flash multiplayer??

[ziatia]

Hi everyone. I am a newbie here.
I just started to learn flash and actionscripting.
I had a quick question.
Can anyone direct me or tell me what i need to learn or how it works to create a multiplayer flash game?
What i mean is a game where people in different parts of the worlds can see eachother in the flash game, chat with each other + battle or what ever.

Dose this require a database?
wich is better XML or mySQL?

and how can different IPs see each other in the same flash application?

- Thank you so much

[Ronald Wernecke]

to make this run, you need a socket server running.
There are tricks, you can get around it, if timing is not very important.
Then you have to frequently request the server component.

If you are good in server communication stuff, you can mange it. If that is new to you too, this is a little too big for you. Start with something easyer.

To get the communication known, do the Laoding and saving tutorials. If you understand, how they work, you can go further towards your goal.

[ziatia]

Ronald.
First of all thanks for posting for me. You are the first person to post from all the post I have done in other website forums. This means that you are running a very professional forum here. And I have a lot of respect for you because as well I am European. There is a project here in our school called Capstone Project. I wanted to amaze the people that come to it:

Mr. Ronald what allse do you suggest me to learn or do to create a multilayer game where people in different computers can play against each other. I am currently in high school now and I wanted to create a game with couple of my friends where people around school and other places play. IN FLASH.
what do you recommend me to learn as in programs, scripting? Anything other then flash?, i need database knowledge what allse is there to learn for me to make my goal happen? I want all this to be a Flash based game. Thank you so much.


2) about the socket server: When you set it up for multiplayer, do you need anythin else running. Programs, plug ins, that sorta thing....?

Thanks.
sorry for my bad english.

[Ronald Wernecke]

dont worry about your english - the most of us are not native english speakers - we are spread allover the world.
As long as you make yourself understood, it is ok for all of us.

You need a socket server and the according scripting language.

If youre games are not time relevant, you can use a semi dialog, which is invoked by each client so you can live without socket server.

Not easy anyway, but this could be done by normal PHP-Scripts.

You will allways need a scripting - the most of us prefer PHP.

To get into it, I suggest to install a XAMPP-Package at your local machine for testing.

Roundabout 90% of all webservers are running UNIX/LINUX with Apache, mySQL and PHP - so it makes sense learning exactly this.

[Jorge Solis]

Some socket servers: http://www.flash-db.com/Board/index.php?topic=3509.0
Some socket/streaming servers: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/ , http://osflash.org/red5

Jorge

[amanda87]

So are there any ebooks on that topic? Or maybe some books and where I can buy them?

[Jorge Solis]

Styreaming, sockets, video, games, what's your goal?

Jorge