rohanmenon92/networkingcoursework

Networking coursework during my course at abertay where I created a game where you can fire at a target and use a shield to bounce back shots. Uses a simple server to client architecture. Start a server on your project and connect multiple clients to it.

NetworkingCoursework:

Networking coursework during my course at abertay where I created a game where you can fire at a target and use a shield to bounce back shots.

Video Link: https://youtu.be/0DpAjEppBFA Report: https://github.com/RohanMenon92/NetworkingCoursework/blob/master/1901120-NetworkGameReport.pdf

Description:

The game is a simple game where a server needs to be run first and then multiple clients can connect to it. Each client has a Player associated with it that can fire Bullets that are associated with the player.

Communication is done with TCP from client to server and a stream UDP from server to client. This is to prevent cheating and also ensure that all clients are receiving the same instance of the game. I use dead reckoning and interpolation for rendering on the client. The server world is the one that decides the game rules and positioning of all objects in the world.

Instructions:

Start by running the application and inputting ‘s’ in the terminal to start a Server. Then open another instance of the application and put in ‘c’ and input a username and server ip address to start a Client.

• If a Bullet hits a player, it reduces it’s health by 1 if it is not shielded.
• If it is shielded, the bullet will change colour to the player’s colour and bounce off of it.

Controls:

• W or Right Click: Move the player towards current mouse position
• S or Middle Mouse: Put a shield and prevent player movement
• SPACE or Left Click: Fire a bullet towards the mouse position

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