The last introduction page for a while will be this one. Apart from the Arcade project and the full Netplay Three project I will be working on a set of tutorials to introduce the Online Functions to more and more scripters. I will be writing about the data flows, server structure and everything that is important to know when you are designing an online system.
I hope I can describe everything from connecting to global events – but it will take me some time.
Stay tuned,
Me™, Dark-Yen.
Hello everyone,
Today I started on a quick side project, Epómenos Arcade – netplay for arcade games. This very basic set can be used to create online arcade games. There is off course some scripting to do for each game, but it is well and completely documented when finished. The first build will both eleborate on turn based arcade games and simultanious ones, which are harder to manage.
By default the following functions are availeble – some from epómenos and some others:
Stats are saved into a MySQL database, so it can be called by an PHP page and be displayed on websites. You could even implement a shop system with which the user can buy specail items or unlock features for your game. You can also set room requirements by wins, losts, points, games played and more.
Keep track of your players by pulling some pre-made PHP pages which shows you their stats, their unlocks and currently online users; highscore lists and direct way to send a private message to the user or email the user about whatever you like.
Your imagination is the limit.
Cheers,
Me™, Dark-Yen
People always seem to want a list of features. Well here are the things I want to put in, but not limited to:
The following functions are also included, but might not be what you want – their 100% optional
And more…
Hello everyone,
Reading this, you are most likely to come from one of the RMXP Forum Boards out there. I am Me™, also known under my real name as Derk-Jan Karrenbeld, or like on my Game Design blog by the name of Dark-Yen. I am a scripter, mainly, and script best in Ruby – the language behind the scripting in any RpgMaker XP game.
A while ago me and two friends, Muhammet (Mr. Mo / Shark Tooth) and Trebor (Trebor777) started on a module called Netplay Plus that allowed gamemaker to put their game in the next stage. The limitations are as high as our fantasy reached, RMXP games could now go Online. Now it’s already been a while since we dropped the project just before releasing the final version of Netplay Plus 2 due to the amount of stress the community was giving us, demanding from us.
Since then, not much has happened. Yes, there is Net RMXP 2, which basicy is NPP+2 with a lot of Italian Gibberish and some other not yet flourishing projects. Working on an online game the past few weeks as a job motivated me to completely rewrite netplay or well, say most functions. To keep track of this new netplay, or rather the next netplay, I put on this blog so I can easily work on this shit and you can read the progress.
The main changes that I want to make are the following two:
– The Project is completely documented, setting it up is easier then ever.
– The Project can be extended more easily and later other components can easily be installed.
The documentation will consist of a complete instruction how to set up Netplay Plus 3 and also on every functions and the way the Network Protocol works, so scriptwriters can learn and elaborate on it. If you have any questions, feel free to E-Mail me or to leave a comment.
Epomenos is Greek for Next. To summarize that it is coming after the previous netplay’s (including multi-, multi-extended and the orginal netplay) but also to make a contradiction on the fact that it is not near the previous netplay’s but totally different.
Cheers,
Me™, Dark-Yen
The epómenos project 