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ArcanasCreator
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November 10, 2012
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Multiplayer gaming solutions?

  • November 10, 2012
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I found a few different posts refering to some multiplayer solutions or quesitions but they were a couple years old and the solutions seemed made more of hopes, dreams, and unicorn dust.

So, the question:  Best solutions for Multiplayer Gaming via Air that will work (preferbably cross platform) on mobile devices and desktop? Something simple, like a turn based game (think word with friends or Chess).

I'm also open to single platform solutions. 

Thanks in advance!

-SGW

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Eddy_Li
Participating Frequently
November 11, 2012

How about solution from two years ago?

http://www.flashrealtime.com/building-p2p-multiplayer-games-at-adobe-max-2010/

http://www.flashrealtime.com/p2p-game-lib/

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michelangelo.capraro
Inspiring
March 20, 2013

Hey all, i'm reviving this thread. What are the affordable, AIR Mobile supporting real-time multiplayer game server cloud options out there? i am developing a game and was using Photon Cloud, but it is really inconsitent and drops connections all the time (at least the flash version does on AIR Mobile over 3G)

i'm starting a list in hopes of getting some answers and filling it out. it would be great for people to chime in and give some commentary on cost and performance. i am looking for a cloud-based solution so i can keep the cost down but am unsure of what will work well over wifi and 3G/LTE data conncetions and in AIR Mobile.

Since i am really interested in the cloud servers (from a cost and implementation perspective), i have focused on those...

Cloud Options


Adobe Media Server on Amazon Web Services

http://www.adobe.com/products/amazon-web-services.html

(have not heard about any AIR Mobile game developer experiences with this)

Photon Cloud Multiuser Server

http://cloud.exitgames.com/

http://blog.sebaslab.com/first-actionscript-3-multiplayer-game-with-photon-cloud/

(i have expereinced frequently-dropped connections as have other AIR developers i have spoken to)

Parse

https://www.parse.com/

(have not heard about any AIR Mobile game developer experiences with this)

Player.IO

http://playerio.com/

(for mobile development on AIR Mobile, you need their paid plan)

Gamooga

http://www.gamooga.com/

(unsure of the pricing model, have not heard about any AIR Mobile game developer experiences with this)

Union Cloud

http://unioncloud.io/

(no free plan, have not heard about any AIR Mobile game developer experiences with this)

I havent listed servers like SmartFox or Electrotank because i dont think they are as cost effective, esepcially when factoring in monthly server costs and needing to develop the server-side logic (for most of the cloud options i dont think i even need server side logic, but i may be wrong). i can add the non-cloud options if it sounds cost competitive.

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