Ryan Routon
FarSight Employee
- Feb 24, 2012
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Hey guys,
So part of the reason I have not been on the forums much recently (In addition to the Challenge mode you guys already have) I have been tasked working on a cross platform head to head functionality for our engine. It will be a client server system that will utilize our database and server to match people together in order to play a head to head game. Once a game is created UDP packets will be sent from client to client. Just to keep expectations in line, for this round the matchmaking system will be very simple and until we get a new UI together there will not be a lobby or friend invite, it will be a simple queue and create system for the Alpha and Beta. Later I will add functionality so that you can enter an email if you want to play against a particular person, in fact that functionality will probably go in before the ui to test it out. I have a few bugs to iron out and some UI work, but we are close and just wanted to give you guys a heads up so that you can coordinate a time that you can all test this together. I have not been able to test any more than two people in the queue so it will be interesting to see how the system works with more people. I am going to create a screen that will log states and information to help with debugging purposes so that I can track down a particular bug using your info, server logs, and database entries. So all that being said stay tuned and I will post an apk here as soon as I iron out the rest of the most pressing issues!
So part of the reason I have not been on the forums much recently (In addition to the Challenge mode you guys already have) I have been tasked working on a cross platform head to head functionality for our engine. It will be a client server system that will utilize our database and server to match people together in order to play a head to head game. Once a game is created UDP packets will be sent from client to client. Just to keep expectations in line, for this round the matchmaking system will be very simple and until we get a new UI together there will not be a lobby or friend invite, it will be a simple queue and create system for the Alpha and Beta. Later I will add functionality so that you can enter an email if you want to play against a particular person, in fact that functionality will probably go in before the ui to test it out. I have a few bugs to iron out and some UI work, but we are close and just wanted to give you guys a heads up so that you can coordinate a time that you can all test this together. I have not been able to test any more than two people in the queue so it will be interesting to see how the system works with more people. I am going to create a screen that will log states and information to help with debugging purposes so that I can track down a particular bug using your info, server logs, and database entries. So all that being said stay tuned and I will post an apk here as soon as I iron out the rest of the most pressing issues!
