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Client Prediction: Accurate AI for Business Insights

Inside the world of game development, particularly in fast-paced first-person shooters (FPS), a critical challenge lies in synchronizing client-side predictions with authoritative server updates. This issue arises when clients operate at varying frame rates, leading to discrepancies between how the player perceives movement and how the server actually processes it. Let’s explore this complex…

Client Prediction: Accurate AI for Business Insights

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Development Break (Server Focus)

Realistically, I have reached a point in development where I should stop.

Firstly, the 2D Prototype (GUI Tester) is in a very good state. The Raphael Library provides all the functionality a Mobile GUI could need. Each element has a TouchStart function, allowing ridiculously simple interaction from a development perspective. The only issue is the FPS. Or more specifically, iterating all 20 players on a Mobile Device each frame takes its toll. Aside from needing that fix. It could be ready to deploy within a few days of resumed development.

Secondly, that dreaded Network Improvement on the server. Originally (and currently) - I'm working with an Authoritative Server/Dumb Client model. This isn't a bad practice for slower games, but throw Latency into the mix and you have a noticeably slow experience with faster paced Multiplayer games. This is the main reason for the Development Break. Reading, and lots of it. I need a firm understanding of the concepts of Interpolation, Client Prediction, and Server Reconciliation. I need to develop separate prototypes of these, and then port the existing game onto it.

For this reason, the tone and content of this blog will likely change again. Hopefully I will grasp and implement these concepts quickly, and finally start really building the game.