# Asynchronous Multiplayer (488932)
**URL:** https://discussions.unity.com/t/asynchronous-multiplayer-488932/488932
**Category:** Multiplayer & Networking
**Created:** [October 26, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/asynchronous-multiplayer-488932/488932 "2012-10-26T20:22:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Mycroft](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Mycroft)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/asynchronous-multiplayer-488932/488932/1 "2012-10-26T20:22:30Z")
I’ve done quite a bit of work with Unity3D and I’m starting a new project that I would like to include asynchronous multiplayer.
I’ve started reading up: [Network](http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/ScriptReference/Network.html), State Synchronization and RPC.
What I’m not seeing yet is how to handle a situation in which two players are in an asynchronous game. I’m working on a turn based project where both players make moves and then the server figures out the results. The difference is that I want to allow players to make moves at different times (and log out) and once all clients have submitted their moves, have the results updated and given to all.
Am I going to have to create some master server that holds the actual game and pushes the results to the clients? Am I completely wrong?
Does anyone have a good idea of where I should start?
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### Author:  [@tobiass](https://discussions.unity.com/u/tobiass)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/asynchronous-multiplayer-488932/488932/2 "2012-10-29T11:17:00Z")
Unity has no support for async multiplayer, so it’s something you have to solve or find a solution for.
You could build this into a master server or you could use any web-server tech you’re familiar with and use the WWW class client side.
There are a few networking solutions that could store a game’s state, so if you don’t want to code this, there should be some middleware, too.
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### Author:  [@npsf3000\_1](https://discussions.unity.com/u/npsf3000_1)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/asynchronous-multiplayer-488932/488932/3 "2012-10-29T14:23:10Z")
Async tends to fall under the paradigms of webservice DB programming.
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### Author:  [@Mycroft](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Mycroft)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/asynchronous-multiplayer-488932/488932/4 "2012-12-03T22:12:37Z")
After the replies I’ve spent a bit of time reading up about MySQL and SmartFoxServer. I’m not quite sure which direction to take on developing the back end. Should I be developing a 3 tier architecture with Unity → SmartFoxServer → Database or am I over simplifying/complicating things?
**_game design basics:_**
players have multiple “characters”
characters can be leveled up
players build up a “town”
players can use a single character to attack another player’s town
The mechanics are similar in concept to [Clash of Clans](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clash-of-clans/id529479190?mt=8).
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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### Author:  [@KodaL](https://discussions.unity.com/u/KodaL)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/asynchronous-multiplayer-488932/488932/5 "2013-04-08T23:36:50Z")
> [@Mycroft](#):
>
> After the replies I’ve spent a bit of time reading up about MySQL and SmartFoxServer. I’m not quite sure which direction to take on developing the back end. Should I be developing a 3 tier architecture with Unity → SmartFoxServer → Database or am I over simplifying/complicating things?
>
> **_game design basics:_**
> players have multiple “characters”
> characters can be leveled up
> players build up a “town”
> players can use a single character to attack another player’s town
>
> The mechanics are similar in concept to [Clash of Clans](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clash-of-clans/id529479190?mt=8).
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
Did you ever find a good starting point/solution for this?