Comments on: The RedDwarf phoenix http://geekspeak.creatrixgames.com/the-reddwarf-phoenix.html Flash, Java, and Unity game development blog with a focus on business and marketing. Wed, 04 May 2011 11:55:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: jason http://geekspeak.creatrixgames.com/the-reddwarf-phoenix.html/comment-page-1#comment-677 jason Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:51:14 +0000 http://geekspeak.creatrixgames.com/?p=560#comment-677 Hi Moncef, I guess the answer is "it depends." :) Smartfox will probably work as well as anything. It does cost money, but if you're running an online game, you're going to need a budget even if it's a hobby project (because server's aren't free). :) It gives you some nice things, and it's easy to learn and get running quickly. At first, I chose RedDwarf because it is free, but now I would choose it anyway. It's harder to get going (more to learn, and not simple to design for), but once you cross that chasm, it's worth it. Single-threaded code model, automatic persistence, and (eventually) scaling horizontally with no extra effort are some really strong features that Smartfox doesn't have. I am not sure I could go back to dealing with race condition debugging and the like. :) What to use will depend on your time, skills, goals, and preferences. If you need experience with multiplayer programming, I'd recommend starting with Smartfox. Don't let the 20 user limit stop you from learning. If you are already an advanced programmer and want some horsepower, I'd recommend diving into RedDwarf. Good luck! Hi Moncef,

I guess the answer is “it depends.” :)

Smartfox will probably work as well as anything. It does cost money, but if you’re running an online game, you’re going to need a budget even if it’s a hobby project (because server’s aren’t free). :) It gives you some nice things, and it’s easy to learn and get running quickly.

At first, I chose RedDwarf because it is free, but now I would choose it anyway. It’s harder to get going (more to learn, and not simple to design for), but once you cross that chasm, it’s worth it. Single-threaded code model, automatic persistence, and (eventually) scaling horizontally with no extra effort are some really strong features that Smartfox doesn’t have. I am not sure I could go back to dealing with race condition debugging and the like. :)

What to use will depend on your time, skills, goals, and preferences. If you need experience with multiplayer programming, I’d recommend starting with Smartfox. Don’t let the 20 user limit stop you from learning. If you are already an advanced programmer and want some horsepower, I’d recommend diving into RedDwarf.

Good luck!

]]> By: Moncef Fadal http://geekspeak.creatrixgames.com/the-reddwarf-phoenix.html/comment-page-1#comment-676 Moncef Fadal Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:58:56 +0000 http://geekspeak.creatrixgames.com/?p=560#comment-676 hello , i'm currently experimenting with smartFox , i think it's a great platfoorm eventhough it doesn't provide ready to use game mechanics , but that's not a problem , the only thing that bothers me is the limitation to 20 simultanous connection for the free pack , wich will surely push me to invest financially in the game at an early stage . i'm wonder on your take regarding smartFox , compared to RedWarf or even the RoarEngine . not easy to pick the final platform :) i'm in a real dilemma :) thanks in advance :) hello ,
i’m currently experimenting with smartFox , i think it’s a great platfoorm eventhough it doesn’t provide ready to use game mechanics , but that’s not a problem , the only thing that bothers me is the limitation to 20 simultanous connection for the free pack , wich will surely push me to invest financially in the game at an early stage .
i’m wonder on your take regarding smartFox , compared to RedWarf or even the RoarEngine . not easy to pick the final platform :) i’m in a real dilemma :)

thanks in advance :)

]]> By: jason http://geekspeak.creatrixgames.com/the-reddwarf-phoenix.html/comment-page-1#comment-414 jason Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:10:48 +0000 http://geekspeak.creatrixgames.com/?p=560#comment-414 I know that the RedDwarf team is trying to get the Darkstar tutorials put back up on the RD site, but other than that I don't know of any documentation resources. Sorry! I know that the RedDwarf team is trying to get the Darkstar tutorials put back up on the RD site, but other than that I don’t know of any documentation resources. Sorry!

]]> By: Gdulus http://geekspeak.creatrixgames.com/the-reddwarf-phoenix.html/comment-page-1#comment-412 Gdulus Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:58:17 +0000 http://geekspeak.creatrixgames.com/?p=560#comment-412 Do you know where can be found old documentation to DarkStar project? Oracle blocked everything and RedDwarf project has no doc at all (doc for the beginners) Do you know where can be found old documentation to DarkStar project? Oracle blocked everything and RedDwarf project has no doc at all (doc for the beginners)

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