User:Franklin
From Group 4
Week 1 Report
What I did
- Worked on Project Spec/Schedule with the team
- Discussed direction and design of project with the group.
What I'm doing this week
- Working on networking between a client and server project.
- Constructing Config File (Likely XML)
- Creating logging construct to log all messages passed between client and server(w/timestamp).
- Making setup executable to modify Config file
What I'm doing next week
- Finishing whatever I didn't finish this week.
- Working with the Engine/Logic team to serialize and deserialize objects
Week 2 Report
What I did
- Created a basic network manager that can send messages from the server to the client
- Server can communicate with clients via CIN and clients respond back with acks
- Update: Network and Game Logic is integrated.
- Updated the Packet type to hold 1024 bytes as data
- Current assumption is that (de)serialization is going to copy and paste using memcpy and sizeof(class)
- Tested communication between clients on different lab machines.
- Created Configuration Manager (uses config.ini)
- Using CM in a few places.
Notes
- These should find their way to other parts of the wiki.
- If you get an error that says it can't find dxd9, go to Properties. Under Configuration Properties, there is a VC++ Directories. In Include and Library Directories, link to the Direct X installation "C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK %28June 2010%29\Include" and "C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK %28June 2010%29\Library" respectively.
- Follow this guide to enable a custom shared library for both client and server: MSDN Shared Library Guide
What I'm doing next week
- Finishing whatever I didn't finish this week.
- Working with the Engine/Logic team to serialize and deserialize objects
Moral
- Mmm. Cookies.
Week 3 Report
What I've done so far
Notes
Plan for this week
- Manage dropped connections
What I'm doing next week
- No idea as of now.