How I tried to get into game development and failed

Re:How I tried to get into game development and failed by jmull on Friday July 28, 2017 @06:09PM (#14878008)

I don't think you can separate the core mechanic from the lag. If it's a multiplayer game where the internet is the medium of communication, then any gameplay mechanic has to be tolerant of the lag. If it isn't, you don't have a game.

Dealing with the lag is part of the MVP, not polish.

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Re:How I tried to get into game development and failed by striking on Friday July 28, 2017 @07:41PM (#14878477)

Yeah, but you can iterate on the gameplay before solving lag, locally.

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Re:How I tried to get into game development and failed by chii on Saturday July 29, 2017 @02:21AM (#14879834)

this only works if you are testing locally with actual players (sitting locally on the lan). If you/your team is the one doing the testing, you don't get real (player) feedback.

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