As you can see, now buildings built in one screen sync to the other. I have a system where it takes a few seconds to build something, and I send the completion time over TCP, then build another work in progress object on the other computer, set to complete at the exact same time. This way, even half a second lag will still not hurt the experience. (On the screenshot, you can see the raw data stream in the console.)
I also have a system where the players choose what sides they will play on. The basic system is that the first player to click wins. If both players click the same team at the same time, the both programs will generate a random number and the highest number wins. I haven't been able to test this system, and it will probably not actually work.
Aliens and Knights have different types of buildings. They will behave the exact same way as each other, but have different names and images. I am thinking I can get some humor from a rock wall being exactly as strong as a force field, or a laser gun doing equal damage as a bow and arrow. If I get as far as having flying enemies, the knights will have some kind of Davinci winged wooden contraption, with equal speed as the aliens flying saucer.
My next step is to give each team a fort. The game ends when the fort is destroyed. When I have a fort, I will not have anything to guard me from actually building the AI for the attackers. I don't think making complicated path finding will be worth my time. When encountering a obstacle, the NPCs will determine if going around left or right is the fastest. If neither is possible, it will go straight on ahead. (As all obstacles are breakable). Shouldn't be to much trouble...
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