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Master Server Architecture

by Quentin Headen · in Torque 3D Beginner · 06/14/2011 (8:58 pm) · 1 replies

Hello everyone! I have a quick question. Are there any docs on how the master server works? I know some people have created Master Servers in Python, PHP, and I think Ruby in the past, but I'm really not that good at learning form someone else's extensive body of code.

Are there any specific architecture docs I can read so that I can create my own master server in the language of my choosing? Please let me know, as the next game I plan to make will have online play.

Thanks
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    Torque Owner Andy Rollins
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    06/15/2011 (2:51 pm)
    Quentin - There isn't any specific documentation for the architecture of a master server, basically it boils down game servers registering themselves with a master server to say they're available and then game clients requesting a list of master servers.

    More detail of the actual flow I posted at the top of the python master server resource I posted.

    Unfortunately for the actual contents of what the packets contain you'll have to read through some code somewhere either T3D itself or one of the resources.

    If you get stuck then feel free to email me and I'll answer what I can