Movement System for Network Games

Networking and Multiplayer Programming

Started by Galileo430 June 28, 2002 06:39 PM

0 comments, last by Galileo430 21 years, 9 months ago

122

Author

June 28, 2002 06:39 PM

I was wondering.. How do you make movement appear smooth in network games. Counter-Strike for example. How does it take 2 player coordinates the player used to be and where he is now and make it look smooth? Some form of interpolation?

------------------------------------------------------------I wrote the best video game ever, then I woke up...

shurcool

439

June 28, 2002 07:59 PM

yeah, interpolation or extrapolation (they''re almost the same thing). but since there are many things you have to take account for, such as lag, latency, etc. it makes things hard.

we''re working on the multiplayer aspect of our game, and it''s really hard to do it at low-level (sockets and stuff). you have to think about what to send it packets, how to send it, etc. and know threads! which are hard for me, since i''ve never used the before... but i''m trying my best...