Multiplayer through dropbox

[knucklecrunchgames]

Hi guys I saw posts like posting online scores and chatroom all through dropbox

and If a message can go to another computer. Can you maybe play a game.

[lcl]

I tried that with Game A Gogo some time ago. While possible, it was painfully slow. The delay was about 20 seconds.
It's not good for any realtime games, but could be used to create a turn based game.

[knucklecrunchgames]

I tried that with Game A Gogo some time ago. While possible, it was painfully slow. The delay was about 20 seconds.
It's not good for any realtime games, but could be used to create a turn based game.

do you still have that ged. I would like to see it

[lcl]

It's not about the ged. All one has to do, is to have the game in the dropbox folder, and use saveVars and loadVars or other file i/o functions to transfer the data.
Both players open the same executable and save and load from the same file.

[knucklecrunchgames]

It's not about the ged. All one has to do, is to have the game in the dropbox folder, and use saveVars and loadVars or other file i/o functions to transfer the data.
Both players open the same executable and save and load from the same file.

ok then I will have a go at this

[lcl]

Forgot to mention, there's one more thing.. You have to make sure that only one player is accessing the save data file at a time, otherwise the other players editions to the file (their game progress/movements/whatever) won't be saved.
As long as that is taken care of, it shouldn't be too difficult. And I can help you if you need help.

[knucklecrunchgames]

Forgot to mention, there's one more thing.. You have to make sure that only one player is accessing the save data file at a time, otherwise the other players editions to the file (their game progress/movements/whatever) won't be saved.
As long as that is taken care of, it shouldn't be too difficult. And I can help you if you need help.

Ok thanks I'll remember that

[LeeFesler]

Do you think you could like show me a way to do this????? Cruz I like want to be able to make an online scoreboard system for the high scores. But I don't understand a thing about the save thing.

[DarkParadox]

Anything like an online scoreboard wouldn't really be viable through dropbox. You see, dropbox requires two people to link a folder through their software for the original setup to work (when a file is modified on one person's computer, transfer the changes to the linked persons' computers). Dropbox is a personal thing, and it would be near impossible to get multiple people to set one up for a game. An online scoreboard more so.
Basically, I don't suggest you try to do this as a way to get multiplayer in your games.

[LeeFesler]

Damnit. You have any idea at all how I could?

[knucklecrunchgames]

Damnit. You have any idea at all how I could?

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