Yes, they are faster and bandwidth efficient.

You can use raw data protocols in any project but you better not to unless required because it is harder to use raw data protocols than simply sending AS objects. Realtime games send/receive many messages in just one second. So it makes sense to take the hard way and optimize for the smaller data si...

These screens are from our upcoming multiplayer iPhone game "Okey", developed with the SmartFox iPhone/iPod Touch Client API. The iPhone/iPod Touch API is developed and maintained by us. You can try it from here: http://www.smartfoxserver.com/labs/API/ You can post your questions in the iP...

I have an extension that I've placed within <Zone><extensions>. When I start SFS it starts the extension which is meant to be used only in dynamically created rooms. Because of this, it is trying to intercept internal events. How can I configure it so this extension is only loaded when called withi...

From the docs:
http://www.smartfoxserver.com/docs/docPages/serverSideApi/index.htm

var = userObj.getVariable(name) will return the variable as a UserVariable object

Then, you should call:

var.getValue();

http://www.smartfoxserver.com/docs/docPages/config/basics.htm#roomConfig From the documentation limbo: Limbo rooms are special rooms that can contain hundreds or thousands of clients that don't need to interact directly with each other. This type of room can be useful when the client needs to inter...

If we increase the Event Writer thread count, does it maintain the order of the messages send from server to client?

I mean, If server send three messages to a client:
send A
send B
send C

Are Event Writer threads aware of the order and maintain it?

It doesn't have to wait. Because it doesnt matter if the client got the message or not. It is the client's problem. If a client doesn't respond for a predefined time, it disconnects the user. If the server waits for every update it sent being processed by the client, it has to wait a considerable am...

Hello, We are currently evaulating the hosting solutions. Would you please give your opinions about your selection Joyent? Are you happy with it? How many users can it handle? 1 GB ram is enough? It says 1/4 core is always available, burst 8 cores. So, isnt 1/4 core a limiting factor? Did you consid...