a different take on instancing? maybe...

TheCarebearOfDeath · 26th February 2009, 01:52

What if say you were constantly downloading the info about terrain and stuff? like each person had his/her own little radar range and when they move it gathers info about that little bit of territory that they moved closer too so in a sense it would be "seamless" i just don't know whether it would be laggy or not.

nooblet · 26th February 2009, 04:14

Not entirely sure how it works as ive never made a game but i think its alot easier on the server to give you a large chunk of infomation when you get to certain predetermined areas than it would be to constantly update map info as you move.

Basically i think it is better to have a small downtime every now and again, than to have constant poor performance due to constantly downloading new map info.

mondenet · 26th February 2009, 07:53

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Originally Posted by TheCarebearOfDeath

What if say you were constantly downloading the info about terrain and stuff? like each person had his/her own little radar range and when they move it gathers info about that little bit of territory that they moved closer too so in a sense it would be "seamless" i just don't know whether it would be laggy or not.

It's the basic of a seamless world actualy

Little by little or chuck by chuck. It's all about tweak and where you're about. Every FPS got that even on small map. It's just bigger for a MMO

Angrybarrel · 26th February 2009, 08:04

I'm fairly sure this is how most MMO's work.

mspike6 · 26th February 2009, 09:30

Ain't that whats "Lag walls" for ? to load the Terrain in the next 5-10 KM >?

Btw, you can elaborate More at http://www.mortalonline.com/forums/5...ing-zones.html

it's more visited Thread, you will be heard more there

Infernalic · 26th February 2009, 11:17

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Originally Posted by Angrybarrel

I'm fairly sure this is how most MMO's work.

I'm sorry... I just... Had to quote you to tell you that your name and avatar = win...

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Angrybarrel Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Guild: Variance Rep Power: 5	I'm fairly sure this is how most MMO's work.