well. I thought about making browser-based games myself because they are just so accessible. but working with http to transfer game states and javascript on the client side is very limiting. i didnt work with flashscript (.. dont know what the language is called), i have heard it has a network library and i've seen pretty impressive flash stuff...
something i haven't seen yet, is this method to use pygame in browser-base games: use javascript to load an image, created by pygame (surface saved to image)... the display-update-rate for such a game should be low though On 11/27/06, Kris Schnee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Farai Aschwanden wrote: > If I understand this right: You think about creating a RPG with PHP? If > this is the point, let me tell you: DONT! ;) I started my RPG project > that way (with PHP) and then I switched to Python that is much more > easier and more powerful with Pygame. It depends on what you want to > build inside your game but I assume that performance will be a issue > quite quickly. I experimented with RPG stuff online, first using JavaScript and then Python CGI. JavaScript is usable, but doesn't seem very suitable. Since CGI involves running the program once, then basically reloading the page and restarting the program, it's a like a time travel movie -- you have to set up a complex system of sending notes back to yourself each run-through just to track what part of the game you're in. Here's an example of a random-dungeon RPG done in Python CGI (a tongue-in-cheek remake of a game I made long ago in Apple BASIC): http://kschnee.xepher.net/cgi-bin/dungeon_warrior.py It's also possible to do tiled graphics fairly simply using DIV tags that give tiles an exact position on the screen. That doesn't allow for animation though, unless maybe you use animated GIFs. I hear Flash is good for the sort of RPG you might be thinking of. I played a bit of a game called "DragonFable": http://www.dragonfable.com/ I don't actually like this game, but it shows that basic RPG mechanics and graphics are possible in Flash. Kris
