I’m trying to create a simple multiplayer game, but got a little confused on the whole flash server part. What I’m confused on are:
- Is flash remoting the same as using a flash socket server?
- What are the good open source(and non cpu intensive) available ways of doing it? I need one that uses php, so I can add stuff to it. Or should I just try to create my own socket server? I saw osflash.org and they contain a pretty big list of them. Link here. http://osflash.org/open_source_flash_projects/#servers_and_remoting
Which ones are good and which ones should I avoid? Does anyone have experience with them? (I read amfphp’s guide/tutorial, but they keep talking about a “service browser”. WTF is that.)
This is what I’m trying to do.
–A) Someone logs in to server.
–B) They can then select where they want to go with a button.
–C) On button click, connect to server to retrieve environment data. When connected, it places them in a room, with maybe 16 people. If a room’s full, create another room.
–D) User is then connected, and enemy AI and interactions are done server side to prevent cheating.
I know how to do B) and D), but I’m stuck on A) and C). And yes, I know making a multiplayer game is hard to do, even for a simple one. But I’m pretty determined to do this.
