Real-time Multiplayer Game Server

Project roadmap

1. 01

   Build the server game loop

   ~2h

   Design a server-side game loop that runs at a fixed tick rate.

2. 02

   Handle movement and collisions

   ~2.5h

   Implement authoritative player movement and collision detection on the server.

3. 03

   Broadcast state updates

   ~2h

   Send efficient delta state updates to clients over Socket.IO each tick.

4. 04

   Build the Canvas client

   ~2.5h

   Render players and interpolate their positions between received state updates.

5. 05

   Add game mechanics

   ~2h

   Add scoring, respawning, and simple AI-controlled objects to the arena.

6. 06

   Add input prediction

   ~2h

   Add client-side input prediction to reduce perceived latency for the local player.

Resources

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