Context

Personal project to experiment with multiplayer networking, real-time mesh generation, and shaders.

Highlights

• Developed a networking solution to interpolate movement and sync actions between players
• Designed a system to generate light trails in a networked environment
• Implemented a blur shader in HLSL to give light trails the appearance of glowing frosted glass

Multiplayer

• Developed a custom networking solution to explore the challenges of syncing movement and actions in real time
• Light Cycle movement is interpolated based on last known acceleration and steering input
• Light trail segments are only created when a player's true position is received to ensure consistency between clients

Offensive Driving

• Players use jumps and obstacles in the environment to crash out opponents
• Keeping higher speed helps outrun opponents but reduces maneuverability
• Power-ups enable new strategies to gain the upper hand