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Yusuf Bagha
28,853 PointsConnecting people on an APP
If i'm want to connect 2-8 people who want to play a multiplayer game with each other in my app, how would I do that? What would I have to code for that? What about the server, should I have a special server that everyone connects to, or should one person be the host?
How would I program one person to be the host?
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Mike Baxter
4,442 PointsIf you're only doing an iOS app, you'll want to look into Game Center, because it takes a TON of stuff of your hands. I don't know the code, and I know you'll have to do a bit of learning to understand the code from Apple's documentation, but it's probably the best way to go for an iOS-only game. If you want to hear about what Game Center is like from a developer's standpoint, check out the first episode of the Debug Podcast (on iMore's website); it's an interview with Loren Brichter about his game Letterpress, which uses Game Center. The guys on the Podcast are super-knowledgeable (one used to work at Apple) and they give a really honest opinion about it. I haven't listened to it in about a year, so I can't remember everything, but I know it's a good resource. Also, check out the Apple developer documents on Game Center.
Yusuf Bagha
28,853 PointsYusuf Bagha
28,853 PointsThank You So Much, I completely forgot about Game Center, this really helped!