Any books or tutorials about phaser + socket.io ??

[danmoople]

Hello everybody! I can create single player games with phaser and now I want to start making multiplayer games using socket.io + node.js

So unfortunately I haven't found any tutorials about how to create games on phaser with phaser.

I have never had projects with serverpart(so I have no experience in it)

So that's all I could understand and write myself :[

SERVER PART

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var serv = require('http').Server(app);
var counter = 0;
app.get('/', function(req, res)
{
   res.sendFile(__dirname + '/client/index.html'); 
});

app.use('/client', express.static('/client'));

serv.listen(2000);

console.log('server started');

var io = require('socket.io')(serv);

io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket)
{
    counter++;
    console.log('connection #' + counter);
});

Client

<script>
            var socket = io();
            
            var sendInfo = function()
            {
                socket.emit('objAppear');
            }
        </script>
        
        <button id="btn" onclick="sendInfo();">Appear</button>

Of course that's the simplest thing to create using node + socket.io

So now I want to create multiplayer in games I've already created. But how?!?! I can't find any tutorials. Can you please help me. Server part is too hard for me

[PhasedEvolution]

Have you seen the tanks example? http://ezelia.com/2014/tutorial-creating-basic-multiplayer-game-phaser-eureca-io Preety good I think

[Arcanorum]

You are not alone. Socket.io does have poor documentation and lacks many good tutorials/explanations. Which is a shame, as it is nice to use when you eventually know how it works...

What are you wanting to use for the gameplay logic on the server? Phaser can be made to run on the server, but it is not elegant. http://www.html5gamedevs.com/topic/7393-running-phaser-on-nodejs-how-i-did-it-and-why-you-shouldnt-do-it/

Also, I would recommend not sending files from a Node server unless you have to, as it is not what Node is designed for. Use a proper CDN. Upload the client files to your web host, so whenever a user goes to the page the game is on, they download the files from there, instead of your Node server sending them.

[danmoople]

9 hours ago, PhasedEvolution said:

Have you seen the tanks example? http://ezelia.com/2014/tutorial-creating-basic-multiplayer-game-phaser-eureca-io Preety good I think

Yeah I have but it uses "Eureca.io" but not Socket.io

[PBMCube]

I recommend the Ultimate Phaser Library http://leanpub.com/b/ultimatephaserlibrary   It cover 2-player and MMoG.