Multiplayer Platformer Log #5 – Entity Interpolation
In the third log we made the server authoritative and implemented client-side prediction. Now is the time to add other players and properly implement entity interpolation.
Entity Interpolation In General The principle is pretty simple. Server sends updates containing positions of all entities (other players). Client waits a few updates before moving the entity while interpolating between the individual updates.
As an example, if server sends updates every 100 ms, client can wait until it receives 3rd update (i.