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React and Colyseus – A Simple Client

Scopique May 16, 2021

Behold! My new game! If only it were that easy. What you see above is a simple test client which allows me to enter a sector ID, click ENTER, and enter the associated Colyseus Room on the server. The act of joining…

React and Colyseus – State

Scopique May 16, 2021

State is what the server knows about your game world at any given time. In Colyseus terms, state is per-room, so it’s more apt to say that “state is what the server knows about the game room at any given time”. There…

React and Colyseus – Setting Up A Server

Scopique May 16, 2021

When I say “setting up a server”, I’m overreaching here; I’m not an expert on any of this, and these articles are mainly my way of leaving notes to my future self as well as for anyone like me who might be…

React and Colyseus – Node-Mans Land

Scopique May 16, 2021

I suck at puns. Node is a Javascript server. Out of the box it does nothing, instead relying on the developer to write onboarding code to give the server functionality. Many Discord bots are written using Node, and it can be used…

React and Colyseus – The Boring Preamble

Scopique May 12, 2021

Before I get to the code-y parts, I want to discuss a bit about the limitations of web browsers, how React works, and what Colyseus and Nodejs bring to the table. Note that I am not a “deep diver” and will not…