39dll / Online system

[Ellie]

Source:
http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?show ... 7&hl=39dll


39dll is a dll file for Game Maker Pro which introduces Windows socket manipulation. Essentially, it is like the Socket class libraries used in RPG Maker for creating online games.

It seems very powerful so far, I haven't had much time to play around with it. Above is a link to a project which is pretty much Netplay for Game Maker - but a lot more basic (which is a good thing, as it means everyone's projects will be different, we're all starting from the ground up!).


Personally I'm hoping to make a game with this even if it's only a small project.


Benefits over Netplay:

- Worked out of the tin with no editting whatsoever
- It's Gamemaker so you don't need to use this for MMORPGS, it could be anything online and multiplayer

I advise reading the page I linked to, it's very useful.

 

[Ellie]

Wow. I don't mean to brag but this system is so easy to understand and implement that I now have a rudamentary version of my game online and working. That's fantastic, so much better than Netplay (no offence to the makers of Netplay).

 

[Jason]

I demand you make Vengeance using GameMaker and this dll...

 

[Ellie]

I'm gonna ;o

By the way if anyone needs a tutorial on rmxp-style movement I can make one. I just did it for my game ;o

 

[Jason]

Are you talking about with Game Maker as a whole there, cause there's literally shit tons I'd LOVE to know how to do with it, but I can't be arsed finding out myself... and I only have the free version anyway, haven't gotten round to paying for it, lol.

Note: Apparently arsed isn't a real word.

 

[mawk]

rmxp-style movement is pretty simple but it'd probably be good for people to learn anyway

 

[Ellie]

I made a tutorial based on how I went about it. It's probably illegible and wrong though.

 

[Jason]

Well the tutorial seems pretty easy to follow, although I'm not doing it as of yet, lol.

Maybe if I've got a lot of spare time in the future, I'll go on a GM Tutorial spree, and learn enough to make a decent game.

I mean, the one I've put on hold (The one I entered into the competition), would, in theory, work alot better if it were made in Game Maker, it's just that I'm more familiar with RMXP and know it can be made, but it also has more limitations.

 

[Ellie]

If you ever have the time and patience, the book we are using at Uni is The Game Maker's Apprentice. You can torrent it (but I didn't tell you to nor imply to -.-).

 

[mawk]

so there are books about it huh

I should actually look into those

 

[Ellie]

It says it includes "Game Maker Software" but unfortunately it's referring to GM7 LITE. But yeah it seems a good book and well, Uni uses it so it must be good.

 

[Jason]

Lol I'll have to look into that later, haha.