1500 Archers on a 28.8: Network Programming in Age of Empires and Beyond (2001)

Post by nolevels » Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 2:28 AM UTC

poglet wrote: post #6

It's interesting how the online gameplay has changed between the different versions of the game as network latency has improved. For example, being able to micro manage archers to dodge other archers, and time their shots is something that wasn't possible previously.

Post by thesandlord » Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 2:33 AM UTC

spywaregorilla wrote: post #8

poglet wrote: post #6

It's interesting how the online gameplay has changed between the different versions of the game as network latency has improved. For example, being able to micro manage archers to dodge other archers, and time their shots is something that wasn't possible previously.

That sounds terrible. I'm pretty sure the next game in the series, Age of Mythology, didn't permit missed shots.

Post by mmh0000 » Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 2:36 AM UTC

idorosen wrote: post #13

For those who don’t want to suffer from eye-bleeds due to ads, interstitial scrolling ads, more ads, and awful formatting, Googling the title yields this PDF: https://zoo.cs.yale.edu/classes/cs538/readings/papers/terran... Maybe the link can be replaced? Also can (2001) be added to the title?

Post by hotpotamus » Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 2:39 AM UTC

xupybd wrote: post #4

Maybe a 2001 in the title would help?

Post by mmh0000 » Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 2:39 AM UTC

yardstick wrote: post #15

nolevels wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Has network latency improved much since this article's date? Bandwidth definitely, but latency?

Yes. Most people back in 2001 were not using fibre. Dial-up, DSL, etc are all much higher latency. In Dial-up you are easily talking at least 100ms slower, if not a lot more.