yojimbo
A network library for client/server games written in C++ (by mas-bandwidth)
SDLPoP
An open-source port of Prince of Persia, based on the disassembly of the DOS version. (by NagyD)
| yojimbo | SDLPoP | |
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| 5 | 17 | |
| 2,680 | 1,261 | |
| 0.3% | 0.6% | |
| 2.3 | 6.0 | |
| 7 months ago | 5 months ago | |
| C | C | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
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yojimbo
Posts with mentions or reviews of yojimbo.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-06.
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Multiplayer Networking Solutions
yojimbo/ netcode/ reliable, all developped by Glenn Fidler, author of GafferOnGames
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"Move all" feature added in inventory. In your face little fudsters. Gaming revolution incoming!
They really just didn't know how to go about building a complex online game or what that entails. At one point they were trying to donate to open source networking projects that were still in development and not production-ready in hopes they'd help them make their game, you'll see them listed as sponsors of yojimbo for example. It was bizarre to watch.
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Handling acks during 1+ second packet loss with Glenn Fiedler's Reliable UDP Solution
I can't remember exactly how best to handle this (Glenn's yojimbo project is probably your best bet for a concrete implementation), but here's an idea: buffer and ACK some packets (e.g. up to N packets following your missing packet) and discard everything else (without ACK) until the missing one shows up. The protocol will then continuously try to send your missing packet, in addition to the packets you've intentionally not ACK'd. Once the missing packet shows up you can process it and any buffered packets up to your next missing packet and repeat.
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I need a good and simple networking library for C++
You may want to take a look at yojimbo , looks like it will fit your requirements pretty well.
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Programming question : Which techniques are used to achieve real-time between players in online openworlds ? (think wow, ff14, teso)
And has his own C++ library for transmitting messages over UDP protocol https://github.com/networkprotocol/yojimbo
SDLPoP
Posts with mentions or reviews of SDLPoP.
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The Unexpected Effectiveness of One-Shot Decompilation with Claude
https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
If the LLM did it with software not already in their training base it would be interesting.
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Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects
SDLPoP - Prince of Persia clone based on DOS disassembly. C, SDL2
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Fan Games & Remakes
I love the original Prince of Persia, and the SDLPoP fan remake plays beautifully on the Deck (just add the Windows/Linux version from here as a non-Steam game).
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SdLPoP control issues
SDLPoP is an open source port of the original Prince of Persia using the sdl library. Yes, I've also gathered that it's a standalone application that doesn't run through RetroArch. The documentation for the particular Retropie port of it is a bit sparse, but from what I've been able to gather apparently if one has control issues they should use that gamecontrollerdb.txt file and configure it correctly, but it's just that I couldn't get it to work. Whether I'm doing something wrong or there's something wrong with the port itself given the hardware, I don't know, that's why I'm asking for help here. For reference, here's some of the information I've already gone through : https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
- I feel old
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Prince of Persia - great cinematic platformer, and probably first game I ever played. My oldest gaming memory is main character dying on spikes.
There's a source port to run the game on modern systems: https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
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If you’re old enough to remember: Prince of Persia from 1989
This is a good way to play this: https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
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Prince of Persia JavaScript
This is great and I also enjoy https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP where my favourite feature is the ability to take a screenshot of the whole level... which usually fits well within my 4K display.
Oh, and playing at 3840x1200 means that every original 320x200 pixel is ... 144 pixels!
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Hacker News top posts: Nov 23, 2021
Prince of Persia open-source port based on the DOS version disassembly\ (33 comments)
- Prince of Persia Open Source, based on the disassembly of the DOS version, extended with new features
What are some alternatives?
When comparing yojimbo and SDLPoP you can also consider the following projects:
netcode.io - Secure client/server connections over UDP
reactos - A free Windows-compatible Operating System
KCP - :zap: KCP - A Fast and Reliable ARQ Protocol
re3 - GTA III, Vice City [UnavailableForLegalReasons - Repository access blocked]
ENet-CSharp - Reliable UDP networking library
Craft - A simple Minecraft clone written in C using modern OpenGL (shaders).