Using DirectPlay
For the most part, the DirectX Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have included components that cover just about every aspect of game development. Naturally, graphics is a big part of that, but as you've seen in earlier chapters, it includes other types of things, such as sound and user input. Networking is included as well.
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 | Beginning with the Summer 2004 release of the Managed DirectX assemblies, the DirectPlay assemblies are no longer being updated. |
In the world of networking, you can follow two major types of designs: peer-to-peer and client/server. You should take a moment to understand the differences ...
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