UE1 - UT Separating server and client code

[Zur]

Hi,

I've seen a few mods that separate server and client code with the usual _S and _C suffixes. I'd like to do the same.

As far as I can figure out, clientside code (i.e: stuff that needs to be downloaded so it can run) is most likely to be situated in a subclass of ReplicationInfo. Is there anything else ?

 

[[SAS]Solid Snake]

Why would you think that? Both the client and server must have the same packages.

Client side code is code that is determined to be only ever run on the client to update or do something specifically for that client. A good example of this is spawning effects. This is often strictly client code because dedicated servers do not often need to know anything about effects since it is a waste of processing for them.

 

[War_Master]

Maybe you mean the way that the ZeroPing weapon mod does?

 

[Zur]

Like this mod : http://www.unrealadmin.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7474

Why would you think that? Both the client and server must have the same packages.

Textures, models and other custom ressources, I can understand. However, if there is only code I'd like to know what I can keep in the server part and what has to be sent in the client part.

 

[Wormbo]

All classes the client sees or uses and any classes those depend on must be available to the client. If you want to have a separate package with serverside-only classes, it should depend on the client package, not the other way around.

Obvious things that aren't required by the client are ROLE_None mutators and other Info subclasses that don't extend ReplicationInfo. Inventory, Projectile, Effects and similar classes obviously should be available to the client.