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There are some games that are already like that, in which two people use the same keyboard, and each player use different key command (example: player1 uses the arrow keys, and player2 uses keyboard keys 'W''A''S''D'), and this concept can always be extended to more than one player. Of course, perhaps you had a different idea in mind when you are referring to 'multiplayer game'?

http://scratchconnections.wik.is/ yambanshee

Edit: Since the old Scratch Connections wiki no longer exists, here are a few new tools:
http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Remote … onnections

Last edited by Magnie (2012-01-23 15:39:09)

Online isn't nearly as important as sprite duplication. Most people can barly make a local multiplayer game and making an online multiplayer game would probably be too hard for 99% of scratch users.

it is surprising how helpful sprite duplication is! After i lernt it in flash, things are so much easier, i need half as much variables etc...

(thanx magnie)

I've started work on an engine for multiplayer on scratch, you would have to download it though and run a python script while playing.

cheddargirl wrote:

There are some games that are already like that, in which two people use the same keyboard, and each player use different key command (example: player1 uses the arrow keys, and player2 uses keyboard keys 'W''A''S''D'), and this concept can always be extended to more than one player. Of course, perhaps you had a different idea in mind when you are referring to 'multiplayer game'?

but it's not the same as a multiplayer

does anyone know the scratch team's e-mail?

hirandomperson wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

There are some games that are already like that, in which two people use the same keyboard, and each player use different key command (example: player1 uses the arrow keys, and player2 uses keyboard keys 'W''A''S''D'), and this concept can always be extended to more than one player. Of course, perhaps you had a different idea in mind when you are referring to 'multiplayer game'?

but it's not the same as a multiplayer

Yes, it IS the same.

Multi = Many, more than one.
Multiplayer = More than 1 player.
Multiplayer Game = Many players play the game.

Multiplayer games don't have to be online to be Multiplayer.    You're refering to Online games which are somewhat different.

hirandomperson wrote:

it would be cool if u could make multiplayer games on scratch! 

Maybe for a Multiplayer Server...

it IS already possible, very hard, but possilbe

pokemon_master12 wrote:

But the Snyff thing helps you connect two computers together at the same house, doesn't it? I think what hirandomperson is saying is that there should be some kind of block in Scratch 1.4 that would make it possible to create multiplayer online games (MOGs) like Club Penguin or World of Warcraft. That would be perfect for my Warrior Cats RPG. 

exactly what i was thinking

hirandomperson wrote:

pokemon_master12 wrote:

But the Snyff thing helps you connect two computers together at the same house, doesn't it? I think what hirandomperson is saying is that there should be some kind of block in Scratch 1.4 that would make it possible to create multiplayer online games (MOGs) like Club Penguin or World of Warcraft. That would be perfect for my Warrior Cats RPG. 

exactly what i was thinking

um what's Snyff?