What are some preferred frameworks for networked games built in MonoGame? I am new and coming from the XNA side of things. I am not familiar with Mono Libraries.
MonoGame includes the Lidgren Network framework.
The homepage has some info and tutorials: https://code.google.com/p/lidgren-network-gen3/
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What if i want use bluetooth/wifi connections? How monogame can handle with it? I guess i should write implementations per os(i talk about mobile devices(cell phones) android, windows phone, ios)?
Yeah, I think you would need to solve that on a OS basis. I don’t know if Mono would have a library. I am actually going to need to you some extra hardware for my game. I need NFC capabilities. I’m hoping mono has it. If not I am going to look into something like C++.
Edit I suspect that if you build in the Android environment there might be a little but more support for those type of technologies (Bluetooth and Wifi)
You’ll have to use external libraries for that. Lidren should be enough for networking using 3G/Wifi.
For Bluetooth check out this sample from Xamarin. It’s a cross platform Bluetooth explorer. http://developer.xamarin.com/content/BluetoothLEExplorer/
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Depending on your game, i’d do it on an OS by OS basis.
Game Center on iOS https://developer.apple.com/game-center/
Google Play Games on Android https://developers.google.com/games/services/android/realtimeMultiplayer