Week #4 - Online Refactor

Hello everyone! This fourth week, I have been working on the online aspect of the project. I focused on adapting part of the code from Week #2. While the progress in terms of mechanics isn't significant, the refactoring process to make it work online has led to better coding practices and cleaner code.

Initially, developing online features takes longer than offline implementation, but the reward of seeing everything work across multiple game instances during testing makes it completely worth it.

Implemented Online Features

• 🔹 Switches
• 🔹 Lamps
• 🔹 Experience
• 🔹 Purchases
• 🔹 Currency System

Plans for Week #5

I always write these posts on Monday of the following week, so for Week #5, my goal is to integrate the Lobby system. The process of integrating each shop into a server and linking it to the sewer system will be challenging, as I don't yet have a complete vision of the final implementation.

For now, I plan to make each server manage a set number of shops, with the following structure:

Shop + Base + Sewers:

• 🛒 Shop Instance (Only accessible by team players)
• 🏚️ Base + Sewers = Random Instance (Accessible to all players on the server)

Online Mechanics (Work in Progress)

The online mechanics are not fully defined yet, but one possible approach is:

• Team players gain experience to use in their own shop.
• Equipment will only be usable by the shop owner.
• Balancing the system so that friends can manage different shops based on the cost of acquiring gear, which is bought using shop-generated income.

More details to come as development progresses... To be continued...