how does srcds or any other game servers work?

[Shaft 6]

as the subject says. it's just one thing i've always wanted to know.

i'm guessing it will be a hefty chunk of text so a link to somebody else's doings would be satisfactory

[Spartanfrog]

My short version is: SRCDS runs the Source engine and connects to the Steam "Master List." When people are searching for a server, they look at the Master List and say pick your server.
SRCDS just connects to the master list and runs the Source engine, I am pretty sure. This is just my understanding of it there could be more to it.

[fqdn]

if you've seen the any of the matrix movies, a game server is not all that different. it runs a version of the game that handles the entire world for each client connected.

that's the 2 sentence explanation.

[Shaft 6]

i was looking for something a little more beefy like how do we see each other on the screen or how do the different lag compensation techniques work

[fqdn]

oh, here you go then:

http://whisper.ausgamers.com/wiki/index.php/Tickrate#Useful_Links

check the links it's good reading.

[Muppet]

fqdn Wrote:if you've seen the any of the matrix movies, a game server is not all that different. it runs a version of the game that handles the entire world for each client connected.

that's the 2 sentence explanation.

I quite like that version actually

[Drocona]

I'll explain a bit later, simple how it's basically done in general.. no time to type now so I'll get back to this

[Mooga]

fqdn Wrote:if you've seen the any of the matrix movies, a game server is not all that different. it runs a version of the game that handles the entire world for each client connected.

that's the 2 sentence explanation.

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO Using that.... <3

[Spartanfrog]

lol great quote.