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Development Forum Rebuilding Multiplayer Features   1 | 2 ham5ter        2/1/2013  4 The Plan is to Build a Launcher Application for Dockingstation/Creatures3 that rebuilds the missing Multiplayer Features like warping & texting. The Launcher itself will minimize into a litle Trayicon and will interact with the engine.exe via "shared Memory" Black Magic ^^ I Build, a litle Caos Injection Class for ".net" in c# to accomplish Caos injection and getting the scripts output out of the engine. My basic thought by now is to set up a litle Server where you can register, then use these login credentials to authorize your launcher to acces the multiplayer server, which will basicly act much like the "original" Multiplayer server (keeping track of warped norns, chatting, stuff like that ^^) To make these Things happen, i/wee have to rewrite and or modifie a few *.Cos files that where originaly used for multiplayer, to work with the launcher instead the "net:" CAOS commands. What do you people think of my plan. moep!   Caves Dweller Rascii Administrator     2/2/2013 Sounds awesome to me! I hope it works out. - Rascii   magpie-angel     2/2/2013 its brilliant! i lost my account information a long time ago and it would be awesome to go online again!   ham5ter     2/5/2013  1 Well atleast Two People think my Idea is good ^^. Status update on this: Currently i am working on the implementation of a simple TCP based Server (based on Python, so i can run it on my Linux Box) moep!   Bifrost   2/5/2013 Three people.   Puddini   2/5/2013 I would love to play Multiplayer! But since the email system for making acconuts is dead as a doornail and I was just introduced to Creatures last year...   ham5ter     2/8/2013 Status Update: Thanks to Amaikokonut, which is currently handling the CAOS Side of this litle Project, we made great progress on This. Server: - User Based Login System - User Data are stored in a MySQL Database - Chat within chatrooms - Everyone can create their own temporary ChatRooms - Private message System (User to User Chat) - scaleable Engine Modifications (made bei Amaikokonut): - Gamestart Login Window replaced with DSMS Version. to work with the Client - Ingame HUD replaced (Top Left) Connect Button works with the Client - Netbabel Info Window with Client compatible version replaced (currently not working) Client Alpha Status!!!: - All Chatfeatures can be used (inside the client) - Server Authentication works. - Connection Status is changed automaticly based on Ingameinformation and or Serverinformation moep!   Caves Dweller Rascii Administrator     2/8/2013 Wow, this sounds like incredible progress! Great job, Amai and ham5ter! - Rascii   Raymond   2/9/2013 That sounds amazing! When done will it be shared in this thread or in the Downloads section? I am a huge fan of Creatures Docking Station.   ham5ter     2/12/2013 I did not think about a way to officialy release it. As soon as we got something working that can be shared i think we create a new Thread about it. moep!   Ettina   2/12/2013 Oh, please do this! I really want to do a GWR cooperative research project, but I can't unless I have a stable server to connect to! By the way, I don't care if anyone steals my ideas for their own work, as long as you don't try to stop me from making my own stuff. Many ideas I mention are things I don't have the time or skill to actually do.   Bifrost   2/13/2013  1 This will be an awesome way to bring more life back to the DS community. Can't wait!!!   Bifrost   4/25/2013 Anyhting happening?   magpie-angel     4/25/2013 good work guys you've done a lot so far i can't wait for the release   Moonlily   5/7/2013 Wow that's awesome!!   ham5ter     5/7/2013  1 From now on i will have more time for Developing again. sadly Amaikokonut seems to be offline so i have to move along wit that and dig myself into the CAOS Code of Dockingstation. I will post some Update on the Multiplayer Topic here soon. moep!   Bifrost   5/7/2013  1 Lovely. Best of the best of luck! I'm willing to bet you've got the entire Creatures Community waiting for this.   TheSecond     5/7/2013  1 Indeed. Sending good coding vibes your way. My favorite norn is still Belldandy.   Draggy   5/7/2013  1 If you to pull this off, with much hard work...it would bring a new bustling amount of activity and maybe even new/old players to come! The best wishes to you, you are doing a whole lot of work and we appreciate it!   Puddini   5/11/2013 Good luck with your project! I'd love to use the Warp.   ham5ter     5/12/2013  2 Currently i am rewriting the Client to Server and Server to Client Component. I hope to have a working Client until end of the Month. First i will try to make warp to random and specific player possible again. After that i will rebuild all the Chat Communication Features, possibly based on IRC, so you can join the CC Chat ingame. moep!   Lollipop Lord C-Rex     5/12/2013 This sounds incredible! Will you be implementing any new features such as being able to send eggs to other players?   Puddini   5/12/2013 HOLD ON A SECOND. How are those who never made accounts before the server went offline make them?   magpie-angel     5/12/2013 they are basically making their own so new accounts will be able to be made don't worry puddini you will be able to make an account   ham5ter     5/12/2013 @ Puddini I am not reversengeneering the original server and it's protocol. I Build my own System and everyone just has to create a new account. this will be very easy, you just go to a website (there is no website at the moment) and register your new ingame Account. I will write a step by step Tutorial when we are @ this pont moep!   Puddini   5/12/2013 Oh! Ok. I hope I can be patient enough to wait until you finish, which probably won't be in a loooong time...   Bifrost   5/12/2013 Lovely! Just freaking awesome! Could you perhaps ask Rascii to host stuff here? Would make sense to register from one of (or the) the biggest and most popular Creatures Community sites around.   Caves Dweller Rascii Administrator     5/13/2013  1 I'd be happy to corroborate on the website-related aspects of the project with ham5ter. - Rascii   Raymond   5/19/2013 Oh sweet I seriously thought that this may have become abandoned. Well I hope to see it when it's done because it is too good of an idea to forget. Well I wish you the best in your coding masterpiece. I am a huge fan of Creatures Docking Station.   Bifrost   6/1/2013 How are things going?   Puddini   6/13/2013  2 Sorry for reviving a dead thread, but how are things going so far?   mfb     6/13/2013 I'd also be very interested to hear an update. Shee Tea Shop   Bifrost   6/13/2013 Many of us are.   Nudgie   7/22/2013 Looks like ham5ter has gone MIA But here's hoping they return soon!!   Bifrost   7/29/2013 Yeah. It seemed so promising.   Air Guitarist kezune     7/29/2013 Well, there's still hope for the original servers to be hosted. I think it was Don who was working on that. Updated Rehosting Policy[/title]       replies cannot be added because this thread has been locked. prev | 1 | 2 | next

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