XMPP

[GreenLunar]

I don't know whether AC uses its own protocol for chat or IRC.

I suggest to use XMPP, for two main reasons: 1) Having the community centered in free servers under our control. 2) Letting people who dedicate AC Servers an easier and flexible way to address to the users, to

• set new moderators; or
• receive immediate updates from them; or
• get screenshots and videos (there's an HTTP Upload mechanism in XMPP which makes it even simpler to share media contents, including audio, images and video). 3) Same, for users who are offline but want to get updates from firends, or just chat.

All, by using an XMPP app from their mobile device or desktop).

[sjehuda]

Yet, you can do even more with XMPP, when you implement it in the client itself.

• Use PubSub (XEP-0060) to publish information, such as a list of servers, players, news etc.

• Use your roster to invite friends that you already know play Assault Cube.

• Use MIX groupchat to invite new peers.

You have proposed a game/server management via a chat client, which is useful!

The type of communication that you offer, should be your xMPP chat client with the AC server (XMPP client to XMPP Client).

And, of course, once the game starts, the communication of AC Clients with AC Server be as it is already today, in order to avoid lags and other issues which might be resulted otherwise.

See https://github.com/danielknobe/blobbyvolley2/issues/149