Dec 8 2005, 4:54 am
In response to Jon Snow
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Sniper Joe
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What exactly do you mean by client side processing?
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Nearly everything in BYOND is done server-side. This is a hassle because then every single thing, even things other players will never touch, ends up causing CPU-lag for everyone.
Some examples of things that could be handled client-side to an extent: On-screen text, HUD, graphics-only effects, etc. | |
client side processing from what i understand of it (correct me if I'm wrong) means that the information for the entire process is on your computer and just runs only on your computer for you. So like this is how byond is ran right now:
On screen text example: an A shows up on the screen, the server has to send you info for it to show up. Then a B shows up, once again the server had to send you information for that to show up... for every single letter. get the idea? So basically every little thing your computer has to communicate with the server with, making it so people like me who have cable internet connections can't really host games with too much going on. Leads to some really laggy games in the long run... | |
Good, becuase having the HUD, and text things more client side, would be vastly great for BYOND in the long run.
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I agree in fact it would give a lot of us a reason to make games here with the possibility of making money in the long run. Once byond gets rid of a lot of the inhibiting factors from allowing us to make some full blown 2d multiplayer games then byond will probably take off on it's own.
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I used a Mac in 7th grade, 2 years ago, and it literally sucked ass. I tried to turn it off, and it wouldn't. I would try to browse the internet, and it would shut off involuntarily. I hope these Macs have gotten better.
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CaptFalcon33035 wrote:
I used a Mac in 7th grade, 2 years ago, and it literally sucked ass. I tried to turn it off, and it wouldn't. I would try to browse the internet, and it would shut off involuntarily. I hope these Macs have gotten better. Sounds like a broken Mac -- of course that's not the standard experience. | |
CaptFalcon33035 wrote:
I used a Mac in 7th grade, 2 years ago, and it literally sucked ass. I do not think the word "literally" means what you think it means. (the mind boggles) | |
the last time i used a mac was when it was the standard for schools about 4 years ago. i didn't have the same problems your describing, but i do agree that they were awful.
based on what i hear about the newest version though, its not that bad. | |
Exactly, the only thing I worry about anymore is the HUD. if I could do client-side processing, I would totally blow out the built-in system, and custom generate every single player's viewport per-client. It'd be so rockin' awesome!
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You may already have been jumped on, but OpenGL does not support Direct3D.
For the most part, there are two systems out there, SGL, and DirectX, they are equal, but opposite. OpenGL is a little less widely used, but is becoming moreso, and only getting more efficient with time. DirectX is the bloated beaurocracy of the graphics world, it keeps getting amended, and gets less stable with time. OpenGL != DirectX! That, and I would vomit if BYOND went 3D. | |
Mac OS/X isn't bad. I don't particularly care for mac, and here's why: I'm biased.
I only recently came to appreciate unix-based systems, and even then, I didn't grasp the full concept of it all. I grew up with DOS and windows 3.1-XP. I'm used to windows, anything else just seems foreign to me. Admittedly, though, every OS sucks, in their own right. It's all a matter of preference. | |