MUD Game Programming (Premier Press Game Development) - page 1
- 1
- 2
- Main page
- Main page
- Table of contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Letter from the Series Editor
- Introduction
- History
- MUD Design
- Expectations
- Book Layout
- Let s Get Ready to Rumble
- Part ONE: The Basics
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Network Programming
- Why Learn the Basics?
- History of Communication Networks in a Nutshell
- IP Philosophy and Layered Hierarchy
- Common Transport Protocols
- Information on Networking Protocols
- Summary
- Chapter 2. WinsockBerkeley Sockets Programming
- Byte Ordering
- What Is a Socket?
- Sockets API
- Domain Name System
- Demo 2.1 Hello Internet Server
- Demo 2.2 Hello Internet Client
- Using select() to Avoid Multithreading
- Demo 2.3 Hello Internet Server v2
- Demo 2.4 Hello Internet Client v2
- Summary
- Chapter 3. Introduction to Multithreading
- What Is Multithreading?
- ThreadLib
- Demo 3.1Basic Threading
- Demo 3.2Yielding
- ThreadLib Mutexes
- Demo 3.3Mutexes
- Summary
- Chapter 4. The Basic Library
- Big Numbers
- What Time Is It?
- Strings
- Logging
- Summary
- Chapter 5. The Socket Library
- Sockets API Wrapper Classes and Functions
- Connections, Managers, and Policies, Oh My
- Summary
- Chapter 6. Telnet Protocol and a Simple Chat Server
- Telnet
- ConnectionHandler Class
- Creating a Telnet Protocol Class
- Demo 6.2SimpleChat
- Summary
- Part TWO: Creating a SimpleMUD
- Chapter 7. Designing the SimpleMUD
- Choosing Game Characteristics
- Setting
- Players
- Items
- Here There Be Dragons
- It s a Small World, After All
- Come and See What s in Store
- Mortal Combat
- I Command Thee
- Summary
- Chapter 8. Items and Players
- Groundwork
- Logs
- Attributes
- Items
- Populating Your Realm with Players
- Handler Design
- Demo 8.1The SimpleMUD Baseline: The Core, Players, and Items
- Summary
- Chapter 9. Maps, Stores, and Training Rooms
- Adding New Features to the Baseline
- Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
- 1
- 2
