roll: i have asked a number of times for these types of threads (or suggestions) NOT to be posted (or presented to me for that matter)... so that fact that i might "insult" someone with my reply is not an issue...
and why ?? because i have never asked for anyone's help... and i doubt that i will... (DanYankees: thanks for pointing that out)
i'm not some amature kid who is trying to re-make pong... i am a professional programmer... and thats how i make my living... (it is not a very good living... but, thats another story) :biggrin:
i've been doing this for most part of my life... (not to mention all those painful years of college)... so really... help from someone who has not created a project/game such as this one is not required...
in any case... i will answer your question.. and you will find out once again why i h8te these damn posts (since in the end, all i'm doing is pointing out the faults in these wonderful suggestions)...
THIS is how the game works:
1 on 1:
Player1 <--> Player2
2 on 1/2 on 2:
Player1
^--> Player2
^--> Player3
^--> Player4
whats the difference between this model and the one karma is talking about? well.. there is no "server"... Player1 IS the server... thus, in a 1 on 1 game, information is sent directly between the two players WITHOUT a third party... (p2p)
in a game with 3 players or more, again, Player1 is the server.. and all information is being routed through him...
in addition, there is NO difference between the .exe version ("downloadable version") and the "online" (or "in-browser") version... because (surprise surprise) the browser "downloads" the game (or "streams it") to your hard disk b4 it runs it... (sorta' like re-downloading the game each time, unless it is already present in u'r cache)
solution ?? there is none.. because there is no problem with this setup... it is done by the book...
the only real lesson is to keep in mind that there is ALWAYS a reason why things are the way they are... (keep that in mind next time you make a post)
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