netplay over aim

caffeine · Post by **caffeine** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:18 pm

i think the netplay should be changed to work over instant messenger as a plugin. it won't work how it is now. to play something over aim, both people need to have a plugin configured with the same plugin name. this can't happen w/ the current client/server model. couldn't you just have it so zsnes can be pointed to the other player, so both just point zsnes to the other's ip? maybe player 1 and 2 can be decided on the chat/options screen.
i think it would be great for zsnes.

Post by **Agozer** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 11:50 pm

Would you be the one to code such a feature? I think not.

What you ask is not possible, or at least, would take way too much coding.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:04 am

caffeine wrote:i think the netplay should be changed to work over instant messenger as a plugin. it won't work how it is now. to play something over aim, both people need to have a plugin configured with the same plugin name. this can't happen w/ the current client/server model. couldn't you just have it so zsnes can be pointed to the other player, so both just point zsnes to the other's ip? maybe player 1 and 2 can be decided on the chat/options screen.
i think it would be great for zsnes.

Dream on.

caffeine · Post by **caffeine** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:41 am

oooh!

is the source for 1.36 @ sourceforge complete?
it seems like some .h files are missing. i could be wrong tho.

Esturk · Post by **Esturk** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 3:06 am

I thought that typing my buddies IP address into the box was easy enough?

And were both behind firewalls/routers.

Then we might as well add a plugin for MSN, Yahoo etc...

j/k

Post by **grinvader** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 6:56 am

caffeine wrote:

oooh!

is the source for 1.36 @ sourceforge complete?
it seems like some .h files are missing. i could be wrong tho.

Pretty please, get the CVS snaphot, version 1.36 is horribly outdated.

Download this tarball.
It's the most recent WIP's source code.

venom_zx · Post by **venom_zx** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:07 pm

maybe you are looking for zbattle ?

caffeine · Post by **caffeine** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:46 pm

venom_zx wrote:maybe you are looking for zbattle ?

nah.. why hasn't that been updated?
i just don't like it when games require knowing ip's and stuff. if zsnes could fit as an aim plugin, then a game w/ any instant messenger buddy would be 2 clicks away instead of finding ip's and whatever.
laziness vs user-friendly

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:03 pm

caffeine wrote:
venom_zx wrote:maybe you are looking for zbattle ?
nah.. why hasn't that been updated?
i just don't like it when games require knowing ip's and stuff. if zsnes could fit as an aim plugin, then a game w/ any instant messenger buddy would be 2 clicks away instead of finding ip's and whatever.
laziness vs user-friendly

Well, there is always the "do it yourself" option.

IP is nice for the time being. Think of it as a "knowledge requirement" if you don't know how to use it, you won't get netplay.

voltair99 · Post by **voltair99** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:36 am

caffeine wrote:
venom_zx wrote:maybe you are looking for zbattle ?
nah.. why hasn't that been updated?
i just don't like it when games require knowing ip's and stuff. if zsnes could fit as an aim plugin, then a game w/ any instant messenger buddy would be 2 clicks away instead of finding ip's and whatever.
laziness vs user-friendly

Dude, zbattle.net requires no knowledge of IP address's or what an IP is. Its just point, Click, Connect and play. Simple

venom_zx · Post by **venom_zx** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:56 pm

thats what i was about to say

Post by **Nach** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:03 pm

caffeine wrote: it seems like some .h files are missing.

We have .h files?

Jonas Quinn · Post by **Jonas Quinn** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:22 pm

caffeine wrote:it seems like some .h files are missing. i could be wrong tho.

Read install.txt and you will see what you will need zlib and libpng in order to compile ZSNES properly.

caffeine · Post by **caffeine** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:57 pm

not that i've done anything or tried to compile again, but the missing .h files was from 1.36 source from sourcforge, not the wip from iphers.

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