Java MMO game engine using Darkstar and JMonkey

[jellyw00t]

@yoda2031 how could Java be possibly as fast or even faster than C/C++? Know your facts, before trying to share false knowledge... The JVM is written in C/C++, which means that the JVM executes the bytecode (the .class' that you compile the java to). Remember: Java needs an environment to run on, unlike native programs, which the processor directly executes, therefore it can't be as fast as a C/C++ program. Java is great, but it will never be as fast as C/C++.

[oliball123]

@jellyw00t you are right but java isn't really meant to be an extremely fast language its meant to be portable and cross playform

[jag9998]

Hmm...It's way too close to the genre of WOW. Bad move pitting yourself against a juggernaut game like that.

[yoda2031]

@jag9998 WoW is not the only MMORPG in existence, and I hardly count a JME-based open source pre-alpha tech demo anywhere near to competition for a fully-fledged C++-written mature (very post-release) MMORPG. It's kind of like saying "what the hell are you doing building a go-kart? You're never going to be as good as Aston Martin!"

[jag9998]

@yoda2031 I see your point, but I would counterpoint that if you want to build a go-kart you should compete with go-karts, if you want to build an Aston Martin, you should compete with sports cars. That aside, I guess it doesn't matter what you build if you don't plan to profit from it. If I were the pope, I would saint anyone who open sourced there stuff :)

[yoda2031]

@jag9998 Yeah, you should compete with go-karts. WoW is the Aston Martin of MMORPGs, this project is a go-kart of RPGs. For a start, it's written in Java. Java might be as fast (or faster) than C++ now but the tools and libraries available for game development are (almost) all written in C/C++. Thus my analogy stands up quite well - go-kart builders only have a limited set of tools, Aston Martin builders have much more at their disposal.

[LarssonsChannel]

awesome.. needs some interfaces tho..

[Anthraxvirus292]

Im inexperienced with gamemaking, but good on graphics and such. Maybe u can help me?

[ShiringMMORPG]

Looks great!

[henriquesvilela]

It's open source now.

[jMonkeyEngine]

Did you ever post about this on the JMonkeyEngine forum? Never knew about this until now. Looks like you got to a fair stretch with it, I'm sure many of the members would be interested to know more about your experiences ;)

[henriquesvilela]

Yes, I posted it a long time ago. It just wasn't open source yet.

[iia33ii]

nice id just base the walking and movement on simpler stuff like ruescape style movement

[VideoKalanag4]

@iia33ii It doesn't get simpler than no animation ;) It's either that, or animation. There is nothing in between codewise.

[Undergroundoga]

cool