Multiplayer support Thread - Snorms

This is a question I always get when talking about the game "Will there be multiplayer support ?"

The short answer is : "not yet"

But of course, I want to see multiplayer support, but as it's quite a lot of work, I don't want to start working on it now. I prefer waiting a bit in order to:

• Make sure there are no bugs in the solo version
• Make sure enough people play, in order for you to always have someone to play with

That being said, at the moment here are my thoughts about the multiplayer support:

Multiplayer modes
In a first release, two modes would be great : co-op and deathmatch
Other modes such as capture the flags and so on could be added later.

Co-op would mean that you will play the solo adventure with your friends, and so it would usually means changing the maps in order to make them more complex.
Deathmatch is everyone vs everyone, in the solo adventure maps, or in custom arena maps.

Centralized server
A centralized server would be created to store/list all game-servers running, so when creating a non-private game, it will be listed for everyone to join and play. This will make finding games easier.

Online account
The offline account will not be used for online games, as it would be too easy to cheat. So you will have an online account that stores all your information : weapons, experience,....
This part might be the easier part for me, as at first Snorms was planned to be online, all the database and pages are already there but deactivated.

Random arena
Creating random maps can be done (Slige for Doom is a very good example) but it's not easy. Creating arena style maps is easier because they usually have few rooms, and are symmetrical. So I could include a random map generator for deathmatch (if you don't want to use a pre-made one) it would make the game more challenging.

Edited by: haedri