LAN multiplayer

[bfops]

This is being done on the server branch.

• [x] Client and server separation
  • [x] Client/server threads (452d77d2b3fe91a9081dde6dcc3bea1d7f81b7d5, c09d0091db3592898c78e64106a00dda380fc7dd)
  • [x] Client/server/common crates (01263feecb43048146b0747b38c048c5d663c892)
  • [x] Client/server executables (adb2d5ef3d6b3b1a4d8112e885d19d973190f6e4)
• [x] Clients should request blocks from the server, rather than the server pushing them. (ca3ada57bb7ad5f9a04905d7d628d702515bfc3e, fff5e98590bf2f95f27e9ac67f21fcf5822007c9)
• [x] Support multiple Clients (7cbad25c0d15a6933661522646a5b6c5571e8796).
  • [x] Clients should get their OwnerIds from the server (4f4e5d86846a74af3244bd81a8b2a01698ac8319).
• [x] Give Players meshes (47e3a8953af94c549572218ce70a4d902a52ba3d).
• [x] Support multiple Players (7a4e88ab8616d4a3ebc80518a7c5d1857eaf6789).
  • [x] Add players dynamically when clients connect (7a4e88ab8616d4a3ebc80518a7c5d1857eaf6789).
• [x] Clients get unique IDs to annotate their messages (827ba8ba082ff068e8e39162f55fe490d90ccfc0).
• [x] Networking (26ccf9b787fd4fdbfec47864cc9cbba4a2b31f6f, c9089a3e9e99c2d57b8c60161083640f017059fd)
• [x] Make it fast/scalable again (8383f41bc5b622374f65c5c2fd953c10eef898f6, 1d3621df9161adf173f85b9306364381805ad387, 37d3a825439dc15ad9adc5add779c277db53ec2e, 3707b3e2402c24970a41283fffb4a7d319128480, 246bfa446aa2be125daa89865507d2005f19e019)
  • A lot of refactoring happened near the main level. We're not as smooth as before, but smoother than this branch has ever been. It still tanks at bigger render distances though.
  • Release builds are smooth for low render distances.
  • [x] Terrain message rate limiting in the client SurroundingsLoader (b6c5e4179e05a8708f66f2d663da660bd5834073).

[elijahandrews]

This sounds fun!! On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 2:06 PM Ben Foppa [email protected] wrote:

We need:

• Client and server separation (started in #104 https://github.com/bfops/playform/issues/104)
• Networking
• Multiplayer

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/bfops/playform/issues/114.

[bfops]

I think a nice goal would be to make playform into something we actually like killing time with. Maybe a casual fighting game or something.

[bfops]

Moved world updates into a new thread in 452d77d2b3fe91a9081dde6dcc3bea1d7f81b7d5 (https://github.com/bfops/playform/issues/104). This starts the client/server separation.

[viperscape]

might be worthy of a read, if you plan on doing your own networking model: tribes networking model pdf

[bfops]

Looks interesting, thanks!

[bfops]

Added a client thread, and renamed some world* things to server*. c09d0091db3592898c78e64106a00dda380fc7dd

[bfops]

The server branch has most of the client/server split-up done. It's jittery though - we need to look at latency and reducing the amount of messages being transferred (because processing each one increases latency).

[bfops]

The crates branch is keeping track of my progress on the client/server cratification.

[bfops]

Release builds are slow for low render distances. Need to fix up the bottlenecks for higher render distances and then this can be called done!

[bfops]

Merged 9e1d36ff206aa0dd8f02bdaea1bbaa8cd2185222.