Rocket Engine Networking

Introduction to some of the network features of Rocket Engine. Built by and for professional game developers, Rocket Engine is the only fully integrated solution for plugin-free browser game development. Read more at http://rocketpack.fi/engine/ ! Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rocketpackgames

 

Supports IE8, iDevices, Android...

Flash doesn't run on the iPhone or the iPad.
The browser with the largest market share doesn't support the HTML5 Canvas element.
Don't panic.
The Rocket Pack Engine runs smoothly in every major browser, no plugins required.

• Works in every major browser
• No plugin or installation required
• No Canvas tag support required
• Built-in Web Application support
• Can be packaged as a native application

Everything You Need to Get Started

Have a great game idea?
With the bundled components,
you'll have the first prototype running the same afternoon.

• Animated sprites
• Orthographic and isometric tile rendering
• Audio playback
• Collision detection
• Pathfinding
• AI state machines
• ...and many many more

Professional Editing Tools

With Rocket Builder, you can easily edit your game on-the-fly,
wherever you are, no coding required.
Need to tweak some viral activities while fishing in the Mediterranean?
Now you can.

• Level editor with live preview
• Integrated source and asset editing
• Real-time multi-user support
• No installation required
• Edit anywhere (works on your desktop browser, phone, etc.)

 

Rocket Network

Developing an MMO or a multiplayer game?
Rocket Network takes care of your server-side troubles.

• Identity handling
• Socially connected (Facebook, Twitter...)
• Common services required by MMOs
• MMO-grade scaling
• Virtual currencies
• Tracking and reporting for custom metrics
• In-depth analytics for all RPN services

Modern Extendable Architecture

• Component-based
• Focus on rapid development and deployment
• Design based on years of experience working
  with professional game development tools

Future-proof

When the glorious day arrives when HTML5 is widely supported,
you can literally just plug in a Canvas-based renderer and enjoy the results.

• Canvas support
• WebGL support

 

Transparent Client-Server Model

• Supports multiple fallback transports
• Run the same code on both client and server
• Transparent RPCs and reflection

Easy Deployment

• Per-user sandboxes
• Deployment to cloud services
• Support for multiple concurrent versions
• Easy A/B testing

 

Feature Comparison

	Rocket Engine	HTML5	Flash	Unity3D
No plugin required	X	X
No canvas support required	X		X	X
Designer & Artist Tools	X		X	X
Transparent Client-server Integration	X			*
Deployment as Web App	X	X
Hardware accelerated 3D	**	**		X
Built-in Cloud Deployment	X
Built-in Analytics	X
Source Available	X	X
Server-side Services for Social Apps	X

* Partial (non-MMO) support  
** Coming with WebGL support