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I made a multiplayer platformer with node.js, websockets, and box2D: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=1066 http://www.ludumdare.

• willvarfar 13y ago
  Multiplayer games are so hard to get to work in LD where players arrive sporadically :( I had a similar silence for attempt a few LDs back: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/08/30/cage-flight-autopsy/ http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/08/30/cage-flight-autops...
  • jplur 13y ago
    Hey I remember that game. I was able to get a dozen or so people to log in at the same time towards the end of the competition, but I don't expect more of that during voting. (Also I can't seem to keep the server up)
    • savethejets 13y ago
      Where did you host it? Heroku forces you to use long polling instead of websockets, and long polling is not very good for keeping it speedy.
      • jplur 13y ago
        It's on a free tier amazon ec2. I'm actually amazed at how fast websockets are, I can get a good connection even on my smartphone.