function main()
{
fps_max = 60; // limit the number of data packets that are sent over the network each second to 60
level_load ("multiplayer10.wmb");
camera.ambient = 120;
on_mouse_left = fire_bullets; // the player use the left mouse buttons to fire
if (!connection) // no server could be found?
sys_exit(NULL); // then shut down the engine
if (connection == 2) // this instance of the game runs as a client?
{
my = ent_create("redsoldier.mdl", vector (100, 50, 40), move_players); // then create the red soldier!
wait (-0.5); // wait until the handle is ready and valid for all the clients (this line is very important!)
client_ent = handle(my); // now we can get a valid handle to the client entity (the player that runs on the client)
send_var(client_ent); // and let's send the handle over the network to the server (no need to do that more than once)
while (1)
{
my.skill1 = 5 * (key_w - key_s) * time_step;
my.skill2 = 4 * (key_a - key_d) * time_step;
send_skill(my.skill1, SEND_VEC); // send skill1...3 to the server (skill3 is used to store player's health
send_var(client_fired); // send client_fired to the server; even client's bullets are created on the server
simple_camera(); // call the simple camera function
// new code
players_health = my.health; // display the proper player health value on the client
wait (1);
}
}
if (connection == 3) // this instance of the game runs as a server and client at the same time? (connection = 3)
{
my = ent_create("bluesoldier.mdl", vector (-100, -50, 40), move_players); // create the blue soldier
VECTOR bullet_pos[3];
while (1)
{
my.skill1 = 5 * (key_w - key_s) * time_step;
my.skill2 = 4 * (key_a - key_d) * time_step;
simple_camera(); // call the simple camera function
// new code
players_health = my.health; // display the proper player health value on the server
if (server_fired) // the server has fired? Then we've got everything that we need here ("my" is the player on the server)
{
vec_set(bullet_pos.x, vector (30, -5, 15)); // create the bullet at an offset of x = 30, y = -5, z = 15
vec_rotate(bullet_pos.x, my.pan); // in relation to the origin of the model
vec_add(bullet_pos.x, my.x);
bullet_pan = my.pan; // the bullet will have the same pan angle with player's pan
if (my.health > 0) // the server player is still alive?
ent_create("bullet.mdl", bullet_pos.x, move_bullets); // then create the server player bullets
}
if (client_fired) // the client has fired? Then we need to get access to the client player
{
beep(); // See if client mouse left button is seen! IT IS !!!!
you = ptr_for_handle(client_ent); // let's restore its handle; the client player is now "you"
// We are not 'seeing' you as the client soldier's data but as the server soldier's data!!!!!!!!
// =============================================================================================
vec_set(bullet_pos.x, vector (30, -5, 15)); // we set bullet_pos to the same offset
vec_rotate(bullet_pos.x, you.pan); // in relation to the "you" model (client's player)
vec_add(bullet_pos.x, you.x);
bullet_pan = you.pan; // and we use client's player pan angle for the bullet
if (you.health > 0) // the client player is still alive?
ent_create("bullet.mdl", bullet_pos.x, move_bullets); // then create client's bullets (on the server as well)
vec_set(bullet_pos.x, vector (30, -5, 15)); // we set bullet_pos to the same offset
if (you.health > 0) // Test Code! This adds 15 to Server, NOT Client????????????
you.health += you.health ;
}
wait (1);
}
}
}
