Networking

[Nah-Trowen]

I want to make a MMORPG, I have a good understanding of Love2d and Lua. The only problem is that when it comes to networking I'm clueless. I've watched countless youtube tutorials so I know a few things(very few), but can someone thoroughly explain networking and networking in Love2d?

[Robin]

Please read this if you haven't already.

[Nah-Trowen]

I understand how big a MMO is and how much time its going to take, but I'm ready to get started. I just need some information about networking and networking in Lua.

[Robin]

I just need some information about networking and networking in Lua.

Then you are not ready.

[Nah-Trowen]

So how do I become ready with networking? If you think I shouldn't rush to make a MMO i won't, but how can I make a small multiplayer game in Lua to gain a basic understanding of networking?

[Robin]

Okay. Do you know luasocket and do you know how to use it? LÖVE comes bundled with it, and to use networking in LÖVE you generally use luasocket. The LÖVE wiki has a tutorial about it: Tutorial:Networking_with_UDP. After you've completed it, check out the "See Also" section. If you get stuck somewhere, you can come to the forums to ask us, but try to find a solution yourself first. You'll learn faster that way.

[Lafolie]

There's http://enet.bespin.org/ too, though it's arguably easier to use luasocket (mainly for distribution purposes).

[miko]

Its kind of old thread, but you can start here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3289&start=10#p33373