Mirage Source

Ok I am going to cover or at least try to cover the stuff people don't understand when they first come here. The other one only covered ip address settings, the way the server connects to the client, and what it was coded from. I think that was all of it last time I looked.

well here is the first part of the tutorial kind of lame but at least it goes into detail.

Welcome to my beginner tutorial.

I will introduce you to what each separate folder mirage source starts out

with is for. there is 5 folders in the client side and 5 in the server side

mattering on if you have an interface folder or not for the client. If you do

there will be 6 folders , but I'll talk about them all.

CLIENT SIDE: Gfx= this is the folder that holds all your games playing

pictures like the character, the tiles they walk on, Spell animation, Spell icons,

Item pictures and more.

Logs= This is where your client stores its error information, and

player chat information. This is truly not really needed, but that's up to you.

Music=If you don't know what this is ill slap you so hard your

children's children wont have babies, But if you don't this is the folder that

holds the sounds in the game on on the client like the special clicking

noises.

Interface= This folder is for Menu animations and looks its where

you store the pictures that make your client look unique, or could be used

for really cool flash animation main menus and options {YAI BABY!}.

Maps= This is where all of your map data gets stored. this is the

maps that your person who's playing on the client gets saved for so loading

is faster next time and helps save space for the server to load it for other

users.

Src= This is the folder that contains the source code this is the

stuff you will be editing and the stuff i will be talking about in this long

tutorial for beginners.

SERVER: Accounts= This is where all the accounts your users and you make

are stored. you can edit them randomly, make your character a god, and so

on.

Logs= See client logs definition.

Data=This is your most important folder for your game. this makes

your server the most important part, and it helps keep people from cheating

because they can't get to it if you have the server. All what is in here is the

data on everything except the maps, and charters. This folder contains

information about your items what animations and how much damage spells

do, and how much def armor adds and so on.

Maps= this is the server side maps these are the maps that get

saved and transferred to the client side maps if changed the client side maps

get saved over. sorted by number usually.

Src= This is the special source you have to have in order to start a

game its involves what is in your game as what each thing can do giving

everything limitations, and also is a safe guard to help stop people from

cheating.

--------Client/Server Frm's----------

frmserver and stuff like it are just forums filled with buttons and text that work along and slowly activate the code. by pressing exit you leave. by pressing play you go to the next on and so on. DirectX here is also used for showign animated pictures or the game screen of course on something like frmmirage. It also has loading bars and other things. but they can not run by them selves without just a bit of gamelogic code or any kind of code that tells and sets limitations.

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It would help if you knew how to spell >.>

Or use Bold to set out the sections.

Or knew what you were on about...

But overall its an ok idea... just needs some more meat on it.

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correct me if i get something wrong please and thanks oh and once I'm finished mapping everything ill go back and do the bold and also spell check it,but first I'm trying to finish it. I was playing on doing it in the beginning sorry.

-----------Client Side source-------------

-------ModClientTcp-------
This is the most important source of the client by my mind of thought. This is

the part that reads the game ip address and games port to connect it to the

server.



it also destroying the connection if its invalid or no connection is detected.




This folder has a buffer system built in that allows an almost equal buffer

towards all the players.


The mod also sends all the data to the server which then verifies it and send

more data back.




----------ModConstants-----------
mod constant holds all of the special paths , ip, port, character speeds,

player/npc contants,directions,item,tile,character size, time, admin, and map

constants. some examples.





--------ModDatabase---------

This is the mod that makes sure the files exist, It makes ,open, or over

writes logs, saves the local maps, and revises the maps as well. example

code.


