The main entry points to each DLL are interfaces that the DLL exports to the engine.
For the server, these are: IServerGameEnts IServerGameClients IServerGameDLL These are defined in public/eiface.h. For objects, you'll also need to implement IServerNetworkProperty and ICollideable (or use the included implementations of those). There are also general hooks for client & server through IGameSystem. The client has to implement the following interfaces: IBaseClientDLL IClientLeafSystemEngine IClientEntityList ICenterPrint IPrediction and can also implement game systems. In general the server interface is simpler to override/implement. Some of the client DLL architecture has made tradeoffs where simplicity was sacrificed to make features configurable by mods (like control over the studiomodel renderer, parsing game data from BSP files, and the client leaf system & shadows). > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 7:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [hlcoders] architecture questions > > 1. Yes > 2. The DLLs themselves are compiled from your client/hl VS > projects. So it's not really a question of "entry points" > per se; those DLL's _are_ your code. > 3. The client is the client-side code, and the server is the > server-side code. For example, a dedicated server only > requires the server DLL (or SO, if it's a *nix box.) > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Newcomb, Michael-P57487 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 09:54:19 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [hlcoders] architecture questions > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Hello > Half-Life community, > > I'm currently working on my first mod and have some basic > architecture questions. > > 1. Does all my mod code reside in client/server.dll? Looks > that way because of VS solution, but just making sure. > 2. What are the entry points into these DLLs? Callbacks? > Thread bodies? > Both? I see DLLInit for server.dll and Init for client.dll > and I am assuming those are called first, but after that? > 3. What is the relationship between client.dll and server.dll? > Difference between them? Purpose of each? > > Please forgive my ignorance, > Michael > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
