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How torque handles network connections.

by Ritchey "Hawk" Mulhollem · in General Discussion · 09/20/2004 (6:09 pm) · 2 replies

Does anyone know how or where I can find out how to properly manage the network connections in torque? I am trying to run a dedicated multiplayer game and be able to connect and disconnect my view without disturbing the running game in progress. I can connect and disconnect the first time, but upon entering the second time, everything starts to go double in view. There are 2 of me in the same position in the game.

In short:
1. What parts create the server.
2. What parts create my view.
3. How do I destroy my connection and leave the server running.

Any information at all would be appreciated.

Thanks!
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Torque Owner CdnGater
Duggan Software Studio
#1
09/20/2004 (6:23 pm)
Default TGE from CVS works properly doing network connections. It sounds like you have changed the scripts. You should go back and look over the changed vs the orginal TGE.

Torque Owner Ritchey "Hawk" Mulhollem
#2
09/21/2004 (5:00 am)
Not completely, because the example TGE will start a game and then stop it, then start new. I do not want to stop the game in progress. I want to let it run, but disconnect MY view of it. Then reconnect later. I just can't figure out what parts do what. There is a "connect" command, but what it connets to is a mystery. There is no mention of it in Kenneth's book. Then you have:
%conn = new GameConnection(ServerConnection);
%conn.setConnectArgs($pref::Player::Name);
%conn.setJoinPassword($Client::Password);
%conn.connect(%serverIP);

This does the actual client view server connection to a remote server or local server. This part I am sure of. I think I need some sort of %conn.disconnect();, but I am just guessing here.