Is it actually GGPO or not??

[part1of2]

Sorry if this isn't the right place for this question. I just still don't know if MKXL actually uses the official GGPO middleware or if they just use that term interchangeably with rollback netcode in general. I'm mean Skullgirls and 3rd Strike OE actually have the GGPO logo when they start up. So is NRS using an in house rollback netcode and just not bothering to make that distinction? Thanks

 

[THTB]

Sorry if this isn't the right place for this question. I just still don't know if MKXL actually uses the official GGPO middleware or if they just use that term interchangeably with rollback netcode in general. I'm mean Skullgirls and 3rd Strike OE actually have the GGPO logo when they start up. So is NRS using an in house rollback netcode and just not bothering to make that distinction? Thanks

Moving to proper section.

The coding is indeed in-house. GGPO is just a blanket term for the type of netplay.

 

[Gooberking]

Sorry if this isn't the right place for this question. I just still don't know if MKXL actually uses the official GGPO middleware or if they just use that term interchangeably with rollback netcode in general. I'm mean Skullgirls and 3rd Strike OE actually have the GGPO logo when they start up. So is NRS using an in house rollback netcode and just not bothering to make that distinction? Thanks

If I remember correctly they described it as "GGPO Like" but it's a custom job of some sort. I don't remember where and when that came up.

 

[TwiztidOne]

"the model we are moving towards is similar in function to the ggpo model and can be described as a roll back simulate forward model"

this was said by Tyler lansdown in the mortal Kombat X-enhanced online beta YouTube video

 

[part1of2]

Thanks. Idk it might annoy me if I was the original GGPO guys. People using their brand without actually working with them. But then again maybe they appreciate that rollback(which I assume is a method they created?) has become the genre standard.

 

[THTB]

Thanks. Idk it might annoy me if I was the original GGPO guys. People using their brand without actually working with them. But then again maybe they appreciate that rollback(which I assume is a method they created?) has become the genre standard.

Ponder developed GGPO largely to help push forward online play with fighting games. While, yes, it also may net him a profit, he, along with his brother, inkblot, have generally played some major roles in the FGC, notably the B3 tournaments prior to EVO, and opening SRK.

 

[Tony at Home]

Thanks. Idk it might annoy me if I was the original GGPO guys. People using their brand without actually working with them. But then again maybe they appreciate that rollback(which I assume is a method they created?) has become the genre standard.

It's worth noting that GGPO doesn't appear to be actively maintained by the author, Tony Cannon. Though there's no clear way to tell since his source isn't available on Github or any VCS I'm aware of.

But yeah, the term "Rollback" should be used instead of "GGPO". As it stands though, when people say "GGPO" it's being used as a blanket term for a very clever netcode technique.