Questions for game c8ess

[c8ess]

Hi there, I'm beggining a project with Pixi.js (captain obvious) and I have somes questions.

 

- I wanna use 'input text' but there is no native such of things in Pixi, so what's the best solution ? use a plugin (which one ?) or a mix DOM/Canvas ?
 (same question for scrollbars and long text or rich text)

- For a multiplayer game (very basic), is socket.io a good choice ?

- Any general tip ?

 

I have a lot of others questions, so I will up this topic when needed

 

 

[ivan.popelyshev]

1. https://github.com/Ezelia/EZGUI

2. https://github.com/Ezelia/eureca.io

3. clone github repo, look at the source if something goes wrong.

[c8ess]

Thank you

[mattstyles]

1. Mixture of DOM/Canvas is fine, the right choice in many situations. If your game is very very text heavy then mostly DOM could be preferable, with your more complex graphical elements done using canvas.

2. Socket.io is grand, just bare in mind there is no such thing as a simple multiplayer game.

3. Given your first question, you shouldnt be asking question 2, completely skip multiplayer games and get a few solo, client-only games under your belt first.

[c8ess]

@mattstyles Thanks a lot for your response

1. I was asking that because im already on a mix DOM/Canvas and i just wanted to be sure that it's a good solution.

2. ok

3. Unfortunately my game can't be played solo. Or i will need to implement on A.I and i don't want to.

[ivan.popelyshev]

3 hours ago, c8ess said:

@mattstyles Thanks a lot for your response

1. I was asking that because im already on a mix DOM/Canvas and i just wanted to be sure that it's a good solution.

2. ok

3. Unfortunately my game can't be played solo. Or i will need to implement on A.I and i don't want to.

3. You will need it anyway. Dont make the same mistakes as me