Category:Networking

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Source uses a client-server architecture. The practice of passing information between the two modules is known as Networking.

For a general overview of the Source engine's networking, see Source Multiplayer Networking. For a more theoretical examination of networking as a concept, see Yahn Bernier's paper.

In Short...

Server to client: Entity update, for entity state changes (the most common route); Game Event or User Message, for fire-and-forget game events; Temporary Entity, for fire-and-forget world effects
Client to server: User Command, for ongoing player input; ServerCmd(), for one-shot player input

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