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Post by IsraeliRD on Nov 8, 2013 5:07:54 GMT
MULTIPLAYERMULTIPLAYERMULT--errr... This is the last video for this series and it is all about Multiplayer! It also contains some very exciting news about when you guys get to play with it (hint: SOON!). We had to do it in a few segments because of time constraints and people were coming and leaving all the time. There was a lot of work done in the last few months towards Multiplayer and making it as awesome as it is. Countless Skype hours were spent as we discussed what we want, how things should work, what problems we found and how to fix them. Many think it might seem easy but it's been the opposite. Overall doing the Online section took us a very long time, and I want to say big thanks to HiGuy and Jeff for doing it as honestly what you guys are seeing would not have been possible if it wasn't for them. Enjoy! youtu.be/prqHjDFQk1M
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Post by Aayrl on Nov 8, 2013 5:30:24 GMT
Oh, good, you finally released UtH3. Now I can post this screenshot I took last night of my super cool hosting session. Another disclaimer : The team game previewed in UtH3 was my third ever multiplayer map on MBP 1.50. I had finished installing the client literally fifteen minutes before we played that match .. after not playing MarbleBlast for two years. Needless to say, I think I lost ~250 rating the first night .. but I am slowly working my way back up to my par status with IsraeliRD.. wink. Can't wait to see you folks in the beta launch Team HAMLASER for the win! ~Aayrl
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Post by Hi Guy on Nov 8, 2013 5:33:55 GMT
I think I lost ~250 rating the first night .. Only about 150, but it was very much super special awesomely appreciated.
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Post by ChaosUnown on Nov 8, 2013 6:19:24 GMT
I have to admit, I like the prospect of a spectator mode. I really don't know how the technical aspects work, but will the jagged movement of the opposing marbles eventually be smoothed out?
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Post by Perishingflames on Nov 8, 2013 8:00:16 GMT
Holy crap, it's amazing to see how far this project has come.. it looks like everything has fallen into place and the game is ready for some public testing!! Fantastic job, MBP team.
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Post by [DWARF] RDs.empire on Nov 8, 2013 13:09:21 GMT
First of all thank you guys for spending your time on this. I think everybody in community will enjoy this. Looking forward to custom levels people will come up with! I have to admit, I like the prospect of a spectator mode. I really don't know how the technical aspects work, but will the jagged movement of the opposing marbles eventually be smoothed out? As far as i know no because we don't have access to most of multiplayer code in core files and there wasn't any lag conpensation code made back when garagegames made MB multiplayer for MBG and eventually ''removed'' it before release of game to ''simplify it''. So as far as i know ,no Best Higuy and jeff did is done gameplay wise.
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Post by Jkk39 on Nov 8, 2013 13:30:49 GMT
Fantastic! Great job.
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Post by Andrew on Nov 8, 2013 15:33:15 GMT
Everything about MBP 1.50 looks amazing! Can't wait to start playing matches against all of you.
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Post by ENlGMA on Nov 8, 2013 21:24:03 GMT
Yes, finally, UtH3. I have to admit, I like the prospect of a spectator mode. I really don't know how the technical aspects work, but will the jagged movement of the opposing marbles eventually be smoothed out? You have to rember that the jagged movement is because Matan lives ~10000 miles from the other players.
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Post by Andrew on Nov 8, 2013 22:12:54 GMT
I have to admit, I like the prospect of a spectator mode. I really don't know how the technical aspects work, but will the jagged movement of the opposing marbles eventually be smoothed out? You have to rember that the jagged movement is because Matan lives ~10000 miles from the other players. Matan and Phil both live in Australia
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Post by Jeff on Nov 8, 2013 23:37:36 GMT
I have to admit, I like the prospect of a spectator mode. I really don't know how the technical aspects work, but will the jagged movement of the opposing marbles eventually be smoothed out? We already have anti-lag code to help aid the lag. However, when a connection host lives in Australia and expects people from the East coast of the US to connect to him, packet loss and lag become our friends. Not much more we can do, we already are interpolating the positions with 2-3 algorithms. Much more will just cause the game to lag and take more processing power, as well as a complete waste as not much more can be done than what we already have.
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Post by Jkk39 on Nov 9, 2013 0:05:22 GMT
I have to admit, I like the prospect of a spectator mode. I really don't know how the technical aspects work, but will the jagged movement of the opposing marbles eventually be smoothed out? We already have anti-lag code to help aid the lag. However, when a connection host lives in Australia and expects people from the East coast of the US to connect to him, packet loss and lag become our friends. Not much more we can do, we already are interpolating the positions with 2-3 algorithms. Much more will just cause the game to lag and take more processing power, as well as a complete waste as not much more can be done than what we already have. So it would be smoother if both people are relatively close?
