Module 1 · Authority
- Decide which machine owns each fact
- List what the client is allowed to claim
- Keep score and inventory on the server
- Write the rule in plain language
COURSE
Multiplayer Netcode Basics
€207.00
Understand authority, latency, and prediction well enough to prototype a small online game without guessing.
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Understand authority, latency, and prediction well enough to prototype a small online game without guessing. Across about 20 hours you will decide which machine owns each fact, describe what the player sees during a delay, connect two players to one shared object, and write what is still trusted on the client.
Advanced · 20 hours · Engineering
Curriculum
Module 2 · Latency
- Describe what the player sees during a delay
- Choose what can be predicted
- Show a late hit without confusing the result
- Test with an artificial delay
Module 3 · A small prototype
- Connect two players to one shared object
- Send only the data that changed
- Handle a player who leaves
- Log the messages you did not expect
Module 4 · Review
- Write what is still trusted on the client
- Name the cheat this prototype does not stop
- Document the message list
- Save a test both people can repeat
