Mr 85 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hey I am in the process of creating a text based game (well I am paying a programmer because I'm an idiot)..(if anyone would like to help me create this game then that would be AWESOME and you will be PAID!!!!!!!!!!) Anyway I want to know what kind of servers and things I need, or what site is best for hosting a text based game where hundreds (if that many people signed up) of people can join and play!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eggie 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 this server is good enough...BTW why do u say that you are creating a game if you aren't doing anything for it?;)i am creating a game myself...and i'm getting help from all people i know for it(currently "pyost")...and if i make changes in it or create some new scripts i look into dozens of other scripts i have and "copy" and modify them (i am currently debugging login script...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 85 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 this server is good enough...BTW why do u say that you are creating a game if you aren't doing anything for it?i am creating a game myself...and i'm getting help from all people i know for it(currently "pyost")...and if i make changes in it or create some new scripts i look into dozens of other scripts i have and "copy" and modify them (i am currently debugging login script...) I guess I say creating cuz I'm coming up with the idea's....I would love to have some help though, back in my day I was decent at HTML, now I'm not.So you can host a text based game on most websites, you dont need to buy servers and computer hardware? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eggie 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 if it's text based game than you don't need anything...only registration and enough credits on Xisto ;)i see many people making their own game...and i'm one of them...i would most probably help you with your game if you could help me...but i don't have credit card...and i don't think you would send me money by mail...but i can help you a bit with debugging and stuff...i can work with finished scripts and bugged ones but i don't think i can handle writing my own...as i already said i need help myself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 So you can host a text based game on most websites, you dont need to buy servers and computer hardware?Yes, you can start with a free account at Xisto, you don't need to buy a server.If your site start beeing too much successful, your account will run out of network bandwidth limitations, you wil have to switch to a paid hosting, still here at Xisto. Only when your site starts being really huge, so big that our servrers here cannot host it, you will have to buy your own server. However, I think that such a big success cannot be achieved before several years of constant success for your game.So, my advice is, start small first and let's see how fast your site will grow.You will see that the main problem is not the physical hardware, but the other things around it, mainly the network contract (for a big site you cannot use your own Internet connexion, you need a professional one) and the maintenance and the backups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 85 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Yes, you can start with a free account at Xisto, you don't need to buy a server.If your site start beeing too much successful, your account will run out of network bandwidth limitations, you wil have to switch to a paid hosting, still here at Xisto. Only when your site starts being really huge, so big that our servrers here cannot host it, you will have to buy your own server. However, I think that such a big success cannot be achieved before several years of constant success for your game.So, my advice is, start small first and let's see how fast your site will grow.You will see that the main problem is not the physical hardware, but the other things around it, mainly the network contract (for a big site you cannot use your own Internet connexion, you need a professional one) and the maintenance and the backups. Wow that's excellent because the programmer is charging me over 2gs just to do all the extensive programming going into the game...which is probably too much, but what can I do ya know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eggie 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2008 omg....that.....isss....a LOT of money..!wow...i could buy a hard disc which has more space than 6GB!!!!yeah..and i would repair my motorcycle...give me some Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 85 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2008 Wow that's excellent because the programmer is charging me over 2gs just to do all the extensive programming going into the game...which is probably too much, but what can I do ya know? If you could make my game to my specifications in a timely manner, I would pay you lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted February 8, 2008 Wow that's excellent because the programmer is charging me over 2gs just to do all the extensive programming going into the game...which is probably too much, but what can I do ya know?Sorry, I'm a little big confused. What is 2g ? In my country, 2G means two giga, which means two thousand mega.So, two thousend mega what ? Two thousand million dollars ? Yes, mee too, for that amount of money I do what you want in the delay you need. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2008 A text based game is not likely to demand much bandwith. Xisto I'm sure would be a great host for your game, due to it's rarely having downtime and the fact that it's free, unless your game became massive and over several thousand people started playing, in which case you'd need to buy paid hosting. Or you could use a dedicated server which is probably the best option, although that would cost a lot and dedicated servers tend to require configuration before usage, which could take a good deal of time and effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pyost 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2008 Sorry, I'm a little big confused. What is 2g ? In my country, 2G means two giga, which means two thousand mega. So, two thousend mega what ? Two thousand million dollars ? Yes, mee too, for that amount of money I do what you want in the delay you need. I think it's 2 grands => two thousands, but I can't be sure not being a native speaker and all... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 85 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2008 I think it's 2 grands => two thousands, but I can't be sure not being a native speaker and all... Yes, two thousand dollars....which I feel is too much but oh well...what can ya do?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted February 9, 2008 It depens from a lot of factors, mainly the quality of the provided services.The companies I am working with charge one thousand euros per man/day. Of course you can find people doing the job for less money, but it's not so professional. And, sometimes, specialists do something in two days because they are familiar with, and other guys will spend several monthes for the same job.As always in real life, the cost for something is the maximum money people are ready to pay for a given job. Why should I do the job for 100 dollars if my competitor asks 2000 dollars and obtains them ?That's why I suggest you to start being hosted here at Xisto, so your only fees are for the guy who writes your program. No need to add more fees for hosting as long as asta can do the job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 Hosting for a text-based game Hosting For Text Based Game... Hello, I'm Eric, and I've been really bored on the internet lately and I was wondering if someonewho is creating a text-based game would let me be an administrator on the game? -Eric Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryantommo 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2008 im makin a text based game im using mccodes v2 its easy simple an no need to pay a programmer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
