Native FleetOps for libsdl in Linux available ?

posted on October 2nd, 2009, 5:55 pm

Well, here is how the netcode should work... basically the data is sent to the host comp. The host makes all the calculations, then the results of all calculations is sent to the others, and then it is applied. Naturally the host would have the downside of his RAM getting clogged full of calculations... but it'd probably work better than the current net code.

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no strategy game i know works that way. i think thats more a good example how it should not be...
the whole ai (including player weapon ai and path finding ai) in armada is processed on each client (which is good). if you give a command then it gets broadcasted to the other players computers. so if you send a vessel from a to b the full path finding is in a 4 player game calculated 4 times, all computers have to do exactly the same thing -> they have to be in sync. if there is a problem with the syncronisation -> out of sync  i actually don't know why armada is performing so bad in MP, but i am no expert with netcode either. i can only assume that too much stuff is being sent as armada works quite well in a local network.

posted on October 2nd, 2009, 6:01 pm

maybe armada sends the information too often/too exact...

also: when the games have to be in sync, everybody has to send their data the same time, so this way the cmp gets the information o everyone at the same time; this could produce lag because a)the network connection isnt good enough and b)every player has to wai for the information with the highest ping,.... so if someone has a ping of 200 everybody has to wait for this player....

posted on October 2nd, 2009, 9:00 pm

Actually AI war works that way. It has the advantage of only needing 1 computer to have a good processor, as the others are just "dumb terminals"  that players use to issue commands which are sent to hte host computer and processed there along with AI and such.