I've been looking to make a web-based online multiplayer RPG for a while... It needs to be server based (not peer to peer) and the interations need to have as little lag as possible as there will be PvP.

The aim is to have a lobby where 5 people can join a session.

Can anyone explain in simple terms what exactly it is I need in order to do so?

Sorry for the vague question, but I simply don't have a clue what is needed... or where to start.

I have a Linux VPS for some web dev work I do... is that of any use?

Thanks for any advice.

Ah that sounds ideal... I'll look into that thanks!

I'd like to limit the movement where the sprite in my top-down tile-movement rpg can walk.

For instance he can walk around an open map, but can't walk off cliff edges, into the water, down holes etc. etc.

I could use an invisible wall of sprites, then set them to solid... however I want to still fire through them.

So is there an easy way to make an object solid but just as far as tile-movement is concerned?

Thanks for any help :)

Thank you for all your excellent advice.

In fact i'm proceeding with a 10x10 tileset and managing to acheive the look I need for the game so i'm pretty happy with the decision at the moment.

Probably a very simple question, but for a newbie it's important I get it right before starting my main build.

I'd love to build a desktop/html5 game with a similar look and feel to the excellent Littlewood game (which is currently on sale! store.steampowered.com/app/894940/Littlewood/). Though mine will of course be completely unrelated.

From what I can tell, they achieve the look with a 16x16 tileset?

I suppose my question is... is there any benefit in choosing a 32px tileset and doubling the pixel size... or is that doubling the resources needed? Am I better off using a 16x16 tileset and scaling for perfomance?

Have got all my ideas ready and want to be sure I start off with the correct resolution.

Thanks for any advice.

Wow that's a great example thank you... i've already tweaked it to almost exactly what I need... I need to implement the power-bar etc. but I think I can do that.

Definitely a lot smoother/more appropriate than all the other solutions i've looked at (and paid for!).

Thanks again.

I'm looking to get the core movements of my player developed so it's a solid foundation. Have been let down y other paid gigs (not on here).

If you're interested let me know.

So i've been working on this a little more and i've managed to 'lob' a bullet to the right using angle=300.

I can adjust the distance by adjusting the speed...

However I can't get the bullet to stop moving... so it' just drops off the screen each time!

I tried... if bullet.Y = player.Y then bullet disabled but it keeps on going. I've even set gravity to 0, speed to 0 etc. but it simply ignores it.

Anything i'm missing?

Wow so i've been trying this on and off all day without success...

Does anyone have an example please of controlling the bullet distance by holding down a button, or even using a meter where you click to start, then click again to end?

I'm finding it far more difficult than I thought :)