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- May 4th, 2012Updates galore!
- Today we released a whole bunch of server, client and documentation updates. First of all we have the new SmartFoxServer 2X version 2.1.0 which fixes a few bugs reported on the support forum and brings some internal improvements. We then have the new versions of the C# API for Unity/.Net/Mono and the Java API for Android/Java2 SE. You can download everything from this page.
- On the documentation side we have three brand new Objective-C tutorials (here) discussing the iOS examples we published some time ago, and a revised version of the First Person Shooter walk-through for Unity (here). Enjoy!
- April 13th, 2012New Unity tutorials
- Two new tutorials and one example, complete with its source code, are available in the SmartFoxServer 2X online documentation. The Tris tutorial describes the homonymic game available in the Unity examples package since the first release. The Object Movement example (and tutorial) show how to make an avatar move in a multiplayer virtual environment with a few lines of code.
- You can find them all here. Enjoy the reading!
- April 6th, 2012Server architecture white paper
- We just published a new white paper which takes an in-depth look at the best practices for deploying a multi-instance game server and the main strategies to simplify management and reduce costs. You can find it here!
- March 19th, 2012More examples and a white paper
- We just released a great new example project built using Flash Builder and targeting the iOS and Android devices: the Cannon Combat game is a simplified multiplayer version of the popular Angry Birds game featuring the Box2D physics engine. It is available for download as part of the Flash examples package on the SFS2X download page.
- On the same page we also released the updated iOS examples package, containing the first two revised examples now compatible with the latest iOS API.
- Last but not least, we published the first white paper discussing the SmartFoxServer 2X performance and scalability. It also shows the results of a series of tests that were performed in order to analyse the performance, stability and realiability of the SmartFoxServer 2X engine compared to other solutions adopted by our competitors. Read it here!
- February 15th, 2012SmartFoxServer 2X official release
- Good news everyone! The official release version of SmartFoxServer 2X, namely 2.0, is now available for download!
- We strongly recommend to update all your SFS2X instances to this version. You can get the full installer on the 2X download page, where the release notes are also available.
- September 1st, 2011Android examples
- Don't miss the new tutorials for Android which will guide you through building multiplayer apps for Google's mobile platform.
- You can find all the material in the 2X documentation under the Examples for Android section.
- May 13th, 2011RedBox 2X released!
- The RedBox 2X, our free add-on for SmartFoxServer 2X that adds audio and video streaming capabilities to the server, is now available for download on the 2X download page. A dedicated forum is also available for bug reporting or informations requests.
- March 10th, 2011SmartFoxServer channel on YouTube
- We just launched the official SmartFoxServer channel on YouTube! You will find:
- » the official video tutorials we have already released (more are coming in the next weeks);
» other SmartFoxServer tutorials recorded by third-party developers which deserve your attention;
» a showcase of the best games and applications based on the SmartFoxServer platform. - Feel free to send the links to other tutorials or videos which show your multiplayer game/application in action. Now go to the SmartFoxServer channel!
- September 2nd, 2010MMOs with SmartFoxServer: new book available
- Packt Publishing has recently released a new book entitled Flash Multiplayer Virtual Worlds that analyzes the many aspects of MMO development, using SmartFoxServer Pro. The book touches a lot of topics: from basic architecture to techniques for building the world and avatars, server side coding, designing quests and lots more.
- The publication is available both in printed and electronic form and you can read more details on the publisher's website.