Forum_account wrote:

As long as the throttling or filtering isn't done by each game instance it sounds ok.

It's handled on a per-user basis.

I suppose I can include am option to toggle cross-server chat. I'm sure TRC supports it, but I don't need complex ignore lists and channel systems. I figure that unified chat will rarely be useful just because of how the game is (how often will someone be playing the game, have a question, bother to ask it with the hope that someone can answer it, and receive a good answer?), so I don't want it to be a burden on the users who won't really benefit from it.

It all depends on how and whether you think it might benefit you. Suppose for instance that you made a 'blog post about AMA and ask "What did you think of the last update?" You'll probably get several responses over a few days; perhaps none at all. Now suppose you sent that message to TRC. Your entire online TRC-linked playerbase just had your question popup in their chat windows in whatever games they happen to be playing.

Also keep in mind it isn't a system for exclusive communication between a subset of games. For example, if I were playing TRC-linked AMA, I'd be chatting with players in any of the channels I've subscribed to, all while building scaffolds across monster-infested pits.

Well, as soon as my current project is worth a shit, I'll implement this. It'll be a few weeks minimum though. In about two weeks school ends, so by 6/20/11, you should see a new game on the market with implemented TRC. Although even then it may not be worth a shit.

Also, I did some reading up, you were saying that you can join other games through this system. I have a few questions about this.
1) Does it open in the same, or a different game window?
and
2) How effective to inducing new players to join a game do you think this system would be?

looking forward to it! I hope to have added some additional features by then.

1) The game loads in a new window; it's basically just a byond:// link.

2) If you mean the "join game" system, then at present, not very effective. TFS/TRC itself will probably get you some traffic. It's a matter of getting people to subscribe to your channel (e.g. by making a post in TFS:Main) and then making a post or sending out a TRC message about your hosting sessions. There are a handful of TFS users subscribed to some of the less active forums simply because they are interested in up-and-coming games.

ninja edit: The effect on your server should be minimal, but yes, you'll be transmitting info to/from the TRC/TFS server.