How to deal with networks?

Question

Java

I want to make a toy, like MiniMilitia, via Java sockets on a local network. I don't know where to start. Already learned the basics of sockets. But I don't know what to do next. How to use them to create a game? I know it's complicated, but I'm very interested. Please explain in more detail.

Answer 1

You have to start small. First an echo server, then a chat, a multi-user chat, a multi-threaded chat, a simple web server, and so on, gradually increasing in complexity. In addition, learning is much better when there is an understanding of how networks work. For this knowledge, you can refer to the textbook " Computer Networks " by Tanenbaum.

Answer 2

Understand what the essence of the game is and determine what data needs to be exchanged (the beginning of the game, the end of the game, some actions). Write a server that accepts actions from other clients and relays them to others and a client that relays its actions and receives them from others from the server.
As a rule, the server and the client are 2 different threads.