Custom Protocols vs Existing Frameworks — Roadmap Step & Resources
When to roll your own protocol versus use an established one
- Level: beginner
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: Multiplayer & Backend Game Development
Before this step
Study resources
- Microsoft PlayFab Documentation (Article) — Microsoft's official documentation for PlayFab's game backend and live ops services. Background reading/viewing for: Custom Protocols vs Existing Frameworks.
- Gaffer on Games (Article) — Glenn Fiedler's articles on networking protocols for games. Relevant to: Custom Protocols vs Existing Frameworks.
Part of
- Networking Protocols — section
- Multiplayer & Backend Game Development roadmap — the full learning path