Networking Library

GameDude · Post by **GameDude** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:50 pm

Hey Guys,

What is a good free networking library for C++ that could be used with Irrlicht?

rogerborg · Post by **rogerborg** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:08 pm

Mmm, good and free?

IrrNet is free, and (reportedly) works fine.

Raknet is more fully featured, is free for non-commercial use, and is low priced for commercial use (and honourware - you're only asked to pay once you've released).

BlindSide · Post by **BlindSide** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:47 pm

Self-admittedly IrrNet is pretty rubbish (Haven't touched it in years), irrNetLite on the other hand is doing ok, PM me for the beta (This one features encryption and zlib compression for packet data).

GameDude · Post by **GameDude** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:21 am

I'm sorry, I should have been a little more descriptive, I need a library that I can use for commerical use without restrcitions. Anyways, thanks for the ones already given.

rogerborg · Post by **rogerborg** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:56 am

I've said it before, I'll doubtless say it again many times: if you are making a commercial game, then time is money. Raknet costs as little as $100 for a commercial game license (you get to pick your own price). As far as I'm concerned, that's as close to free as makes no difference.

GameDude · Post by **GameDude** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:23 am

Alright, well thanks for your help

BlindSide · Post by **BlindSide** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:54 am

rogerborg wrote:I've said it before, I'll doubtless say it again many times: if you are making a commercial game, then time is money. Raknet costs as little as $100 for a commercial game license (you get to pick your own price). As far as I'm concerned, that's as close to free as makes no difference.

Still, you shouldn't fall under the fallacy that just because something costs money that means it's good. Nothing against Raknet though.

Acki · Post by **Acki** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:54 am

rogerborg · Post by **rogerborg** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:21 pm

IrrNet is a wrapper over enet, so get one and you've got the other.

twilight17 · Post by **twilight17** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:00 pm

enet looks very nice!

Acki · Post by **Acki** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:49 pm

twilight17's signature wrote:Irrlicht userbar made my me! (Pm if you want to use it!)

you mean "made by me" ???

twilight17 · Post by **twilight17** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:50 pm

Acki wrote:
twilight17's signature wrote:Irrlicht userbar made my me! (Pm if you want to use it!)
you mean "made by me" ???

haha I forgot to change that like a week ago, thanks xD

GameDude · Post by **GameDude** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:03 pm

Enet looks nice, I think I'll check that out.

Halan · Post by **Halan** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:07 pm

Don't forget my lib. It can be used without restrictions (zlib)

http://code.google.com/p/open-network/

GameDude · Post by **GameDude** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:25 pm

Your's looks pretty interesting too, how often do you update it? I'm sure I could add my own things if I needed to, but I like things to be stable when I'm working on them.

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