isoEngine - Documentation

There are multiple versions of the engine. The type of game you want to build and your level of programming skills will help determine which version you need. Regardless of which version you select, there are ways to upgrade/change to another version.

I will document each version here and provide further links for you to explore:

Single Player

Skills Need to Install: FTP knowledge

Skills Needed to Customize: javascript

Time and Effort: 4 to 5 hours

The single player version does not use a database.  You customize the game by editing two javascript files. A complete walk through on how to edit these pages are included. These version does not support multi-players, however you may upgrade to multi-player later.

Multi-Player

Skills Need to Install: A little mySql, FTP knowledge

Skills Needed to Customize: mySql, javascript, php

Time and Effort: 2 to 3 hours

You’ll need to know how to connect to a mySql database (or at least the options). You’ll also need to know how to import a sql text file into myPhpAdmin. This version works nicly with the Map Builder application. It comes with a simple login and registration script.

When it comes to fully customizing this game, you will need to know some basic mySql, php and javascript.

To install any version of the engine perform the following:

Step 1: Download the version you want to use

Step 2: Unzip the file to your web server

Step 3: Open the “_isoConnect.php” file. This should be located in the root folder. You will want to change variables in the top of this file:

• $database = “”; //the name of your database
• $db_user = “”; //username for database
• $db_passwd = “”; //the password for your database
• $db_host = “localhost”; //90% of the time this is right

Step 4: Create the databse

Open phpMyAdmin, or any other mySQL admin tool. You will want to import the file “_buildDatabase.sql” to the database you specified in the connect file. This will create a number of tables and setup starting data.

For more information on importing a file into mySQL try this link

Step 6: Create an Admin account

The first thing you should do is go register for the site. Go to index.php (entrance) of site. You should see a login and a register. Register your account.

Open myPHPAdmin or any other SQL tool and go to the “iso_user” table. Find the user account that was just created. Enter “S” into the “userSecurity” field. (Note: S - Super Admin).

Step 7: Go Play!

You can now play or change things within your game. Try going to the “[url]/admin.php” page to see options for how to configure the game.

See the quick link menu for other things to do.