57 lines
1.7 KiB
HTML
57 lines
1.7 KiB
HTML
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>Multiplayer Games</title>
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<link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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</head>
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<body background="images/back.gif">
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<!--START-->
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<h1>Multiplayer games</h1>
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<i><b>This functionality is only available in the Pro Edition of Game Maker.</b></i>
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<p>
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Playing games against the computer is fun. But playing games against other human players
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can be even more fun. It is also relatively easy to make such games because you don't have
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to implement complicated computer opponent AI. You can of course sit with two players
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behind the same monitor and use different keys or other input devices, but it is a lot
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more interesting when each player can sit behind his own computer. Or even better,
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one player sits on the other side of the ocean. <i>Game Maker</i> has multiplayer
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support. Please realize that creating effective multiplayer games that synchronize
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well and have no latency is a difficult task. This chapter gives a brief description
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of the possibilities. On the website a tutorial is available with more information.
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<!--HELPONLY-->
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<P>
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Information on multiplayer games can be found in the following pages:
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<P>
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<p>
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<blockquote>
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<a href="413_01_connection.html">Setting up a Connection</a><br>
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<a href="413_02_sessions.html">Creating and Joining Sessions</a><br>
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<a href="413_03_players.html">Players</a><br>
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<a href="413_04_shared.html">Shared Data</a><br>
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<a href="413_05_messages.html">Messages</a><br>
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</blockquote>
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<p>
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<!--ENDHELPONLY-->
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<!--END-->
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</body>
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</html>
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<!-- KEYWORDS
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multiplayer
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network games
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internet games
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