Multiplayer Game Server

Objectives

• Build a game server with WebSocket connections
• Create a lobby system with room management
• Implement client-side prediction for smooth gameplay
• Add server reconciliation for authoritative state
• Handle player disconnection and reconnection

Hints

• The server should be the authority on game state
• Send only deltas, not full state, for bandwidth
• Buffer inputs and apply them in tick order

Resources

• www.gabrielgambetta.com/client-server-game-architecture.html

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