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--- new:multiplayer [2018/02/19 10:21] – created korshun
+++ new:multiplayer [2019/09/05 20:46] (current) – removed korshun
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-====== Multiplayer support ======
-These functions enable proper multiplayer support in mods.
-===== Terminology =====
-  * A ZDoom instance is a **server** if it runs gameplay code.
-  * A ZDoom instance is a **client** if it runs non-gameplay code that only affect the visuals.
-  * A ZDoom instance can be both a client and a server (e.g. in singleplayer)
-==== Examples  ====
-  * Zandronum client -- **client**
-  * Zandronum server -- **server**
-  * Singleplayer -- **both client and server**
-  * ZDoom multiplayer nodes  -- **both client and server**
-Note that ZDoom multiplayer is serverless, and all players run both clientside and serverside code.
-===== Functions =====
-  * ''bool IsClient()'' -- returns true if the script is running on a **client** (which may also be a server).
-  * ''bool IsServer()'' -- returns true if the script is running on a **server** (which may also be a client).
-  * ''bool IsClientOnly()'' -- returns true if the script is running on a client that is not also a server.
-  * ''bool IsServerOnly()'' -- returns true if the script is running on a server that is not also a client.
-Using ''IsClient'' and ''IsServer'' correctly ensures that your mod runs correctly in both singleplayer and multiplayer:
-<code>
-if (IsServer())
-{
-    // Run serverside gameplay code.
-}
-if (IsClient())
-{
-    // Draw hud, spawn effects.
-}
-</code>
-Use ''IsClient'' or ''IsServer'' to verify that clientside code is not run serverside, while not breaking singleplayer:
-<code>
-if (!IsClient())
-    error("This function must not be called serverside"); // does not warn in singleplayer
-</code>

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