Loopback!

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Remote Loopback

[ and ] control counterclockwise and clockwise movement for the first paddle.
Z and X control counterclockwise and clockwise movement for the second paddle.
the Escape key will reset the current game, or disconnect you from the game server.

Winning a Game: You have just scored a goal. You have more than 3600 points. You win.
Goals: You are blue, and blue covers 110 degrees of the track. The ball is blue, and you've bounced it 4 times in a row. The ball passes over the green line. You earn 440 points for the goal.
Combo Bounces: You have bounced the ball. You earn 100 points.
Lost Combo: You are blue. You have bounced the ball 3 times in a row, which earned you 300 points. The ball is blue, and it crosses the blue line. You lose the 300 points, and earn 3 instead.

Your paddle gets more massive with every bounce. You can smash other paddles out of your way, but it takes longer to change your speed.
Your paddle's mass and speed affect the direction of a ball's bounce.
Your paddle will become slightly smaller every time you score a goal.

For the multiplayer network game, download and run Loopback.jar.
One of your group should start a server. All of you should connect to the server's IP address.
You may need to forward ports 12701 and 12702 (TCP and UDP) to the machines running Loopback.
To run the server by itself, use the command java -cp Loopback.jar loopback.view.ServerInterface
To run the server from the command line, use the command java -cp Loopback.jar loopback.view.HeadlessServer

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