MOD Exeat put up the sticky; I was talking about the following thread/sticky:
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=44109&b=18
All the links are dead. It seems like a teast to me
There are XML tutorials everywhere. Try this link:
http://www.w3schools.com/ It is a great refernce for web development on the whole.
I do not know of any DB XML plugins. I will take on one project per discipline at a time
If you are indeed making a game that needs persistent game states and needs to support a lot of players, then I would consider SQL database.
XML probably might not be fast enough if you have a lot of players, or data.
Uhm, MySQL and PHP go hand and hand. You might want to look into that. Many books out there.
But for a DB game, if you are wanting to use MS SQL think of the legal aspect. Are you using the free engine. There might be limitations on it. Less limitations on an access database although it is not as efficient. It all depends on the size of your game and the resources you have. MySQL would be a better option if you don't want to worry too hard about any legal stuff. I'm afriad I don't have much experience with mySQL. Might be easier to write a C plugin for though... I should look into it.
IDIC (Infinite Diversity Infinite Combinations)
