June 2004

• believable NPCs (was Natural Language Generation) Mike Rozak
• TECH: MUD Skeleton Craig L.
• DGN: Space MUD 67Me You
• • DGN: Space MUD ceo
    67Me You wrote:
    
    > I will be writing most of the client side in java but may use some
    > C++ in there to optimize on the server side. This will allow lots
    > of people to have access to the game while still making the server
    > side fast. Any info on server side implementation would be useful
    > because i know next to nothing about that.
    
    NB: I'm not attempting to persuade anyone to use Java over C++ in a
    general sense here.
    
    But...if you're going to write the client in java, then I would
    advise against writing any of the server in C++ - there's no
    advantage. I would be truly impressed - maybe even amazed - if you
    managed any performance improvement at all, and if you're already
    comfortable programming java for everything else then the added
    complexity of using two programming languages is likely to cause you
    significant pain later on.
    
    (although I can think of ways you could use C to speed up java
    networking on specific platforms, depending upon what JVM you're
    using - e.g. some JVM's are apparently binding the Java NIO code
    to low-performance native libs (which they oughtn't to be doing)
    so writing a C wrapper to use decent native asynch libs could give
    you a significant boost. But I would strongly recommend against it
    - you may even find that a new version of your JVM uses the high
    performance libs already, so that it was a waste of time you
    coding a hack to get at them :))
    
    Also, I would strongly suggest you visit Sun's official game-dev
    site + forums (javagaming.org) - they have done a poor job at
    publicising it, but it's a fairly good resource for client-side java
    games dev.
    
    ...and, on that note, myself and some others from the JGO community
    have started a site tentatively titled "Java Games Factory" to plug
    the gaps that Sun's official site is not filling (due to haphazard
    input from sun staff): http://grexengine.com/sections/externalgames/
    where you will find handy things like java-specific games dev
    articles, and a page with links and info on all the major, free, 3rd
    party games-dev libs for java.
  • DGN: Space MUD Sean Howard
  • DGN: Space MUD Tracy Lee
• AI in gauntlet (was: Natural Language Generation) ceo
• [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is there a market for multiuser race? stéphane Garin
• • [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is there a market for multiuser race? Eric Lamy
  • [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is therea market for multiuser race? Matt Mihaly
  • [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is there a market for multiuser race? ceo
  • [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is there a market for multiuser race? Damion Schubert
• [SVEvents] 6/22, J C Lawrence
• BIZ: MMOs in China Chris Yeh
• • BIZ: MMOs in China satya@gamedevid.org
  • • BIZ: MMOs in China Tiago Carita
  • BIZ: MMOs in China Damion Schubert
• JOB: Shattered Prism: Lost Wastelands Trace Kern
• [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Peter Keeler
• • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Matt Mihaly
  • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
    • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Matt Mihaly
      • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
        • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Matt Mihaly
  • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Freeman, Jeff
  • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Peter Keeler
  • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Scott Jennings
  • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market ren@aldermangroup.com
  • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Freeman, Jeff
  • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Scott Jennings
    • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Vladimir Cole
    • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Freeman, Jeff
• submissions for MMP Gems book ceo
• [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? David Kennerly
• • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? mike stedman
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Jim Purbrick
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Adam
  • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Jim Purbrick
    • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? ceo
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Mike Rozak
  • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Jon A. Lambert
    • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? J C Lawrence
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Luca Girardo
  • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Matt Mihaly
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Richard A. Bartle
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Luca Girardo
  • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Tazzik
    • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Michael Sellers
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Mike Rozak
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Luca Girardo
• DGN/HUMOR: Virtual worlds and virtual holidays Mike Rozak
• • DGN/HUMOR: Virtual worlds and virtual holidays Michael "Flury" Chui
  • • DGN/HUMOR: Virtual worlds and virtual holidays Mike Rozak
  • DGN/HUMOR: Virtual worlds and virtual holidays Ola Fosheim Grøstad
• "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Michael Sellers
• • "USPs" ceo
  • • "USPs" Luca Girardo
  • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Derek Licciardi
  • • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Threshold RPG
    • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Mike Rozak
    • • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Matt Mihaly
      • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Vincent Archer
    • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Damion Schubert
  • "USPs" Scott Macmillan
• Exponential experience points and levels ceo
• • Exponential experience points and levels cruise
  • Exponential experience points and levels Sean Middleditch
  • • Exponential experience points and levels Jesus Lopez
    • Exponential experience points and levels Adam
    • • Exponential experience points and levels Sean Middleditch
    • Exponential experience points and levels Steven King
    • • Exponential experience points and levels Ghilardi Filippo
  • Exponential experience points and levels zgj22@drexel.edu
  • • Exponential experience points and levels ceo
    • Exponential experience points and levels mike stedman
    • • Exponential experience points and levels zgj22@drexel.edu
  • Exponential experience points and levels David Kennerly
  • • Exponential experience points and levels Vincent Archer
• Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming Open Market) David Blankley
• • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming Open Market) Freeman, Jeff
  • • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming Open Market) Scott Tengelin
    • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming OpenMarket) Dana V. Baldwin
    • • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] GamingOpenMarket) Freeman, Jeff
      • • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS]GamingOpenMarket) Dana V. Baldwin
    • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming Open Market) Timothy Dang