Multi Player Nr 2

[baandola]

Hi

I Read a previous post about the Multi-player problem.
I was wondering if there has happend anything new about it?

Is it possibel to make a working Multi-player game using Flash and additional scripts?

Thankfull for any help.
/Björn
http://www.baandola.com

[Olorin]

Yes, it is very possible to make a multiplayer game with flash and php/asp/cgi.
There are many examples, from chat-worlds to multiplayer quiz shows and board games. But I haven't seen any action games yet, probably because data transfer is still slow, so you'll see your opponent's actions one or more seconds after he actually did them.
it's possible to use XML sockets for a faster direct connection, but that seems to be a pretty difficult thing to do.

Olorin

[baandola]

thanks for the fast reply Olorin.

Its a shame it aint possibel though. A action flash multi would be awesome in so many ways. The potential uses would be endless.
Have to check up on the xml sockets you´re mentioning, (although i yet havent got a clue on what it is

anyway, thanks.
/björn

[Olorin]

well, the way multiplayer games are done with php/asp/cgi is that a player sends and retrieves data to the server. Then another clients sends and retrieves data to the server. Each time the game connects to the server, it has to open up a connection.
Now with sockets, you open up a connection to the server once, and it stays open, so data can go through all the time, making it much faster.

Olorin