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GMnet GATE.TESTER - The master server testing tool

GMnet GATE.TESTER allows you to test your master servers.

It's currently basicly an online lobby browser for debugging. Run your master server with the --testing parameter to enable debugging using this tool.

You can find it at: http://gmnet.parakoopa.de/gatetester

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Manuals / GMnet ENGINE Manual

Index

Differences between ENGINE/CORE

Tutorial

0. What is GMnet ENGINE?

1. Basic configuration

2. PLUS - Setup GMnet PUNCH

3. PLUS - Hosting a master server

4. Starting the engine

5. Setting up the basic platformer

6. The network controller

7. Adding a player

8. A second room and doors

9. Showing a list of players

10. Adding day/night

11. Creating a chat system

12. Conclusion / What's next

BONUS 1 - PLUS - ONLINE lobby

BONUS 2 - Global Sync

BONUS 3 - LAN lobby

BONUS 4 - Event Handlers for Connecting/Disconnecting

BONUS 5 - RPC

Important Concepts

Local and remote Instances

Instance scope and rooms

Players and Playerhashes

States of the engine

Variable Groups

mp_map_syncIn and mp_map_syncOut

VarGroup SyncTypes (mp_type)

Tolerance

Buffer types

CHAT API

PLUS - GMnet PUNCH

PLUS - Master Server (GMnet GATE.PUNCH)

Signed packets

The debug overlay

PLUS - GMnet GATE.TESTER

Important Functions

Sync Functions

mp_sync

mp_unsync

mp_stayAlive

mp_add

mp_addPosition

mp_addBuiltinBasic

mp_addBuiltinPhysics

mp_setType

mp_tolerance

mp_map_syncIn

mp_map_SyncOut

Tools

htme_isLocal

htme_clientIsConnected

htme_clientConnectionFailed

htme_isStarted

htme_isServer

htme_getPlayers

htme_findPlayerInstance

htme_getPlayerNumber

htme_clientDisconnect

htme_serverDisconnect

htme_serverShutdown

CHAT API

mp_syncAsChatHandler

mp_chatGetQueue

mp_chatSend

htme_chatGetMessage

htme_chatGetSender

Online Lobby

udphp_downloadServerList

LAN Lobby

htme_startLANsearch

Global Sync

htme_globalGet

htme_globalSet

htme_globalSetFAST

Event Handlers

Connecting

Disconnecting

Configuration

htme_init

Extending the Engine / Advanced Use

How to update