-----------ModDeclares-----------

This mod just declares functions which run the game and client with otu

them it probably would not run at all. example code




--------ModDirectX---------
This is the first and second most important function to playing any game. it

defines where everything should be placed and where it should stay as what

color it is and stuff. also decides on certain variables like animations 2d and

3d. Sample





----------ModGameLogic-------------
This mod is an important mod as well it tells the functions of what everything

on the client side does as well as something things from the server side which

the server is also needed as well to communicate and restrict and allow the

client to do what it wants. It controls Main functions as well as status's and

sends them as a string or any variable you want it to send as. sample code



----------ModGlobals------------

This mod is used for certain variables. with out this the system would not

know what or how much a certain thing is or how to read it as so it throws

errors at you like my printing machine throws middle fingers. sample code



--------ModHandleData-----------
kind of simulate to another thing but its more specific to what it sends. its

calculate the amount of bits to send and what to send them as and such. It

is the packet area for those who cant find the packets when your searching

look here or ill have a monkey bit your arm off.
sample code



---------ModSound---------
If you don't know what this is for you deserve a swift kick in the nutz. but it Ok

some people cant hear but see so ill describe it anyways. this is the thing

that plays and sends sound animations in the game. could be used to make

your people magically talk instead of text. sample code.




-----------ModText------------

Some people may think this is for special variables at first, but your wrong.

this is the area that defines and transfers text though out the game from

player to player to npc to player.Basically controls fonts color and stuff.

sample code


------------ModTypes---------------

just like modglobal but these are allot less important. these are the variable

settings for the str def or anything you want in your game but they don't run

the game it self.

sample code.

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Im sorry but I will not give it time to read it unless it uses code tags, and bold text for headings and such. Very hard to navigate through it now.

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--------SERVER SIDE-----------
--------ModConstants-----------same as clients modconstants just with a few special constants in there for

the server like the log constants. sample.



---------ModDatabase-----------The servers database is a bit different it is something that is used to save and

load everything, from the people to the map tiles and so on. It also give new

special functions like getvar and putvar. sample codes.



----------ModDeclares-----------
This is a small part of the server even thou its has three or more functions

that the server has to use. sample code



-------ModGameLogic--------exact opposite of what client gamelogic does. instead of sending and

receiving data it is used to promote and controlled variable objects in the

game, to get them and to find them as well. sample codes.



---------ModGeneral--------It finds and connects the server and client together and finds out how much

stuff they need to play the game like fps.



----------ModGlobals------------Same exact thing as on client side. see client side mod globals for

information.

------ModHandleData---------
Same exact thing as on client side. see client side modHandleData for

information.


---------ModServerTCP---------This is the thing which makes sure no one is multi using n account and

other security stuff.It also send variable information back to the client so that

way the client can receive the info it needs and keep chugging along for the

ride.
sample code



--------ModText---------- Same as client side. Read that one for definition.

----------ModTypes----------
Same as client side . Read that one for definition.

I thank you all for reading my guide and I hope it helped you in your way of becoming a successful coder. And for you coders that know more than me just point out my mistakes and ill fix them except spelling since my google spell check is not working as well today or any day server connection errors.

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know I'm going to show you how to create your first character, make it a mod then make your first map. (Thanks to cruzn for given me the ideal and for going though and fixing my spelling errors when he gets the time.)

first step is to start up your server, Then to start up your client. find the button or word that says create new account.

second step create an account. first you create it using any name or letters/numbers you want to since its up to you. my example than say create.

third step is to edit your account. you open up your server folder and then open up accounts find your characters name and open that in word pad. In here you can change any of your stats to what you want but its no fun then. well GO TO ACCESS AND CHANGE IT TO 4

fourth step once edited save it. shut down your server and start it back up again. know enter the game and you will be the head admin. once here you go and create a character by selecting new character and then naming him and stuff. It will kick you out after it is done. just log back on and then select use character. once on the game it self type /admin to see if you where successful other wise you need to go back and do step 3 again.

fifth step once it shows you a list of option type in /mapeditor and the map editor will appear.

sixth step Ok know is the time you get to play around with the animations. you should be able to figure out what they do on your own from here. but once you are done and you want it to look the way you made it press send it will save your change of items or npcs. its not hard from there out everything else is really easy to understand how to use.

Thanks for reading the map and admin setting guide I hope it at least helped you out.

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