Perhaps you will need to clarify specifically what you seek.
"A database for a game, and not the web" sounded to me like "a database that a game can use locally on a machine, to store information like saves, preferences, scores, etc."
If you want a database that runs on a central server and not a single user's computer, then you'll probably end up using the same database systems used on websites: MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc...
I'd love to elaborate about discussions...........
Reaction score
87
Depends rather in what language you're gonna program the game, but in most cases I'd go with PostGreSQL or MySQL.
Both are very stable databases, but I always prefer open source software, so my first choice would be PostGreSQL.
For example, if you're programming C/C++ this would be a pretty good library.
In other languages, I'm not sure so Google that.
> It sounds like it is not for 'multi-player' because it reads of the system disk ( HDD ? )
I'm not sure if you understand what a database is about, while it is able to handle real time data no "good" programmer would ever use it as such.
A database is used to store data, and retrieve that data when a user wants to log-in. Then the application should store those values in the memory and handles the rest from there. When a user go's offline the application should store those values into the database for the next time the user logs in.
And on a second note, where else should the database store the data on the computer? On memory?
I'm on a page about incorrect corrections, and spent the better part of like two hours trying to get someone to understand that -5^2 = -25, not 25, and then that post had comments get reposted because that group is self sustaining, and that person was in turn trying to explain what I just explained to them. And I'm taking that as a victory
I will be AFK for a couple of days you guys hold down the fort while I am gone. I will be checking in on my phone but that will severly limit me. Be back saturday!
I just got to watch the video because even though I was there I was trying to work out tech problems with the chat since I was the social media guy so I was distracted but check it out guys the video is super fucking great!