========================================================== ========================================================== ______ __ __ / ____/____ / // /____ _ __ ___ _____ _____ / /_ / __ \ / // // __ \| | /| / // _ \ / ___// ___/ / __/ / /_/ // // // /_/ /| |/ |/ // __// / (__ ) /_/ \____//_//_/ \____/ |__/|__/ \___//_/ /____/ ___ | _ ) _ _ Jordan Perr Nicholas Avrutin | _ \| || | Fred Hat Emily Matteson |___/ \_, | |__/ For Mr. Platek's APCS Class - 6/13/09 ========================================================== ========================================================== === Instructions === Start the game by running the main method of the Starter class: # java Starter - Select NIC: This is the Network Interface we will use to communicate with other players. - Choose a Game: Select the variant you wish you play. - You may change the port or group ID for UDP Multicast. Everyone must have an identical Multicast port and group ID. Leave it at default unless it doesn't work. === About The Code === Followers is so much more than a simple network swarm game: - Multithreaded network buffer reading. - Extendable architecture means game variants are easily added. - GUIs wherever necessary to aid the user. - Completely decentralized. - Experiments with UDP Multicasting technology.