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Post by brandondorf9999 on Nov 9, 2013 0:57:17 GMT
I take that as a excellent job on the game. I think we all want it.
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Post by Marblemaster1 (Frosty) on Nov 9, 2013 17:19:27 GMT
Awesome work, devs! I can't wait to play everybody in multiplayer and finally see what I missed in MBO!
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Post by ENlGMA on Nov 9, 2013 17:47:13 GMT
Yay, new Blast and Mega Marble dts shapes! Edit: the "Mega Marble kids!" one from the /v commands is my favorite.... I remember it from one of Matan's old MBO videos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9_Z76nsi5M
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Post by Aayrl on Nov 9, 2013 18:56:06 GMT
On a side note of latency:
HiGuy and I have played tons of games in the past few days, and we live within 100 miles of one another. The player marble's are still a little jittery, but the movement is smooth enough to get a player's location down to an update every half of a second or so.
Games with IsraeliRD hosting are .. interesting .. I've been experiencing some 'exciting' bugs that HiGuy hasn't seemed to experience, but still the player updates are (at most) once a second, which is still fairly nice considering we're using a 15 year old engine to accomplish this.
~Aayrl
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Post by elnathan on Nov 9, 2013 19:33:34 GMT
Whee if I am in VT too Aaryl! I have watched the video and I am very excited! Love the shading on the tiles, reminds me of videos because I never played MBO.
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Post by ENlGMA on Nov 9, 2013 19:54:34 GMT
Whee if I am in VT too Aaryl! I have watched the video and I am very excited! Love the shading on the tiles, reminds me of videos because I never played MBO. Yeah, the shading on the tiles is really cool. Sure, the textures are old, but the way they're designed give the player the illusion of depth and colour change, just like good old MBO.
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Post by - rollcage (¬‿¬) - on Nov 9, 2013 22:24:16 GMT
Impressive...
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Post by regislian on Nov 9, 2013 23:11:29 GMT
Everything sounds amazing.. Can't wait!
Thanks guys!
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Post by brandondorf9999 on Nov 10, 2013 0:05:33 GMT
Me too. I'm excited for the new version of the game too.
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Post by Daniel741852 on Nov 10, 2013 1:39:43 GMT
Phew... The MBP team did not fail to impress me
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Post by ProMarbler on Nov 10, 2013 1:47:36 GMT
Did I hear something about "open beta"?
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Post by IsraeliRD on Nov 10, 2013 1:56:32 GMT
AND WHAT IF YOU DID :3 ps tuesday
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Post by Pyro on Nov 10, 2013 4:02:10 GMT
On a side note of latency: HiGuy and I have played tons of games in the past few days, and we live within 100 miles of one another. The player marble's are still a little jittery, but the movement is smooth enough to get a player's location down to an update every half of a second or so. Games with IsraeliRD hosting are .. interesting .. I've been experiencing some 'exciting' bugs that HiGuy hasn't seemed to experience, but still the player updates are (at most) once a second, which is still fairly nice considering we're using a 15 year old engine to accomplish this. ~Aayrl No way! I'm in Vermont too! Love that this is finally coming true. Nobody ever played MBU on the Xbox anymore, glad to see multiplayer hit its true potential.
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Post by Don.Gato on Nov 10, 2013 21:20:35 GMT
AND WHAT IF YOU DID :3 ps tuesday Tuesday, but but... Monday is a holiday in the US *hint hint hint*
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Post by Aayrl on Nov 10, 2013 21:51:00 GMT
Going way off topic here, but (if I read the last few posts correctly) are we all agreeing that four (4) of the hundred (100) or so active users on the forums are from Vermont? Of all the remote places in the world, the majority of us happen to be from maple syrup land.
We should have a Marble Blast convention, and invite everyone from the northeast to come visit (which would be the four of us and Andrew).
~Aayrl
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Post by Jeff on Nov 10, 2013 22:10:48 GMT
I'm technically in the NE If you held it in Andrew's area, I would probably be okay, then again this does give me an excuse to come visit VT to get some maple syrup. (HiGuy if you let me stay with you then i'll come :3) Anyways guys expect good news in a couple of days, as Matan has hinted a date already
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Post by RadiantVibe on Nov 10, 2013 23:49:45 GMT
Tuesday, but but... Monday is a holiday in the US *hint hint hint* *nudge nudge nudge*
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Post by - rollcage (¬‿¬) - on Nov 10, 2013 23:57:52 GMT
Going way off topic here, but (if I read the last few posts correctly) are we all agreeing that four (4) of the hundred (100) or so active users on the forums are from Vermont? Of all the remote places in the world, the majority of us happen to be from maple syrup land. We should have a Marble Blast convention, and invite everyone from the northeast to come visit (which would be the four of us and Andrew). ~Aayrl I'm 2 hours away from Vermont, and have a condo at Stratton...
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