Game Networking Weekly #2

So I'm making a 1000 player multiplayer space game Wayback 2026-09-03

Glenn Fiedler · Published March 30, 2026; updated July 8, 2026

Devoid of technical details but promises a game that keeps 1,000 player space ships visible without network LOD or distance culling and hundreds of additional networked entities. Worth keeping an eye on.

VALORANT's 128-Tick Servers Wayback 2026-10-04

Brent Randall · Published August 31, 2020

Traces the work needed to support 128-tick Valorant servers. A great look into the kinds of holistic optimizations you can apply when you are in control of the full software/hardware stack.

VALORANT debug view comparing the server's red non-animated hitboxes with the client's blue animated hitboxes.

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Three nasty netcode bugs we fixed around Blightbound's launch Wayback 2026-10-03

Joost van Dongen · Published August 9, 2020

Three netcode failures that are easy to make and difficult to find.