Comments on: UDP vs. TCP http://gafferongames.com Glenn Fiedler's Game Development Articles and Tutorials Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenn Fiedler http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-35214 Glenn Fiedler Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:51:45 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-35214 I've never coded an MMO so I don't know! I’ve never coded an MMO so I don’t know!

]]> By: Austin Keller http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-35177 Austin Keller Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:05:27 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-35177 Networking is completely new to me, but I do understand your explanations (Thank you for that). Can you quickly explain the different in information between an MMO and FPS. I've always thought MMO's were fairly quick paced games as well, at least when it comes to PvPing. Would they change the way packets are sent if a player was in PvP mode? Any help would be great! Thanks again for this! Networking is completely new to me, but I do understand your explanations (Thank you for that). Can you quickly explain the different in information between an MMO and FPS. I’ve always thought MMO’s were fairly quick paced games as well, at least when it comes to PvPing.

Would they change the way packets are sent if a player was in PvP mode?

Any help would be great! Thanks again for this!

]]> By: Glenn Fiedler http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-33846 Glenn Fiedler Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:17:42 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-33846 Generally speaking it is fine. It will only cause bad effects if the connection is saturated, which is unlikely. cheers Generally speaking it is fine. It will only cause bad effects if the connection is saturated, which is unlikely. cheers

]]> By: crg http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-33704 crg Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:57:09 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-33704 Hi, I am currently using the Quake3 model for my networking. When the client joins the game, it has to download scripts, ini files and a map if it doesnt have it. TCP would be the best solution here wouldn't it? but if the server is sending lots of TCP data to a client is joining, while sending UDP data to the rest of the joined in-game clients, what effect will this have? Thanks :) Hi, I am currently using the Quake3 model for my networking.
When the client joins the game, it has to download scripts, ini files and a map if it doesnt have it. TCP would be the best solution here wouldn’t it? but if the server is sending lots of TCP data to a client is joining, while sending UDP data to the rest of the joined in-game clients, what effect will this have?

Thanks :)

]]> By: Glenn Fiedler http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-27916 Glenn Fiedler Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:40:53 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-27916 Sorry I don't know the answer to this. Sorry I don’t know the answer to this.

]]> By: Glenn Fiedler http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-27914 Glenn Fiedler Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:40:08 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-27914 Not a particularly useful comment because you don't describe what sort of game you are making. Not a particularly useful comment because you don’t describe what sort of game you are making.

]]> By: Glenn Fiedler http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-27913 Glenn Fiedler Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:39:02 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-27913 It's OK Lee, I'm comfortable with them being wrong. It’s OK Lee, I’m comfortable with them being wrong.

]]> By: Glenn Fiedler http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-24106 Glenn Fiedler Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:13:36 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-24106 Good luck! Good luck!

]]> By: MrShankly http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-24074 MrShankly Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:00:17 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-24074 Ha, you have a lot more patience than I have, Anyway thanks for the awesome article, im looking to do my honours game project using networking between mobile devices and this could come in really helpful! Ha, you have a lot more patience than I have, Anyway thanks for the awesome article, im looking to do my honours game project using networking between mobile devices and this could come in really helpful!

]]> By: Glenn Fiedler http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/udp-vs-tcp/#comment-22708 Glenn Fiedler Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:25:42 +0000 http://gafferongames.wordpress.com/?page_id=84#comment-22708 yes. my comment applies primarily to consoles -- my point is that if bandwidth is tight you are better off having complete control over the stream. this is likely not to be a significant issue for anybody developing on PC -- except, that you should always remember that somebody may steal all your bandwidth (bit torrent, video streaming etc...) and you need to degrade gracefully. cheers yes. my comment applies primarily to consoles — my point is that if bandwidth is tight you are better off having complete control over the stream. this is likely not to be a significant issue for anybody developing on PC — except, that you should always remember that somebody may steal all your bandwidth (bit torrent, video streaming etc…) and you need to degrade gracefully. cheers

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