Network Pong Demo

I really liked Guyon's idea about the paddles so I implemented the game using mouse control, only for 2 players at the moment.

<img src="http://i40.tinypic.com/2vsgndy.jpg">

You can get the server and client here:

http://www.box.net/shared/5703uihspa

Some quirks:

1. You can swing the paddle really fast and go through the ball. For simplicity sake I have not addressed this. For now, you have to resist the temptation to swing at the ball. then please let me know and I'll incorporate it.

2. Over internet. My guess is there will be lots of lag with players moving their mouse so quick. I plan on releasing the tutorial then looking at another library (plus interpolation/prediction) to handle online lag.

I plan on releasing the tutorial then looking at another library (plus interpolation/prediction) to handle online lag.

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I already have a decent understanding on how one would write predictive net code so bring on the tutorial.

Looking forward to playtesting some online gamage with my friends/brothers.

Thanks again Scidave, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

I uploaded a new version which improves collisions and increases ball max speed (felt a little slow last time I tested). Working on 4 player version now.

Guyon.. prepare your quarters!

Finally got the four player version working thanks to Rojohound and newt. With this version you can select between 2 or 4 players on the server.

Please test it out, since I can't test the 4 player version that well. It is a demo, so there are a few quirks.. but as long as the main functions work right is what I'm interested in.

http://www.box.net/shared/spoafestsh

Thanks!

Update: Tested the 4 player version seemed pretty decent on the Lan. I'm going to build one more example game as part of the tutorial then will start on the writing. I want to build a game that is slower but with more players to show off the strong points of the library and give better usage ideas.

Where can i get Construct 99.84?

Thanks.