Online Visual Novel in Godot Case Study on Sentou Gakuen

• https://dev.to/godot/online-visual-novel-in-godot-case-study-on-sentou-gakuen-33ce

Contents

• Traditional Visual Novels
• Gameplay: Dynamic vs. Static
• Interactive Visual Novels
• Key Challenge: A Persistent World
  • The Problem: Synchronization in a Dynamic World
  • The Solution: Real-Time Synchronization Using Unix Timestamps
• Key Challenge: Keeping the World Alive
  • The Problem: Making it Feel Lively
  • The Solution: The World Full of Happenings
• Key Challenge: Chat System Integration
  • The Problem: Managing Concurrent Chats
  • The Solution: Transition to a “Chat Box”
• Key Challenge: Player versus Player
  • The Problem: Can this be done?
  • The Solution: Asynchronous PvP
• Key Challenge: What Engine to Choose?
• Wrappping Up

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Backlinks

• Sentou Gakuen
• Interactive Fiction