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AppWarp Multiplayer Game. A lot of messages

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:02:16 +0000

Hi.

I successfully created a multiplayer demo game based on the example:

http://appwarp.shephertz.com/game-development-center/java-multiplayer-libgdx-tutorial/

In my test app, I just connect two users to a room and one of them only sends one short message. Then both users leave the room. I only did it once.

Then in the AppHQ console, I see 105 messages for my test app. How is this possible?

I use App42MultiPlayerGamingSDK.jar (version 2.3).

Code:

public void quickGame() {
    ...
    WarpClient.initialize(apiKey, secretKey);
    warpClient = WarpClient.getInstance();

    connectionListener = new ConnectionListener(this);
    roomListener = new RoomListener(this);
    zoneListener = new ZoneListener(this);
    notificationListener = new NotificationListener(this);

    warpClient.addConnectionRequestListener(connectionListener);
    warpClient.addRoomRequestListener(roomListener);
    warpClient.addZoneRequestListener(zoneListener);
    warpClient.addNotificationListener(notificationListener);

    warpClient.connectWithUserName(myId);
}

private void onConnectDone(boolean status) {
    ...
    warpClient.joinRoomWithProperties(properties);
}

private void onJoinRoomDone(RoomEvent event) {
    if (event.getResult() == WarpResponseResultCode.SUCCESS) {
        ...
        warpClient.subscribeRoom(roomId);
    } else if (event.getResult() == WarpResponseResultCode.RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND) {
        ...
        warpClient.createRoom("game", "owner", 2, properties);
    }
}

private void onRoomCreated(String roomId){
    ...
    warpClient.joinRoom(roomId);
}

private void onRoomSubscribed(String roomId) {
    ...
    warpClient.getLiveRoomInfo(roomId);
}

public void sendMessage(byte[] msgBuf) {
    warpClient.sendPrivateUpdate(opponentId, msgBuf);
}

public void leaveGame() {
    ...
    warpClient.unsubscribeRoom(roomId);
    warpClient.leaveRoom(roomId);
    warpClient.deleteRoom(roomId);
    warpClient.removeConnectionRequestListener(connectionListener);
    warpClient.removeRoomRequestListener(roomListener);
    warpClient.removeZoneRequestListener(zoneListener);
    warpClient.removeNotificationListener(notificationListener);
    warpClient.disconnect();
}

What am I doing wrong? How do I reduce the number of messages? Does App Configuration (Auto Recover Time, Default Zone) affect the number of messages?

This may be a problem when choosing AppWarp to implement multiplayer in the release version of the game. Since it is not profitable. It is still more profitable to pay for CCU than for the number of messages that are not clearly counted.

Thanks.

How to terminate AppWarp thread after it's initialized?

Fri, 31 May 2019 18:01:15 +0000

Hi,

Calling AppWarp.initialize creates a new thread:

            _instance.dispatcher = new MessageDispatchThread(_instance);
            _instance.dispatcher.start();

Is there a way to terminate this thread manually?

Or when it should go down automatically, after disconnection perhaps?

How to set different positions of players at start multiplayerGameScreen?

Wed, 22 May 2019 19:28:15 +0000

I Hi! I develop game by example "Java Multiplayer libgdx tutorial" SuperJumper game. I want to set different start position of players on the game screen? How do it? Thank you)

Ghost user in lobby

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:51:42 +0000

It seems that I have an persistent ghost user in my lobby, for several weeks now. How can I unsubscribe him? Don’t you have something like a is-alive ping? How can this happen?

I implemented a lobby where you see subscribed online users to invite them for a private game.

Missing clean up time in Java SDK

Sat, 04 Aug 2018 03:16:29 +0000

The C# Client API, supports cleanupTime, this is exactly what I am looking for! Unfortunately Java SDK does not support this feature. Since cleanup should be handled on the server and not on the client. I am really wondering why it is not available for Java. Please help!

How enable debug logging for app42 and appWarp?

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 07:30:46 +0000

How can I enable debug logging for app42 and appWarp on my client?

Global and Lobby Chat using AppWarp

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:35:57 +0000

I was wondering if it is possible to implement different chats using AppWarp, between which the client can switch while playing a game. For example, while being in a game room they would have the option to switch between global, private and lobby chats. How can I implement this using AppWarp? Using the subscribe function does not let the user send messages to the room they subscribed to, it is restricted to only their current room.

libGDX and HTML

Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:27:52 +0000

Hi, I wondered if there was a way to have all my multiplayer code on the core module that works with HTML's libgdx. I tried just adding the appwarp jar as graddle dependency but it didn't work, since apparently u need the sources of the library for that. Do u provide the sources anywhere?

Matching: Roles and Partners

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:43:44 +0000

Sometimes, the same client type in the same step should behave differently depending on the role that each player assumes in that particular game step.

For example, in an ultimatum game, players are paired together, and in the same step one player is making an offer (role = 'BIDDER') and the other one is waiting to receive it (role = 'RESPONDENT').

Its possible to set role for a room like that?

Weird multiple connections

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 08:06:16 +0000

Hi. Before i start i have to say that my english level isn't as good as many of you. So i apologise for that.

I am making a videogame which have a real-time multiplayer mode. I have done this part recently.

When it is the first time that the two devices connect to the server, they can play really nice and well. Once one of them is defeated their screens go back to the main menu. Then when those two devices want to do another game (quick game, random players) things get really weird. I'll explain what it does the first device that want to play another quick game.

Tries to do 2 connections (like if they did a "connectWithUserName" twice. Totally impossible because it's in the constructor of the screen)

Tries to connect 4 different rooms (totally weird), then creates those 4 rooms (the System.out.println show me that this occurs 4 times each room. -> 16 connections)

Result -> 16 failed to getLiveUserInfo What am i doing wrong? I disconnected incorrectly from the server the previous time?

What i do to disconnect:

warpClient.leaveRoom()

onLeaveRoomDone() -> warpClient.unSubscribeRoom()

onUnSubscribeRoomDone() -> warpClient.disconnect()

onDisconnectDone() -> disposeListeners()

Thanks.