MANUAL for GMnet ENGINE and GMnet CORE

States of the engine

The engine can be in different states.

  1. Is the engine running (=Server or Client started)? -> htme_isStarted returns true
  2. Are we running the server? -> htme_isServer returns true
  3. (Only client) -> Is the client connected to a server? -> htme_clientIsConnected returns true
  4. (Only client) -> Did a connection to the server fail? -> htme_clientConnectionFailed returns true

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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

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

More

Extending the Engine / Advanced Use
How to update

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