Developing Turn-Based Multiplayer Games: with GameMaker Studio 2 and NodeJS - Softcover

Rajiv

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484247590 ISBN 13: 9781484247594

Publisher: Apress

Synopsis

Chapter 1: An introduction to Game Maker Studio 2 Chapter This chapter helps the reader get started with GMS2, how to download and install it, getting started with a project, an overview of the interface (which will act as a reference later if need be)No of 20Sub -Topics1. Downloading and installing GamerMaker Studio2. Breaking down the interface - where to find what/what does this button do?Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Introduction to GML Chapter This chapter serves as an introduction to GML, what is new in GML in GMS2 and how to get started with writing code. This chapter will not be in-depth and will not cover all the functions available in GMS2, but will be a language overview by creating a small game. No of 40Sub - Topics 1. Writing code in GMS2 - Scripts, Objects and Events2. Data Types and Variables and Scope3. Assignments and Expressions4. Arrays and Data Structures 5. Language Features and Program flow control statements6. FunctionsChapter 3: Making your first game Chapter The goal of this chapter is to start on our main game, but a single player version of it. It starts off with a game design process where we plan well in advance what we are going to do; and moves on to talk about how to translate ideas from paper to a prototype. We then move on to build the game from the prototype, adding more complex behaviors and features.No of pages : 70Sub - 1. Game Design 101 - a reusable process/framework2. Planning your game3. Rooms, Sprites and Objects4. Building a single player version5. Getting the core mechanics in place6. HUDs, Menus and moreChapter 4: An introduction to NodeJS Chapter This chapter introduces the reader to NodeJS and how one can get started with it. Some level of JavaScript knowledge is required. We will setup a small http server and work with Express. No of 15Sub - 1. Installing NodeJS2. Your first program3. Extending the server with expressChapter 5: Talking to your server Chapter This chapter focuses on integrating our game with our NodeJS server. At first, we will create a feature which reads a list of news updates from the server and display it when the game loads. As a second exercise, we try to read and post a high scores table. No of 40Sub - 1. Getting data - A daily news and updates ticker2. Setting data - A simple high scores pageChapter 6: Introducing the multiplayer game Chapter In this chapter, we will implement the game logic on the server - finding a player, starting a game session, playing the game, syncing data etc. No of 50Sub - 1. Representing the player and their data2. Finding a player3. Playing the game on the server 4. Game session - syncing data across the server and clients

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1484247590
• ISBN 13: 9781484247594
• Binding: Paperback