Hello. I really need help on making my server into a gaming site like these too sites. Please go and look at them so you know wat im talking about thx. http://www.zone.com . http://www.pogo.com . I want it where people can sign up with there own username and Where if they want to play chess with some other user the click a link and a game room pops up like POGO.com or zone.com And the can play.. I dont want no AI(Computer players) only humans that are signed up. If you still need more detail or more info on wat I want pls..... Instant mess. me My AOL Username is "RadeRunner" I am online now. pls try and help me ty.:confused:

wow , that sounds/looks like alot of work and money. Good luck

It would be worth it I think. :-))

Hello. I really need help on making my server into a gaming site like these too sites. Please go and look at them so you know wat im talking about thx. http://www.zone.com . http://www.pogo.com . I want it where people can sign up with there own username and Where if they want to play chess with some other user the click a link and a game room pops up like POGO.com or zone.com And the can play.. I dont want no AI(Computer players) only humans that are signed up. If you still need more detail or more info on wat I want pls..... Instant mess. me My AOL Username is "RadeRunner" I am online now. pls try and help me ty.:confused:

What would I get out of it if I helped you program it?

I can only suggest one url: http://www.elance.com . I use this all the time. You have to be carefull about who you pick (ie get what you pay for). Place the urls up and wait for bids. Also, ensure you put in your write-up that you will not pay until the job is at least 75% done (or totally completed) -- or pay at 25%, 50%, etc. This will keep the sorry as_es from bidding.

It does sound like a large project. There are alot of sites with the ability to play games on their servers, and you need to be sure if their is a market for it.

Sites like www.zone.com have had alot of financial backing and probably a team of developers working on the site.
But hey if your determined then go for it. We all look forward to seeing the replacement for yahoo games :)

Im not trying o make a Big a$$ site for everyone Just my friends and I.. Not like 50,000 people lol

Hehe, oh well. I got a bit carried away. :)

lol... I only need something simple Not something as complex as zone.

Originally posted by dbbrock1
What would I get out of it if I helped you program it?

Tate, I think you should address this question. Not everyone would help you make such a robust web site that requires a lot of resources and knowledge to create for "Just my friends and I"

I personally think you should take the first step and start learning how those sites work and what kind of knowledge you would need to create one. When you encounter specific questions like with programming etc, then you should request help and not start out with "Need help making a site like this".

Also - why not just use zone.com and pogo.com if only you and your friends are going to play on it?

I want to Learn thats wat im asking.. I want to design my own Site like pogo but noone seems to know how.

Originally posted by alpha

Also - why not just use zone.com and pogo.com if only you and your friends are going to play on it?

You are a freakin' genius!

hey tate, go for it. There would be nothing more satisfying than having my own server to run games off, although personally i would turn it into an Unreal Tournament 2003 server. :)

I do play on zone/pogo but i want my own design!!!!!! Dang u people smart A$$. I want to learn how to make a game room.

ok. But wat kind of server would I need to old that many people. I need to know the server name, Wat kind of computer would I need to support over 50,000 people and how much would it cost. someone pls help ty

still no luck ey tate. Where are all the techies? :)

Originally posted by TATE_DRAGON
ok. But wat kind of server would I need to old that many people. I need to know the server name, Wat kind of computer would I need to support over 50,000 people and how much would it cost. someone pls help ty

50,000 people at a time? If you mean 50,000 visitors per day, you would need a nice dual xeon server. Rackshack has a few on sale for about $400/month with a setup fee.

The Zone as us Zoners call it is a MSN (Microsoft) creation so yes it had alot of financial backing

huge project,
how much is pay

This is really not a big deal, look into cookies, when a user signs up record the username/password in a db ,when a user logs in set a cookie, whan a user wants to play a game verify the cookie. Not a big deal.

I've got a good registration script, but I don't know nothing about chess, no idea. But I can send you first part of the code ...

Having a sign up form and having online games are 2 COMPLETELY different things. COMPLETELY different.

You're taking the wrong approach if it's just for you and your friends. Unless you're friends with half the U.S., it's just not going to work. You will put WAY too much time and/or money (paying someone else to do it) to make it even CLOSE to reasonable.

You don't appear to have any programming experience (you seem like it shouldn't be that big of a deal) so for you to go from nothing to an expert Java (or VB, etc.) programmer is going to take a long, long time.

You have to approach it is something you will advertise like CRAZY and will advertise to all kinds of people or you're going to lose mucho bucks.

I think the host and servers you choose are the least of your concerns at this point. Yeah, you can get $120/mo. servers at rackshack but you'll never pay that until the thing is developed first.

Still, there are very advanced php programmers in Russia, who work for a low wage. More info @ phpclub.net (no advertising, just the community)