What's going to happen to P:M after May 20th

[pokemongeof]

We all know May 20th is the dreaded date.

What will happen to project m after that?

Are we getting custom servers like the Mario Kart Wii community is trying to make?

 

[Y-L]

We all know May 20th is the dreaded date.

What will happen to project m after that?

Are we getting custom servers like the Mario Kart Wii community is trying to make?

People actually play on wifi? NetPlay master class.

 

[Paradoxium]

We all know May 20th is the dreaded date.

What will happen to project m after that?

Are we getting custom servers like the Mario Kart Wii community is trying to make?

At that point you're going to obtain dolphin netplay and realize how ****ty brawl wifi is

 

[Mansta]

Wifi was good for every game but Brawl.

 

[9bit]

As far as I know, there are no plans for custom servers. If you don't have anyone to play with in person you can try installing it on your computer with Dolphin and play over Netplay.

Otherwise, I really suggest trying to find some people near you. You can use these forums or things like Facebook. It really is better in person.

 

[RomeDogg]

I am going to quit PM on that day. I don't have the money to play Project M on my PC and I don't know anyone in my state who loves smash as much as I do so they all suck at it and won't dedicate any time to it.

 

[Y-L]

I am going to quit PM on that day. I don't have the money to play Project M on my PC and I don't know anyone in my state who loves smash as much as I do so they all suck at it and won't dedicate any time to it.

You don't need the greatest of computers to play Netplay. I have an Athlon 750k processor ($80) and it runs fine for me. Graphics cards are essentially unnecessary.

 

[Mono.]

No excuse to quit if you enjoy the game. Head to the Regional Zone boards to find players.

 

[DrinkingFood]

You don't need the greatest of computers to play Netplay. I have an Athlon 750k processor ($80) and it runs fine for me. Graphics cards are essentially unnecessary.

You should consider putting together a thread with details on the cheapest computer(s) to build that can run PM well enough for netplay.
Obviously sustained 60fps is a must, and assuming plenty of peeps will want to play a LOT (myself) being able to do it without overheating is a must.
I'm going to find myself wanting for that kind of info come this summer, when I won't be able to rely on my roommate's gaming laptop.

 

[Y-L]

You should consider putting together a thread with details on the cheapest computer(s) to build that can run PM well enough for netplay.
Obviously sustained 60fps is a must, and assuming plenty of peeps will want to play a LOT (myself) being able to do it without overheating is a must.
I'm going to find myself wanting for that kind of info come this summer, when I won't be able to rely on my roommate's gaming laptop.

If you want to build a budget computer that will play on NetPlay, you should head over to the Dolphin Hardware Subforum. They're very good at recommending budget setups. Just let them know you're on a budget and provide the games you'd like to play.

My recommendations on the budget intel side (which will have vastly higher single threaded performance [better in Dolphin] but inferior multithreaded performance [general computing]) are the Pentium G3220 and the i3 4130. The Pentium has a solid single threaded performance which will certainly play Project M at full speed. It's one of the best price per performance processors - I believe it is around $60. Don't let the Pentium label deter you it's using the newest Haswell architecture. For about $120 (still pretty cheap for a cpu), you can get the i3. The i3 is about 15% faster in dolphin and 30% faster in everything else.

On the AMD side I recommend the Athlon 760k. The Athlon will run Project M at full speed and costs around $80. It is about 20% slower in Dolphin than the Pentium and 45% slower than the i3. However it will be faster in multithreaded performance than the Pentium, yet still worse in multithreaded than the i3.

If you're really willing to dig deep the i5 4670k or the i7 4770k are the way to go. They will be much more future proof and will run most Dolphin games at full speed, as well as blow the previously listed processors out of the water for everything else. They cost $230 and $340 respectively. The i7 is generally considered one of the best processors to date.

tl;dr: Pentium G3220 will be the best for a budget cpu catering Project M. It will be a little slower for multithreaded things so if you plan on using other things get the Athlon 760k (it will be worse in Dolphin), or if you're willing to pay more, the i3 4130 (better in Dolphin). If you want a more future proofed cpu invest in the i5 4670k or the i7 4770k.

Also check out PC Part Picker to pick out the parts for your rig. It's amazing because it makes sure all the parts are compatible, and finds the best deals online. For the rest of your build, just make sure you get a decent cpu cooler (you want a good one because Dolphin does a great job and generating heat, but you don't need liquid cooling or any of that ****), 4gb RAM (unless you want more for your other needs), a decent video card and keep in mind Dolphin requires almost no video card to run due to the fact that it's almost all cpu but if you want to play with 4x IR I recommend the GTX 750 or Radeon 7790, a PSU that has enough power usually need 400w+, and a hard drive that has enough space for all your Dolphin isos. Good luck building!

I've also included this post on my Project M Dolphin Netplay Guide for others to see as well.

 

[210stuna]

I figure an in depth thread will suffice at that point, if not sooner.

 

[Y-L]

My goal was to refer you guys to the Dolphin forums but I couldn't help myself haha.

 

[Renji64]

SOL I know the mk community are working on servers. I might practice with friends when i can i will drop pm until i get a new pc for netplay

 

[Fortress]

I am going to quit PM on that day. I don't have the money to play Project M on my PC and I don't know anyone in my state who loves smash as much as I do so they all suck at it and won't dedicate any time to it.

No excuse to quit if you enjoy the game. Head to the Regional Zone boards to find players.

This. Or just start the scene like ten guys in the entire state of Montana did. Srs.

 

[hotdogturtle]

What do you think people on Smashboards did before online Smash games came out?

 

[Time/SpaceMage]

I forgot there was wifi for this game >_>
I've only had 3g and public wifi access over the last half year, anyway.

 

[RomeDogg]

I sucked at smash before online forced me to get ridiculously better to tell the truth. Now I am far to better than any my friends that actually play it. Also there are like 20 people from South Dakota on Smash boards all together I am pretty sure and they are all inactive and don't play Project M anyway. Also the majority are casuals. I have searched for people online that play smash in SD for years. No luck. You have no idea there is nothing here and I don't have the money or time to travel out of state to play good players or any players at all for that matter.

 

[Thane of Blue Flames]

P:M dies

Spoiler

Or you know a lot of people keep playing offline and those that can't cry

 

[indyrenegade]

I am going to quit PM on that day. I don't have the money to play Project M on my PC

Don't quit, play it emulated through Dolphin, which is free. I can't guarantee net play with it though, just because it's through an emulator.

I'd like to support the PM team with actual ca$h dolla at some point, though.

 

[standardtoaster]

This. Or just start the scene like ten guys in the entire state of Montana did. Srs.

how does one even do this if there's legit like only 2 people in the area who are competitive? i've been trying for the past year with a smash club at my university and a weekly fest at a local gaming place but it's not working very well :/

 

[NameChange]

Do what I do




cry

 

[Celestis]

Had no idea anyone even cared about the online function of P:M o.o

 

[turtletank]

I'll tell you what's going to happen.

No more wifi-set codeset