make game multi player

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  1. Planetman

    Planetman Well-Known Member

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    How do you make a single device game to multi player?
    Also do you need a server for this?
     
  2. Destined

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    This depends on your game, if it is cross platform etc.

    For example gamecenter has some limited turn based multiplayer functionality.

    However for a full multi player experience you will need a server if the game is complex (in terms of what is being communicated and to how many people it is being communicated too).
     
  3. Planetman

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    Apple are really annoying for people that need up to 8 players
     
  4. Destined

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    Generally you are going to want to use a server when you get to that number of players anyway. Gamecenter isn't designed to handle large scale multiplayer. It is designed for a few people to connect devices and then shovel the networking information to every client. This is all good for a small number of devices but as it grows the amount of data increases quickly to unmanageable without a server to distribute it in an intelligent way.
     
  5. Planetman

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    smart

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