SmartFoxServer is a commercial product by gotoAndPlay(). There are three package options of SmartFoxServer. They are Lite version, Basic version, and Pro version. The demo license of the SmartFoxServer provides full features with 20 concurrent users maximum without time limitation. We will use the demo license to build the entire virtual world throughout the book.
The Lite version was the original SmartFoxServer since 2004. The maximum concurrent connection is limited to 50. It supports some core features like message passing, server-side user/room variables, and dynamic room creation.
However, the lack of ActionScript 3.0 greatly limits the performance and functionality. Moreover, it is being updated slowly so that many new features from Basic and Pro version are missing in Lite version. When we compare the version number of the three options, we will know that Lite version is developing at a slow pace. The version of...
