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Web browser game (is this the right place to post?)

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:20 am
by espanhol
Hi there, this is my first post here so I might have missed the right location to do it.

I wanted to start a Web based RPG using PHP and mysql, and I don't know where to start...

I have a few knowledge of php and sql but I know that probably there are already many scripts and tool that would make my tasks easier.

I am googling for them but I haven't found many interesting things, so maybe someone can point me to the right direction.

So, can anyone give me links of pages with the kind of scripts that I'm looking for (for example a login system script) or tools that might help me out with my work (I found one called phpMyadmin that I'm already using)

Thanks
espanhol

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:40 am
by feyd
viewtopic.php?t=35870 may be of interest.

Re: Web browser game (is this the right place to post?)

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:55 am
by Roja
espanhol wrote:I wanted to start a Web based RPG using PHP and mysql, and I don't know where to start...
I don't know if you are aware, but there are already numerous games that fit that description, many developed in an opensource community effort!

Quantum Star, Blacknova Traders (I work on BNT), Alien Assault Traders, Phaos, Legend of the Green Dragon..

The list is long. For any of those, you can jump in, and see how they've done things, what they think they've done wrong, and more. You can learn from people that have been doing the same thing for several years.

Or, you can just download the code for any of the above, and start tinkering. Maybe you'll find stuff you like, probably you will find stuff you don't - but you can learn from it.

Alternatively, think about a game in terms of what you need:

- Login/authentication
- Database setup
- Database insert/update/select
- Input (ideally with filters)
- Output (ideally with escaping)
- Game-specific elements (player inventory, ship inventory, research, storylines, etc)
- Graphics
- E-Mail support

The list goes on, but each of those is a very addressable problem by itself, so try tackling them individually if the big picture gets daunting.

Finally, we have these forums, which has programmers from almost every game I listed - so you can get plenty of tips and help.

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:45 am
by R4000
may i recommend trying out phaos? :P
it fits pretty much EXACTLY what you want.

its very d&d, if thats what ur looking for

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:11 pm
by espanhol
thanks for your answers, that was exactly what I was looking for, I will now take a look at the links and other information you provided