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Polling or event?

Networking and Multiplayer Programming

Started by Impossible July 22, 2001 10:51 PM

-1 comments, last by Impossible 22 years, 11 months ago

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July 22, 2001 10:51 PM

Do most people developing multiplayer games with Winsock use polling (non-blocking sockets) or event (using WSASelect or select)? Is it best just to download info every frame, or wait for a message?

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