In this new article in the series dedicated to Overcast, the cloud solution for SmartFoxServer 2X, we will describe how to use a database server alongside SmartFoxServer.
In this first part of the article we will focus on launching the database, populating it with some test data and configuring SmartFoxServer to connect to it. In the second and third parts we will deploy an Extension in SmartFoxServer to test the connection with a query.
Continue readingIn this third article in the series dedicated to Overcast, the cloud solution for SmartFoxServer 2X, we will focus on the deployment of your games onto a cloud server.
For this purpose we will use one of the existing SFS2X examples, the Tris game (aka Tic-Tac-Toe), which we released for almost all supported platforms. We will refer to the Unity version of the example, but all the concepts relevant to the purpose of this article apply to any version.
If you are new to SmartFoxServer, don’t worry: we will also provide some context and guidance to get started!
Continue readingIn early November 2020 we have launched a new cloud service called Overcast which joins the family of SmartFoxServer products.
In this short series of articles we will be taking a look at how Overcast works, how to get started and and how it can help new or existing projects based on SmartFoxServer.
Continue readingWith the release of SmartFoxServer 2X v2.16 and the final HTML5 version of its Administration Tool, we decided to introduce a long-awaited feature: support for custom administration modules.
In this article we will provide a brief introduction on the subject and a walkthrough of the development and integration workflow of the modules.
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