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Discussion in 'Multiplayer' started by ElegantUniverse, Mar 3, 2019.

  1. ElegantUniverse

    ElegantUniverse

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    Hello guys
    I want to create online board game like chess that some pieces will move.
    I want to know what kind of server is reasonable for my project ?photon? firebase ?Amazon aws?dedicated server (if it needs or maybe host)
    and what kind of method is the best ? Unet ?photon? node js ? firbase realtime database etc....?
     
  2. MrsPiggy

    MrsPiggy

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    Hi,
    I would recommend to take a look at SmartFoxServer.
    For a game like this it offers all you need and then some. Room and user management, friend lists, match making and more importantly server side coding, so that you don't keep the game state on the client side.

    If you check their example packs they have several examples on how to build a lobby with chat, friend lists and what-not and multiple games with tutorials (including board games) that you can use to learn from.
    Their site is www.smartfoxserver.com

    As for the hosting Amazon AWS is a good choice. I've been running SmartFox on a small EC2 instance and it's been working like a charm, keeping hosting costs very reasonable. I also think SmartFox is well optimized as it uses very little ram and cpu for what it does. Good luck.