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Networking protocols

4/8/2016

 
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Before you build your multiplayer game, you may want to quickly brush over the different protocols. If you're new to networking, I'd recommend TCP as it's more predictable. But it would be better if you decided for yourself!

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Using the keyboard

18/7/2016

 
When you write a program, there's a fair chance you'll need the keyboard! This simple article will show how you can easily retrieve input from your keyboard! 
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"Soon"

2/7/2016

 
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I asked you:

If there could be a blogpost about anything, what it would be?
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And you guys made it pretty clear! So I’ll do my best to fill you in, based on how it looks to me right now. ​​

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Building the perfect duck

1/7/2016

 
Ingredients
The first thing you'll need, is a special kind of gel, only obtainable from the Duck factory.

Customization 
​However, you can tweak the density and mixture properties to your own liking! 

The more gel you add, the more flexible the texture will be, meaning it can wobble faster.

​The more air you add, the less friction there will be, meaning your duck will wobble for longer.



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Scripts

26/6/2016

 
Methods, functions, scripts. They're all the same thing, and they're all really simple! Click read more to learn!
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Lists

24/6/2016

 
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Lists are pretty self explanatory, they work exactly how you'd expect them to.

Functionality
​Nevertheless, they're an incredibly useful resource in programming, so this article will cover how they work.

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Starting point
One thing you must remember about lists, is that they start at position zero. So if a list has four entries, the final entry will be position 3. This can be confusing at first.

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Usernames

20/6/2016

 
For the various reasons explained in this article, I've decided to use a far more relaxed verification system for Ducktards, than initially planned. 
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Verifying players

18/6/2016

 
A simple break down on how usernames were verified in the old Ducktards betas. This method allows servers to guarantee that a player really is who they say they are, without fail!
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Buffers

15/6/2016

 

Buffers are incredibly useful! They can be used to send data over the internet, to save and load from disk, or simply for general storage! Hopefully this article will help you understand how they work! Hit read more to expand!
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