language cuz multiplayer ain't an easy job.



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Darkflame
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How about simply exchanging a value between too machines?

I have tried countless times and cant even get that to work

Dunno if its my code or my connection though.

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Tanifu
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I know that I should know more, but I think that if I get multiplayer that the game well go along a lot faster. There is another programmer as well so it shouldn't be to hard if you can at least give us an Idea on how to do multiplayer.
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Well, i thought i knew the "idea" of how to do it, but as its not working i must be getting it wrong.




I was just trying to create a very,very simple chat program.

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zircher
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Posted: 21st Jan 2004 17:29 Edited at: 21st Jan 2004 21:02
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Here's a tip: After you get it working, convert from strings to memblocks and send memblocks. Why? You can send memblocks with guarenteed delivery so you don't loose messages.

I wrote a chat program for my VirMin project, but the code is scattered through several thousand lines of code and mixed in with my user interface. I can pull out some code fragments, if you want/need them.
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Darkflame
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Well, I suppose what would be nice is just the bare minimum about of code to send a variable between 2 machines.
Im 99.9% sure i cant work everything out from that

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IanM
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Then take a look in the CodeBase - there's a simple chat program there. If it's too complex, then I might have an older version hanging around someshere.

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Darkflame
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Yes i looked at that and it is a tad bit hard for me to understand.

(I never was that good at reading other peoples code..)

Surely enchanging a variable between 2 machines should just be a few lines no?

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Posted: 23rd Jan 2004 16:34 Edited at: 23rd Jan 2004 16:44
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It is, after you get the connections and setting done. And, of course, without the connection those two lines are useless. I don't have DBP in front of me, but there are some files in the helpexamples directory that clearly explain how to set that up.
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