can there be a multiplayer version of mount&blade?
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zaleukos
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Armagan has already said it wont happen, hasnt he?
Making the game MP would be very difficult as time isnt continuous, though there are some exceptions.
MP battles should be doable. Imagine a quickie with your friend in the arena or on the battlefield (with 15 sweaty swadians on each side).
Coop campaign play could probably be done with relative ease as well, provided one player is happy with just controlling his guy in combat. That's how multiplayer RPGs tend to end up anyway.
Coding network communication and such is however a totally new direction and understandably outside the scope of the project.
Making the game MP would be very difficult as time isnt continuous, though there are some exceptions.
MP battles should be doable. Imagine a quickie with your friend in the arena or on the battlefield (with 15 sweaty swadians on each side).
Coop campaign play could probably be done with relative ease as well, provided one player is happy with just controlling his guy in combat. That's how multiplayer RPGs tend to end up anyway.
Coding network communication and such is however a totally new direction and understandably outside the scope of the project.
zaleukos
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ilex said:
In theory it is pretty easy.
In practice it depends on how the combat engine works. Basically you just dont want to shuffle too much data between the machines. Still it is a new design direction and requires a new line of thought, and I know from experience that it is difficult to adapt to a new paradigm while working on a largish programming project. I'd rather see Armagan & Co making SP really good than lose focus.The problem arises from the fact that it wasn't built from the start to be multiplayer. Armagan would likely have to write large sections of the engine and code.
Ingolifs, that's all fine and well, if it ever gets released. A more challenging attack system is only fun if you can play it
